
Politics & Policy
Trump wins praise from one critic, but most reaction splits on party lines
While many Democrats in the Philadelphia region did not embrace President Donald Trump’s call to drastically increase military spen ...
8 years ago
Fact check: President Trump’s 2017 speech to Congress
President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of ...
8 years ago
Governor Christie backs away from his school ‘fairness formula’
In his final budget speech to New Jersey’s Legislature Governor Chris Christie offered a $35.5 billion plan that does not include h ...
8 years ago
Listen11 protesters arrested at U.S. Sen. Toomey’s Philadelphia office
Police arrested 11 protesters in front of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia office Tuesday. They were part of a larger crowd of 3 ...
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First GOP challenger enters Pa. U.S. Senate race
A Republican state lawmaker has jumped into Pennsylvania’s 2018 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Rick Saccone of Allegheny County held ...
8 years ago
Questions at Rep. Boyle town hall friendly to him, tough on president
There wasn’t an empty seat in the house at the First Presbyterian Church in the Flourtown section of Springfield in Montgomery Coun ...
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DOJ wants appeal of Trump travel ban put on hold
The Justice Department wants a federal appeals court to put President Trump’s travel ban case on hold until he issues a new order. ...
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Unauthorized immigrants tell N.J. lawmakers they fear being deported
New Jersey lawmakers are hearing the emotional impact President Trump’s toughened immigration proposals are having on those at risk ...
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Campaigns and Elections magazine honors Sen. Toomey’s savvy use of social media ads
Remember when Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign broke new ground for its online voter outreach efforts? Now, the cam ...
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North Philly Democrat knocked off ballot for special election
A Commonwealth Court judge has knocked the Democratic candidate for a North Philadelphia state house seat off the ballot, paving the way ...
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Immigrant support coalition moves to recruit more legal muscle in resisting Trump policies
A coalition called “Take Action Philly” is rallying the city’s legal community to combat the Trump administration’ ...
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ListenIll-conceived ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule faces regulatory rollback
President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected ...
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Rendell aide convicted of corruption surrenders law license
A onetime top aide to former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell who pleaded guilty to pocketing thousands of dollars in supposed campaign contrib ...
8 years ago
What does Trump transgender bathroom policy mean for Pa. school districts? Not much (yet)
Last spring, the Obama administration told school districts to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker room of their ch ...
8 years ago
ListenOur 45th president could learn a lot from our 4th president
We tend to look to the past for guidance and wisdom. There are cues that today's political class should take from the fourth president of the United States, James Madison.
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