
Politics & Policy
Being black and Muslim in the age of Trump
Muhammad Ali Jr., the Philadelphia-born son of the late legendary fighter, was detained in a Florida airport and allegedly questioned abo ...
8 years ago
ListenIn past land cases, Gorsuch has limited environmentalists
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has shown a willingness to limit the participation of environmental groups in lawsuits involving publi ...
8 years ago
Trump supporters rally in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania [photos updated]
As part of a coordinated national day to mobilize supporters of President Trump, groups rallied at locations in Delaware, New Jersey and ...
8 years ago
Judge: Democrats can’t substitute candidate in Pa. House race
A Commonwealth Court Judge has denied the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s motion to substitute a new candidate for a special electi ...
8 years ago
U.S. lawmakers weigh in on wave of anti-Semitism
With hundreds of headstones toppled or broken at Jewish cemeteries in two states and waves of bomb scares called into Jewish centers, wha ...
8 years ago
ListenOn ‘Radio Times’: Pa. AG Shapiro discusses his interaction with President Trump
When President Trump met with a group of Attorneys General on Tuesday, Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro asked the President about the recent ...
8 years ago
5 years since Trayvon Martin, and black lives still don’t matter
Cruising through 7th grade, I truly believed I was invincible. On Feb. 26, my life changed forever when another ...
8 years ago
Unauthorized immigrants contribute nearly $12 billion in state and local taxes, report finds
The Trump administration’s intent to clamp down on unauthorized immigrants living in the United States could have broad economic im ...
8 years ago
ListenHundreds gather on Independence Mall to condemn attacks on Jewish institutions
Hundreds of people showed up for a “Stand Against Hate” rally Thursday at Independence Mall, hoping to unite residents and fa ...
8 years ago
ListenIf Pa. lawmakers actually represented Pennsylvanians, tax policy would make more sense
When I was in graduate school in political science many years ago, I had a teacher — a moderate Republican — ...
8 years ago
Trump wins praise from one critic, but most reaction splits on party lines
While many Democrats in the Philadelphia region did not embrace President Donald Trump’s call to drastically increase military spen ...
8 years ago
Fact check: President Trump’s 2017 speech to Congress
President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of ...
8 years ago
Governor Christie backs away from his school ‘fairness formula’
In his final budget speech to New Jersey’s Legislature Governor Chris Christie offered a $35.5 billion plan that does not include h ...
8 years ago
Listen11 protesters arrested at U.S. Sen. Toomey’s Philadelphia office
Police arrested 11 protesters in front of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia office Tuesday. They were part of a larger crowd of 3 ...
8 years ago