Politics & Policy

Vanessa Lowery Brown, a Philadelphia Democrat, was convicted Wednesday of violating state conflict of interest laws and accepting bribes.

New Jersey’s only statewide ballot question asks whether the state should borrow $500 million for school improvements.

There are major statewide races in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and high-stakes Congressional battles that will help determine which party controls Congress.

Two years ago, voters in Luzerne County, Pa. flipped from blue to red for the first time in decades. What do they think now and what does this mean for the rest of America?

The path to power in the House winds through a few dozen districts, many of them suburban, in Tuesday's election.

More-than-typical requests for absentee ballots in Pa. ahead of Tuesday’s midterm election indicate heightened interest among members of both parties.

How much or how little members of Congress spend on mailing constituents information or connecting with them electronically varies from $14,000 to more than $300,000.

Some Philadelphia merchants and city officials met Monday to go over the time frame for repairs following ...

A large, vibrant mural depicting the eyes of a woman and her son has been temporarily installed on the verticals of the Pennsylvania Capitol building’s west-facing steps.

Under normal circumstances, America's midterm elections tend to elicit shrugs outside the U.S.

So we've reached the crossroads: Checks and balances, or a blank check? What kind of nation are we? Are we informed citizens, or sheep?

Every year, some voters show up at a polling place and find their name isn't on the rolls for that location.

The battle in N.J.’s 3rd Congressional District, which stretches across Burlington and Ocean counties, has been a close race with national implications.

Citizenship petitions spiked around Trump's election. Will naturalized immigrants be a midterm election force?

“Pennsylvania can play a pivotal role,” said Muhlenberg College political scientist Christopher Borick.