
Politics & Policy
Philadelphia council president at odds with the mayor over sanctuary city status
Despite threats from President Trump to cut off federal funds to so-called “sanctuary cities,” Mayor Jim Kenney said Philadel ...
8 years ago
Philadelphia jury says state Sen. Larry Farnese not guilty on fraud charges
A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted state Sen. Larry Farnese of all charges after a five-day trial on mail and wire fraud charges.  ...
8 years ago
Sessions nomination advances to full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general after an ...
8 years ago
Steamfitters urge Pennsylvania’s energy development
Even in this hyper-political environment, there is one issue where both parties are in total agreement: Great nations build and ...
8 years ago
Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court
President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Supreme Court on Tues ...
8 years ago
Hundreds will be allowed in despite executive order; Iraq says it won’t retaliate
A senior U.S. official says 872 refugees will be allowed into the United States this week despite the Trump administration executive orde ...
8 years ago
Jury set to deliberate in Sen. Farnese federal fraud trial
Federal jurors were set to begin deliberating fraud charges against Philadelphia state Sen. Larry Farnese. ...
8 years ago
A view of Trump’s wall from our neighbors to the south
During a recent vacation week in Playa del Carmen, a tourist town 30 miles south of the Cancun airport, I chatted with dozens of locals, ...
8 years ago
A common cause; from Standing Rock to Sweet Water, New Jersey’s Pilgrim Pipeline
Teepees dot the plain beside the river, totem poles mark a circular prayer site, and men in moccasins and fur caps tend the ceremonial campfire.
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Listen 4:13Toomey wary on how Trump order balances security, refugees
Pennsylvania’s Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration was too broad and poor ...
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Thousands protest Trump immigration orders at PHL [photos]
An estimated 5,000 protesters filled the sidewalks and roadways outside of Philadelphia International Airport Sunday to denounce Presiden ...
8 years ago
UPDATE: Thousands protest Trump executive order detaining, deporting refugees at Philly airport
Updated: Sun. January 29, 2017, 5:50 p.m. According to airport officials, Philadelphia Police estimate t ...
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Congressional redistricting event draws surprising crowd in Philly
This week, more than 800 people filled Arch St. United Methodist Church, to learn about a subject that you may have missed in civics clas ...
8 years ago
Earlier this morning, Sarah Assali’s mother was already planning a big dinner. Makes sense, since Assali had been anticipating the ...
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