
Politics & Policy
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware says timing of Comey firing ‘suspect’
Just last week, U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware sat in on FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Commit ...
8 years ago
ListenTrump fires FBI director James Comey
President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey Tuesday, saying it was necessary to restore “public trust and confid ...
8 years ago
McConnell defends all-male health overhaul group
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is defending a health care working group in the Senate that has no female members. And he has no plans to ...
8 years ago
Philly DA candidate O’Neill — nobody owns him, just his ads
“Jack O’Neill for district attorney — owned by nobody, making us believe again,” says an announcer in the only TV ad ...
8 years ago
Philly union, NYC activist backing Krasner for DA
Civil rights attorney Larry Krasner received a boost on Tuesday in his quest to become Philadelphia’s next district attorney by ear ...
8 years ago
ListenSeparation of powers at crux of Pa. Senate disagreement
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has advanced a bill that would somewhat impede the governor from enacting “economically significant ...
8 years ago
Trump tax proposals too dramatic, several area lawmakers say
President Donald Trump has been trying to go big on taxes. The president would like to slash the corporate tax rate from 35 percent down ...
8 years ago
ListenUS still in climate talks with no decision on Paris pullout
The United States says it it will continue attending United Nations climate change meetings, even as President Donald Trump considers pul ...
8 years ago
Protections for 27 national monuments may be curtailed, cut
Twenty-seven national monuments, mostly in the West, face the curtailing or elimination of protections put in place over the past two dec ...
8 years ago
GOP chairman warns agencies about requests for records
A House Republican chairman has told a dozen government agencies to exclude communications with his committee from requests made by news ...
8 years ago
Opponents of Trump health plan protest Pa. congressman’s ‘yes’ vote
Congress voted this week to chip away at the Affordable Care Act with a plan that garnered no Democratic votes and will likely see signif ...
8 years ago
George Soros drops $1.4 million into Philly DA’s race
Spending by the wealthy now dominates the airwaves in Philadelphia’s race for District Attorney, campaign finance reports fil ...
8 years ago
Pa. prisons are getting some new inmates, courtesy of Vermont
Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections is striking a deal to house inmates from Vermont in its Camp Hill Prison, which has about ...
8 years ago