Politics & Policy

At WHYY we want to focus on stories that engage and inform our audience, stories about how President Trump may or may not affect your lif ...

President Donald J. Trump has investments in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. That’s why they weren’t part ...

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposit ...

Donald Trump’s wall is sure to become a geo-political trivia question, which will likely be phrased, “What humongous ego tha ...

UPDATE: It’s been a long and confusing journey for the Assalis following 13 years of waiting and being denied entry into the c ...

Vice President Mike Pence told an audience in Philadelphia on Saturday that the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court is fulfil ...

In the two weeks since Donald Trump was sworn into office, executive orders have been his bread and butter, like many presidents before h ...

A group of Pennsylvania state senators want to end a Philadelphia law that requires employers to offer paid sick time. The city la ...

Despite threats from President Trump to cut off federal funds to so-called “sanctuary cities,” Mayor Jim Kenney said Philadel ...

A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted state Sen. Larry Farnese of all charges after a five-day trial on mail and wire fraud charges.&nbsp ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general after an ...

Even in this hyper-political environment, there is one issue where both parties are in total agreement: Great nations build and ...

President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Supreme Court on Tues ...

A senior U.S. official says 872 refugees will be allowed into the United States this week despite the Trump administration executive orde ...