
Politics & Policy
Pa. rejected twice as many absentee ballots in 2018
The majority of absentee ballots are rejected in Pennsylvania for lateness, and the rejection rate is increasing.
7 years ago
Is Jane Sanders the most powerful woman not running in 2020?
Jane Sanders remains his closest adviser, making her perhaps the most influential woman in the 2020 campaign who isn't a candidate.
7 years ago
UK leader to lawmakers: Back my deal or face lengthy delay
Theresa May also cautioned that if lawmakers failed to back her deal before Thursday's European Council summit, "we will not leave the EU for many months, if ever."
7 years ago
Gillibrand in 2020 Democratic race as full-fledged candidate
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand formally joined the 2020 White House race on Sunday and previewed the hard line she will take against President Donald Trump.
7 years ago
New U.S. military budget focused on China despite border talk
The $25 billion the Pentagon is proposing to spend on nuclear weapons in 2020, for example, is meant in part to stay ahead of China's nuclear arsenal.
7 years ago
Biden’s slip of the tongue shows increased likelihood of presidential run
Some national polls already show the former vice president as a favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination.
7 years ago
Beyond veto: Trump seeks more workarounds to avoid Congress
President Donald Trump's first veto was more than a milestone. It signals a new era of ever perilous relations between the executive and legislative branches of government.
7 years ago
Left or center? Democrats mull best options to beat Trump
The early days of the Democratic contest are dominated by a debate over whether candidates such as Sanders are moving the party too far left.
7 years ago
Asylum seeker abandons U.S. plans in face of new policy
The administration expanded its "Migrant Protection Protocols" strategy on Monday to a second border crossing and officials say the practice will grow along the entire border.
7 years ago
North Korea considers whether to resume nuclear, missile tests amid impasse with U.S.
Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that Kim Jong Un would soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing missiles and nuclear weapons.
7 years ago
Trump vetoes Congressional effort to limit border wall funding
President Trump used his veto pen for the first time Friday, after Congress tried to reverse his national emergency declaration and rein in spending on a border wall.
7 years ago
Philly will ask voters to approve new breed of traffic cops
City Council approved changing Philadelphia's city charter Thursday to create public safety workers to assist police in traffic control and certain enforcement actions.
7 years ago
‘Our gun laws will change’ after 49 die in shootings at mosques, New Zealand PM says
The violent attack struck at the very heart of New Zealand, a country that prides itself on being both peaceful and diverse.
7 years ago
‘There will be a woman on the ticket’: Booker vows to pick a female VP
As Cory Booker pledges to New Hampshire voters a woman will be on the presidential ticket, some urged him to take a step back and let female candidate take nomination.
7 years ago
Delaware moves to give its Electoral College votes to the popular vote winner
A coalition of states are pushing to reward the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote with their Electoral College votes.
7 years ago