Politics & Policy

'My goal in life is to make sure we give the tools and the pathway for people to direct their own destiny,' says U.S. House candidate Nina Ahmad.

Ads by unions and progressive groups are targeting three Philadelphia-area congressmen, urging them to reject the GOP tax plan and preserve the health care mandate.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released two scathing audits looking into the authority's operations and policies.

The House approved a bill on Wednesday that would ease legal restrictions for carrying concealed firearms across state lines – a move pushed by the National Rifle Association.

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says he will be resigning from the Senate amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.

Democrats have sacrificed Franken for moral and political reasons; the moral reasons strike me as sound; the political calculations, somewhat less so.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, where he's expected to face a grilling about the Russia investigation.

Municipalities have until January to decide whether they want to play host to a mini-casino, and more are expected to opt out this month.

President Trump's declaration that Jerusalem is Israel's capital brought quick and sharply differing reactions from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim leaders.

A commission recommends reductions in public employee health benefits, then applying those savings to pension payments.

The move, pushed by the National Rifle Association, comes just weeks after mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas.

On day three of the federal trial, key Republican staffers testified that partisan data was used during the 2011 redistricting process.

A conservative Pennsylvania lawmaker is doubling down on comments he made suggesting a fellow lawmaker might be gay f ...

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., plans to announce his resignation on Thursday, a Democratic official tells Minnesota Public Radio.