Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) on Monday introduced a bill aimed at keeping two of the state’s five nuclear plants from retiring early.

President Trump's budget proposal for 2020 calls for $8.6 billion in new border wall funding, a signal that the White House is not backing away from its demand.

These debates, which begin in June, should be hosted by legitimate journalistic organizations. Fox News, a font of fact-free agitprop, is demonstrably illegitimate.

Regional Roundup: We discuss the flawed system of selling public land in Philly. We'll dig into NJ Governor Phil Murphy's budget address. And the cost of climate change in NJ.

With the outdoor entertaining season on the way one Jersey Shore town is considering regulating outdoor fit pits. 

Meant to increase security in Europe, the decision to implement a screening process was announced in 2018. But confusion arose after several media outlets labeled it a "visa."

She said the biggest challenge in implementing the U.N. goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is the need to accelerate the pace and scale-up action.

The president's budget is expected to propose drastic cuts to government programs. But it will also call for increased spending on child care.

President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday.

Misleading claims, particularly about voter fraud, have intensified ongoing debates about voting rights and election security.

The widespread endorsement for national marijuana reform among Democrats tracks the nation's evolving views.

A bill scheduled for a vote this week would give the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission the power to demand the return of records with historical value.

Even if they did, the political dynamics that enabled bipartisan deficit-cutting deals decades ago has disappeared, replaced by bitter partisanship and chronic dysfunction.

Tensions were only compounded further by a new power shutdown that came just hours after an earlier blackout in the country appeared to be easing.

A state utility regulator sent a 33-page memo analyzing policy options to legislators who are drafting a bill to rescue two of the state’s five plants.