Politics & Policy

The Trump Administration is rolling back some Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

South Korea's military has bolstered its surveillance in case there are additional weapons launches, and South Korean and U.S. authorities are analyzing the details.

Whether presidential campaigns have learned from the cyberattacks is a critical question ahead as the 2020 election approaches. Preventing the attacks won't be easy or cheap.

Wolf hopes to use a severance tax on natural gas drilling to fund broadband internet access, emergency infrastructure, and blight removal, among other things.

Eight sections of Philadelphia will be no-go zones for medical marijuana under legislation passed by City Council on Thursday.

Unfortunately for critics of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, City Hall still doesn’t have the power to wrest control of on-street parking from the state-run agency.

Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee is calling for the nation's entire electrical grid and all new vehicles and buildings to be carbon pollution free by 2030.

Klobuchar says that as president she would prioritize mental health and substance abuse treatment over incarceration for nonviolent offenders.

Gift laws vary widely by state, but critics like March on Harrisburg deride Pennsylvania's as being one of the loosest in the country.

We talk with Daniel Okrent about his new book, "Guarded Gate," a history of the American eugenics movement, but first, we get an update on migrants at the US/Mexico border.

In a letter to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday, Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker say beach umbrellas can be dangerous. 

Barr has emerged as arguably the most divisive figure in Donald Trump's administration.

As the Mayfair section of Philadelphia becomes more diverse, residents are united in their hopes for a way of relieving the traffic congestion.

Task force probing N.J. use of tax incentives to keep companies in the state focuses on application submitted by a company owned by South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross.

State Sen. Anthony Williams has the first broadcast ads in the low-budget Philly mayor’s race.