Politics & Policy

In the face of hundreds of fatal overdoses, Delaware’s public health chief urges Congress to continue funding efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl.

Shanahan has been leading the Pentagon as acting secretary since Jan. 1.

President Donald Trump will begin a push Thursday to fight health care sticker shock by limiting "surprise medical bills."

The state Senate has passed a package of bills aimed at helping Pennsylvania’s farmers turn a profit in a changing industry.

The lawmakers are introducing legislation to repeal the penalty that is proven to be unsuccessful as a crime deterrent, incredibly costly, and a flawed system of punishment.

Anti-poverty groups are worried that many low-income individuals will be pushed off assistance programs such as food stamps, Medicaid and Head Start.

Opponents say they fear abridgement of their Second Amendment rights; supporters say they fear another mass shooting. Lawmakers may send three proposals to full Senate.

Federal officials are releasing 30,000 more non-agricultural seasonal visas, called H-2B visas, amid low unemployment and an immigration crackdown.

The Senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, to testify again before the panel.

About a dozen of Gov. Tom Wolf's senior aides are starting his second term with pay raises that ranged from $25,000 to $33,000.

Opponents of Philly’s 10-year tax abatement filed an ethics complaint against Councilman Domb, claiming that he shouldn’t make decisions about the policy.

Since the legislative session started, Democrats and Republicans have taken turns slamming each other for perceived missteps from rank-and-file members.

Hours after the Trump administration invoked executive privilege on documents used to compile the Mueller report, Democrats voted to hold AG Barr in contempt.

The company had hoped for a state subsidy law to pass by June 1 in order to help keep the plant open, but that doesn’t appear possible in the few legislative voting days left.

New Jersey will begin issuing the federally approved Real ID cards in June. Airlines will require the new type of identification by October 2020.