Politics & Policy

The Economic Opportunity Act offered companies big tax breaks to move to or expand in N.J. It worked for Camden. Now critics say the program needs to change.

Critics say the Consumer Protection Bureau is siding with the very industry it is supposed to regulate and is scrapping a rule that would have protected borrowers.

A California woman went public with her sexual assault accusation against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Wednesday.

The chairman of the intelligence committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, announced a broad new investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner says only very few juvenile offenders need to be taken out of their homes. He says they lose time in school and ties to family.

A report says Phil Murphy's transition team could have looked into sexual assault allegations more before hiring a top state official, according to a legal investigation.

Deep into Trump's State of Union speech, when it appeared he would go longer than Putin and Castro, he bellowed anew about a big beautiful border barrier.

Marty and her panel of guests will evaluate Trump's second State of the Union Address, delivered Tuesday night.

The president used the State of the Union speech, which typically focuses on unity, to warn political adversaries that investigations are tantamount to war.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office says four such trips early on in Trump's presidency cost taxpayers $13.6 million.

Trump’s State of the Union mostly drew partisan reaction. Some Philadelphia-area lawmakers are latching on to a few lines that show promise for finding common ground.

Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller pointed to a $15 million allocation that would increase help for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.

Trump has said his outreach to Kim and their first meeting last June in Singapore opened a path to peace. But there is not yet a concrete plan.

Speaking from a union hall in Atlanta, Abrams combined her party's vision of a more unified society with her personal story as a black daughter of the Deep South.

The women of the House wore white. The men wore dark suits. And the contrast laid bare the growing gender gap between Democrats and Republicans.