Politics & Policy

His administration insisted that it was not trying to take power away from the states but trying to make sure that state actions follow the intent of the Clean Water Act.

A group of Democratic state representatives has announced a package of 13 bills that tackle environmental and health problems posed by waste, litter, and single-use plastic.

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont unveiled a new version of his "Medicare for All" plan on Wednesday, shaking up the 2020 presidential race.

If the full report totally exonerates Trump, as Trump claims, why is his regime so intent on suppressing it?

First, President Trump is shaking up his immigration enforcement staff. Then, the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and it's role in the immigration influx.

The state Senate has taken a first step toward overhauling Pennsylvania’s redistricting process — passing a bipartisan proposal out of committee.

A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.

Trump's false claim that child separations were carried out by the Obama administration has been frequently refuted.

Facebook said it "mistakenly deleted" posts by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but also changed how it archives corporate announcements and blog posts that makes them harder to find.

It appears Philly will have yet another election in which independent, outside groups spend more to influence votes than the top candidates themselves.

Gun control bills are always a tough sell in Harrisburg, and this one is no different.

The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election.

A pair of bills that would overhaul the laws governing child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania have cleared their first hurdle in the state House.

One sheriff in northwestern Pennsylvania is wondering how many more guns his office will seize.

Attorney General William Barr is facing members of Congress on Tuesday for the first time since taking office.