Politics & Policy

Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families.

The state Senate Education Committee is making a mid-session personnel change — switching out one Republican senator for another.

Several weeks after 58 people were killed and hundreds more injured during a Las Vegas mass shooting, Delaware lawmakers are taking action to prevent another tragedy.

With control of Congress up for grabs in 2018, Republicans are playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded cylinder. Here are four theories as to why.

Frustrations with the way Republicans are moving forward with their tax plan overflowed Wednesday as Democrats like Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware called the process “a farce.”

Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass has been rallying support for her legislation, Bill 170963, which is ...

While partisanship is a major reason why some people hate the health law, it's far from the only one. Here are four more:

Educators rely heavily on technology in the classroom, so the repeal vote — expected Thursday — could dramatically impact the way students learn.

Community activists have complained for years about people stopping at the beer delis, buying beer or shots of liquor and drinking them in the street.

After a brief security evacuation, U.S. telecom regulators have voted to repeal so-called net neutrality rules.

The plaintiffs’ argument in the state lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map hinges on whether they can prove the ...

DROP allows employees to pick a retirement date four years in advance and keep working as they start collecting pension payments that go into an interest-bearing account.

Elizabeth Muoio of Mercer County says her experience serving on the Assembly Budget Committee will be an asset in her new job.

In making his closing argument for tax legislation expected to get a vote in Congress next week, President Trump announced that the changes would take effect early next year.

If a Democrat can win in a state that hadn't elected one in 25 years, that bodes well for Democrats in more hospitable states where House and Senate seats are winnable.