Politics & Policy

As more members of Congress from our region call for impeachment hearings, the issue is dividing local Democrats.

As Republican-led states pass laws restricting abortion in hopes the Supreme Court will overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, supporters of abortion rights are pushing back.

The federal Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to roll back an Obama-era policy intended to protect transgender people from discrimination in health care.

The activist’s election night tally doesn’t bode well for the Rizzo statue.

May had been under intense pressure from lawmakers to step down after her plans for Brexit were repeatedly rejected.

Harriet Tubman, heroine of the Underground Railroad and worker for women's suffrage, was tapped by Obama's Treasury to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2020.

Philly Mayor Jim Kenney says he won't debate his GOP challenger, citing documents posted on the website Unicorn Riot saying Bill Ciangalini met with a white supremacist group.

Changing markets and confusion over what can be thrown in recycling bins has forced some communities to rethink or even suspend their recycling programs.

With a state Senate vote Tuesday, Nevada is close to becoming the latest state to sidestep the Electoral College when it comes to electing presidents.

Three-term Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone, president of a statewide association of county commissioners, was ousted by voters in Tuesday’s primary.

The Trump administration wants federal immigration authorities to consider participation in certain public assistance programs during the green card application process.

Almost a quarter of the city voted, despite lack of top-ticket battles.

The officers won’t be authorized to carry guns or make arrests but they will be able to issue citations.

State officials scrambled to meet the demands of a lawyer at the firm where Philip Norcross, the brother of N.J. political boss George E. Norcross III, is managing partner.

Trump abruptly quit a meeting with congressional Democrats Wednesday with a flat declaration he would no longer work with them unless they drop their investigations.