Politics & Policy

Liberal activist groups in Pennsylvania are pushing back against U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s vow to help his fellow Republicans block Pr ...

The Supreme Court challenge to a Texas law that has dramatically reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state is the justices̵ ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is backing state Rep. Dwight Evans’ bid for Congress. Following a half-hour tour through the Ente ...

As issues such as what to do about ISIS continue to dominate the presidential debates, Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak is t ...

This year marks two decades since a Democratic president signed a Republican-sponsored bill that revamped the nation’s welfare syst ...

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, citing a shared progressive vision. Kenney made the anno ...

Every year in Washington, the White House and lawmakers in Congress do a strange dance. Feel free to think of it as the budget tan ...

More than 30 of the country’s governors have gathered in Washington for the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Associa ...

Eight years ago, Pennsylvania’s April primary carried surprising weight on the Democratic side, despite the late time slot. This year, ...

The race to represent Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District — which covers portions of five of Philadelphia’s suburban ...

To boost Philadelphia’s economy, the city’s new mayor wants to do more to support small businesses owned by immigrants. < ...

Four labor unions have now endorsed indicted Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah, who is seeking a 12th term in office while facing tri ...

Justice Antonin Scalia is dead. The influential conservative and provocative member of the Supreme Court was 79. The U.S. M ...

New Jersey’s junior U.S. senator is adding another title to his extensive resume. Cory Booker has authored his first book, & ...