Politics & Policy
VP Pence tells Philly crowd that Gorsuch will get a vote ‘one way or another’
Vice President Mike Pence told an audience in Philadelphia on Saturday that the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court is fulfil ...
10 years ago
Executive orders are business as usual; Trump’s White House no exception
In the two weeks since Donald Trump was sworn into office, executive orders have been his bread and butter, like many presidents before h ...
10 years ago
Pa. Senators look to end Philly’s paid sick leave law
A group of Pennsylvania state senators want to end a Philadelphia law that requires employers to offer paid sick time. The city la ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 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.  ...
10 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 ...
10 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 ...
10 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 ...
10 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 ...
10 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. ...
10 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, ...
10 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 ...
10 years ago
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 ...
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