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Politics & Policy

 President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., listen. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

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 ...

9 years ago

 President Donald Trump arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, for his address to a joint session of Congress. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP)

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 ...

9 years ago

 Governor Christie speaking to the full Legislature in Trenton on Tues, Feb 28, 2017. (Screen capture NJTV stream)

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 ...

9 years ago

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 Protesters in front of Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's office in Philadelphia on Tues, Feb 28, 2017. (Emily Rolen for NewsWorks)

11 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 ...

9 years ago

 Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone speaks at his campaign event in the Pennsylvania Capitol to formally declare his candidacy for U.S. Senate in 2018, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pa. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is seeking a third six-year term in office. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

First GOP challenger enters Pa. U.S. Senate race

A Republican state lawmaker has jumped into Pennsylvania’s 2018 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Rick Saccone of Allegheny County held ...

9 years ago

Questions at Rep. Boyle town hall friendly to him, tough on president

There wasn’t an empty seat in the house at the First Presbyterian Church in the Flourtown section of Springfield in Montgomery Coun ...

9 years ago

 Thousands of protesters gather at Thomas Paine Plaza for a March for Humanity in support of refugees and immigrants in Philadelphia, PA February 4th 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)

DOJ wants appeal of Trump travel ban put on hold

The Justice Department wants a federal appeals court to put President Trump’s travel ban case on hold until he issues a new order. ...

9 years ago

 Undocumented immigrants Giancarlo Tello and Daniela Velez testify at N.J. Assembly committee hearing (Photo by Phil Gregory)

Unauthorized immigrants tell N.J. lawmakers they fear being deported

New Jersey lawmakers are hearing the emotional impact President Trump’s toughened immigration proposals are having on those at risk ...

9 years ago

 U.S. Senator Pat Toomey beat out Democratic challenger Katie McGinty in what was the most expensive Senate race ever. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

Campaigns and Elections magazine honors Sen. Toomey’s savvy use of social media ads

Remember when Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign broke new ground for its online voter outreach efforts? Now, the cam ...

9 years ago

North Philly Democrat knocked off ballot for special election

A Commonwealth Court judge has knocked the Democratic candidate for a North Philadelphia state house seat off the ballot, paving the way ...

9 years ago

 Joey Assali, whose Syrian family members were initially denied entry to the U.S. last month, addresses a coalition of legal aid groups and nonprofits supporting immigrants and refugees. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Immigrant support coalition moves to recruit more legal muscle in resisting Trump policies

A coalition called “Take Action Philly” is rallying the city’s legal community to combat the Trump administration’ ...

9 years ago

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 Wetlands border an Eastwick neighborhood in Philadelphia near the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Energy
Environment
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Ill-conceived ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule faces regulatory rollback

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected ...

9 years ago

 John Estey, a onetime top aide to former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell, walks from the Federal Building after pleading guilty to wire fraud, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Rendell aide convicted of corruption surrenders law license

A onetime top aide to former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell who pleaded guilty to pocketing thousands of dollars in supposed campaign contrib ...

9 years ago

 A participant holds signs from a stoop next door to the Stonewall National Monument during a rally in support of transgender youth Thursday in New York. Supporters spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to roll back a federal rule saying public schools had to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their chosen gender identity. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

What does Trump transgender bathroom policy mean for Pa. school districts? Not much (yet)

Last spring, the Obama administration told school districts to allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker room of their ch ...

9 years ago

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 John Vanderlyn's portrait of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, hangs in the White House.
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History

Our 45th president could learn a lot from our 4th president

We tend to look to the past for guidance and wisdom. There are cues that today's political class should take from the fourth president of the United States, James Madison.

9 years ago

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