Politics & Policy

Dougherty's mighty labor union in Philadelphia is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

Chris Christie made headlines in early 2016 when he dropped out of the presidential race and subsequently became the first major Republican to endorse Donald Trump.

Russia and other foreign actors will try new techniques to interfere in the 2020 elections, building off the tactics they used in the 2016 and 2018 campaigns.

The children wanted to call attention to climate change and environmental rights.

Under current law, Pennsylvania doesn't limit possible probation length or additional time in state or county prisons for violating probation.

Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment faces scrutiny from City Council over audits finding inaccurate property value assessments.

vGov. Tom Wolf kicked off the new year with an ambitious climate change goal: reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025, and 80 percent by 2050.

It's known as "the theater committee" for its high profile, high-drama role investigating President Donald Trump's White House.

The report says that because of the shutdown, which lasted from Dec. 22 through last Friday, about $18 billion in discretionary government spending was delayed.

The U.S. Department of Energy has started production on a new, low-yield nuclear weapon designed to counter Russia.

The formal letter Monday suggests Trump will reschedule the speech after it was postponed because of the partial government shutdown.

The sanctions will not likely affect consumer prices at the gas pump but will hit oil refiners, particularly those on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, William Barr, says VP Mike Pence is among the officials with whom he's discussed the special counsel's Russia investigation

Daylin Leach is suing a woman who says the Democratic Pa. state senator sexually assaulted her in 1991.

The most extensive effects would hit if a shutdown lasted 90 days.