Politics & Policy

The specific launch date and location is unclear. Biden is likely to quickly make visits to early-voting states.

Hunters and preservationists clash on the best means for dealing with New Jersey’s bear population. And no one seems to agree with Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to halt hunts.

A group of activists wants Allan Domb out of City Council. They say he shouldn’t be making decisions about development policy because of his lucrative second job.

Former city controller is challenging incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney in the May 21 Democratic primary.

Does a guy who played fast and loose with our national security — and who, at the Helsinki summit, endorsed Putin's denial of election interference — deserve another term?

Today we discuss the details of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-anticipated investigation into Russian election interference.

After a drug smuggling scare, Pennsylvania officials have been sending inmate mail to Florida where it is inspected. Copies of the correspondence are then sent to prisoners.

The test comes as North Korea and South Korea seem deadlocked after a failed nuclear disarmament summit in Hanoi between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Trump.

Several prominent Philly Democrats including Ed Rendell and Michael Nutter are planning a fundraiser for Joe Biden, who is considering a presidential bid.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said he doesn’t have high hopes for what will be made available either to the public or to Congress but is keeping his fingers crossed he is wrong.

State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.

The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected. Congress lacks the votes to override him.

Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board voted Tuesday to advance a citizen climate petition aimed at dramatically cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The House voted 191-6 Tuesday to grant the honor to the Eastern hellbender, which can grow to be more than 2 feet (a half meter) long and is battling declining numbers.

The Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse gave a number of recommendations, all aimed at stemming abuse and keeping institutions from covering it up.