Politics & Policy

Mike Pompeo, who President Trump tapped Tuesday to replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, has an extraordinary resume. However, he's never been a diplomat.

You can tell Republicans are bracing for a humiliating congressional election defeat tonight in southwestern Pennsylvania by tracking their increasingly desperate behavior.

Trump said his decision was informed by a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

"Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State," Trump tweeted.

Tuesday's neck-and-neck special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional districts carries a lot of weight for both parties

The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission is investigating a complaint against one of Gov. Tom Wolf’s top aides, for potentially mixing the public’s business with her own.

New governor set to deliver budget plan to joint session of Senate and Assembly.

As New Jersey lawmakers hold hearings on whether to legalize recreational marijuana, some municipalities are taking steps to keep dispensaries from setting up shop.

It's often said that one's moral courage is truly tested in times of crisis; leave it to the Republicans to dwell exclusively in the realm of dollars and cents.

Sessions has intervened in two cases that could have big implications for people who come to the U.S. and seek asylum.

With the newly redrawn lines favoring Democrats in his Montgomery County congressional district, Hoeffel says it’s time for him to reenter the political arena.

The three Republicans running for the party's nomination for Pennsylvania governor say they will not release copies of their tax returns.

The Pentagon says a military parade requested by President Trump will take place in Washington on Veterans Day.

The first 10 changes to the Constitution were easy. Since then, it has been an uphill battle every time, and some of those battles are, at least technically, still undecided.

The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks.