Politics & Policy

City officials expect as many as 50,000 protesters a day to hit Philadelphia’s streets and a demonstration zone at FDR Park, ac ...

Arch Street United Methodist Church feels more like a hotel lobby this weekend as a steady stream of activists and volunteers come and go ...

Bernie Sanders supporters know their candidate won’t get the Democratic party nod Thursday, but they’d like to convert the bu ...

Hillary Clinton has said in a text message to supporters that she’s picked Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to join her on the Democratic ti ...

Philadelphia’s carpenters union local, which had been banished from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, is getting a great deal of ...

Here’s a list of next week’s speakers you can look forward to hearing, heckling, and (hopefully) meme-ing. As we close ...

In his speech to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Thursday night, Donald Trump made a rare appeal (on that stage) to the L ...

Each day, we profile a protest leader to give you a peek at the personalities behind the chan ...

"Fracking really is a bridge to nowhere." Each day, we profile a protest leader to give you a peek at the personalities behind the chants and signs.

Authorities in Philadelphia learned hard lessons the last time the region hosted a national political convention in 2000. City off ...

Pennsylvania delegate Calvin Tucker is attending his second consecutive Republican National Convention this week. The 63-year-old ward l ...

Who’s paying for Philadelphia to host the Democratic National Convention? We may — or may not — know more after a Court of ...

Political conventions are theatrical displays of partisan pride, but they’re also about choosing a presidential nominee and voting ...

By now, you probably know that the Democratic National Convention is in town this week. For some, it’s an event to avoid. Call it p ...

A Philadelphia native with a compelling story will be speaking at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. Thaddeus Desmo ...