Politics & Policy

On Election Day, registered Democrats still outnumbered Republicans by a wide margin, but President-elect Donald Trump picked up votes across the city.

Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.

It depends on the type of materials they’re made out of, but there are ways you can keep your yard signs out of the landfill.

Delaware candidates from all political parties gather to actually “bury the hatchet.” It’s called Return Day.

A look at the numbers shows nearly every voting precinct in Philly and Pennsylvania shifted toward Trump, giving him a record win.

Wiles, a longtime Republican strategist who would be the first woman to hold the role, is widely credited with running Trump's most well-executed campaign.

The AP named Republican candidate David McCormick as winner of the Senate seat in a race against Democratic incumbent Bob Casey. Casey’s campaign is not ready to concede.

While Mayor Parker vows to move on, threats of looting on social media have Philly police working overtime.

Some high-ranking Democrats expressed deep frustration with Biden for failing to recognize earlier in the election cycle that he was not up to the challenge.

Trump's praise of Jan. 6 defendants was a centerpiece of his campaign, with rallies honoring them as heroes featuring a song he collaborated on with a group of jailed rioters.

Democrats suffered major losses in 2024, including key states and local races. Did their messaging on democracy and abortion fail to resonate?

The president reiterated that the U.S. election system “is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent. And it can be trusted, win or lose.”

During his campaign, President-elect Trump was loud and clear on what he wants to do in another term. Some of his promises go to the core of democracy as Americans know it.

With Republicans having swept to the majority in the U.S. Senate, House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted his chamber would fall in line next.

The roughly half of a percentage point margin between the candidates also qualifies the race for an automatic recount.