Politics & Policy

A former Pennsylvania House Democratic leader who served a sentence for corruption is seeking a new trial now that he’s out of pris ...

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan of Delaware County will begin his third term in Congress in January with a new and more influential committee assign ...

There’s no free lunch — or breakfast or dinner — for President Barack Obama on Thanksgiving day. Or any other day for that matt ...

It’s good timing for the Philadelphia Police Department.  Just as the family of Michael Brown is stepping up calls for police ...

The Democratic Party has named Philadelphia as one of three cities still in the running to host its 2016 presidential convention, along w ...

Perhaps Democratic state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams isn’t ...

Perhaps the third time’s the charm? A politician who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Philadelphia twice is thinking about gi ...

Going to take in a bit of the Thanksgiving Day parade this year. First time in a long time. One reason: nostalgia. When we ...

President Barack Obama announced this week he’s going to protect as many as 5 million unauthorized immigrants from deportation thro ...

President Barack Obama’s actions expanding temporary legal status to certain immigrants could change the lives of thousands across ...

Tens of thousands of registered voters may soon be asked to verify that Pennsylvania is their residence or risk being purged from its vot ...

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh (jay) Johnson says President Barack Obama’s executive immigration actions will be comprehensive and ...

Gov. Chris Christie is planning a trip to Canada next month, expanding his foreign policy credentials as he mulls a run for president in ...

Sometimes a perfectly reasonable idea, if carried out badly, ends up seeming dumb. I speak, of course, of the push to use standard ...