Politics & Policy

Deepening its trade battle with the U.S. and sending financial markets spinning, China announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion of American goods.

Lawmakers will conduct their own probes of controversial programs but signal their efforts will be more sympathetic than recent investigations.

We need to acknowledge the reality that presidents typically get re-hired when voters believe the economy is on the upswing.

Philadelphia mayoral incumbent Jim Kenney; Michael Solomonov on winning the Beard award for best restaurant in America; the closure of Three Mile Island.

The city begins sequestration proceedings against tax-delinquent landlords to collect what it's owed. Renters are not threatened during the process.

Northern border agents are being sent to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they will help their southern counterparts handle the influx of families from Central America.

Mothers bring life to a world where death too often holds sway. They bring authenticity to a world where relationships are often fake.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he's instructed his political envoy in Washington to immediately open relations with the U.S. military.

Shanahan said he intends to accelerate planning to secure the border and bolster the administration's ability to accomplish that without the Pentagon's continuous help.

Almost every country in the world has agreed on legally binding framework for reducing plastic waste, with the U.S. a notable exception, United Nations officials said Friday.

Drivers with ride-hailing service may have an ally in state Sen. Anthony Williams, who is planning a hearing before a Senate policy committee in Philadelphia on May 28.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey proposes legislation that would force any president to come before Congress before unilaterally imposing tariffs.

Michael Bloomberg and indicted labor leader John Dougherty are big donors as Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney campaigns for second term.

Newly obtained documents describe what happened when two now-infamous Russians — took their outreach campaign into the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve in 2015.

Of the 100-plus candidates running in Philly’s May primary, few can afford to get on TV. But the internet’s a cheap alternative, if you know how to use it.