Politics & Policy

As disagreements in recent years between Philadelphia’s mayor and City Council have shown, Council’s 17 members can collectiv ...

In this mayor’s race, when the door was open to big money, unions and some wealthy school choice advocates came to play. But the ci ...

Crime. Education. Jobs. This election cycle, those issues have, not surprisingly, commanded campaign websites, literature and any ...

Lynne Abraham was Philadelphia’s longest-serving district attorney and easily won election four times in her 19-year tenure. But de ...

A few years ago, State Sen. Anthony Williams faced a life-threatening illness – he won’t go into the details. As he was recoverin ...

By now, you’ve probably seen an ad or two for the presumed front-runner in the race. If you know anything about Jim Kenney, you ...

New Jersey taxpayers have now paid about $7.6 million for legal work on behalf of Gov. Chris Christie and his administration in the inves ...

A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been ordered to remain jailed while awaiting trial fo ...

The Republican senators eyeing the presidency are split over renewing the Patriot Act. Parts of the surveillance law expire June 1. < ...

The future of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey has been a hot topic on the campaign trail, but the man himself says he pla ...

The backlog of claims at the Veterans Affairs regional facility in Philadelphia is nearly 245 days, while the national average is 198 day ...

Philadelphia’s six Democratic mayoral candidates have participated in dozens of forums to discuss their ideas and zing their oppone ...

An unusual alliance formed to endorse a candidate the Philadelphia Democratic Party left by the wayside. Four of Philadelphia̵ ...

Republican mayoral candidate Melissa Murray Bailey, 9:30 a.m., Friday April 24; Milk & Honey Cafe, near 4th and Lombard. ...