Politics & Policy

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.

A group of young people wants to put climate change and social justice at the center of the debate for May’s City Council elections.

His 2018 return reveals that he and his wife, Jane, earned more than $550,000, including $133,000 in income from his Senate salary and $391,000 in sales of his book.

Philadelphia’s tax break for new construction has become a rallying cry among the 46 City Council candidates that will be on the primary ballot in May.

One topic it might explore is what Trump and his top lieutenants in 2016 knew and when.

What Democrats badly need is substantive moderate push back, on policies that are conceivably achievable: closing tax loopholes or real tax breaks for the middle class.

"This is endangering lives," she said, accusing Trump of fomenting right-wing extremism. "It has to stop."

The recent revelation that NRA representatives had met with Australian politicians to discuss talking points after a mass shooting generated outrage from politicians.

Do Philly voters even know there's a mayoral primary going on? Why is the campaign so quiet, even as outside groups pour money into the race?

The Latin American country has claimed Assange actions deteriorated before his arrest and included putting excrement on walls and leaving soiled laundry in the bathroom.

The South Bend mayor, a Rhodes Scholar and Afghanistan War veteran who has been exploring a White House run since January, has now joined a field vying to take on Trump.