Politics & Policy

Former Vice President Joe Biden is seizing on that opening to position himself as the sole global policy expert in a crowded Democratic field if he decides to run.

The latest effort by Gov. Tom Wolf to impose a fee on municipalities that rely on state troopers, instead of a local police force, is generating new conversations.

The reality is more prosaic, though still historic: Two hostile nations — one wealthy, one impoverished, both bristling with weapons — are talking at the highest level.

Democrats in Colorado and New Mexico are pushing ahead with legislation to pledge their 14 collective electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

On Tuesday, the CEO of Merck is set to face senators who say drug costs are "out of control."

Bernie Sanders has again proved he should not be underestimated in a presidential contest.

If confirmed by the Senate, Craft, currently U.S. ambassador to Canada, will succeed Nikki Haley, who announced her departure last fall.

When children cross the border without their parents, they're sent to federal shelters until caseworkers can find them a home. But everything changes when they turn 18.

Forgot to pay a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has been abiding with key limitations set in the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.

Civic activist Patty-Pat Kozlowski challenging indicted Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon for re-election.

Officials in 18 Pennsylvania counties accepted gifts, such as wine festival tickets, trips and dinners at high-end restaurants, from voting equipment vendors.

The Trump administration has issued its final draft of a rule that makes sweeping changes to Title X.

Four years after one of Nigeria's most peaceful elections, heated rhetoric in a tight race threatens a return to violence.

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