Politics & Policy
Will Trump’s kid cruelty sink the GOP in November?
Is this finally the issue that will shock voters back to sanity?
6 years ago
Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order
Pennsylvania might have its state budget—or at least part of it—done by the end of this week.
6 years ago
N.J. lawmaker resigns amid domestic violence charges
A Democratic party official says a New Jersey state lawmaker accused of domestic violence has resigned due to "health reasons."
6 years ago
As Philadelphia considers scrapping tax abatement, new report provides debate fodder for both sides
A new report from the real estate firm Houwzer aims to dissuade politicians from cutting the 10-year property-tax abatement on new construction.
6 years ago
Trump threatens tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods
The move comes just three days after the president detailed an initial $50 billion in imports that would be taxed an additional 25 percent
6 years ago
‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation
The recording captures the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility.
6 years ago
Pa. congressional map unaffected by U.S. Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering
6 years ago
New Jersey lawmakers unhappy with the governor’s budget offer alternative
New Jersey legislative leaders are pressing ahead with their own state budget plan even after Gov. Phil Murphy said he’d veto it.
6 years ago
Border policy fuels backlash against Trump
Amid the criticism, the president dug in Monday , again falsely blaming Democrats for the crisis. His administration put the practice in place and could easily end it.
6 years ago
House GOP immigration bill would modify — but not end — child detentions
In the new legislation, children would now be held in the same place as their parents if they are detained.
6 years ago
Laura Bush (remember her?) assails the amoral Trump regime
A prominent Republican has finally come forward to denounce the treacherous Trump team for its amoral actions at the border.
6 years ago
Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing.
6 years ago
Bureaucracy and politics slow election security funding to states
There are, after all, valid security questions for election officials across the country: from the fact that 13 states still use electronic voting machines that don't provide
6 years ago