Government Accountability

Auditor Lydia York said Appoquinimink’s shortfall is a serious issue. Lawmakers wrote that it “warrants urgent, independent scrutiny.’’

Currently, members of the public can only see filings of some 350 politicians and other top officials by filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

At 887 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other GOP priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

The difficulty it took for Republicans, who have the majority hold in Congress, to wrestle the bill to this point is not expected to let up.

Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, was fired by President Donald Trump in May.

The justices reversed lower-court rulings in favor of the Montgomery County school system in suburban Washington.

The court rejected a challenge from Christian employers to the Affordable Care Act's preventive health care coverage requirement that affects some 150 million Americans.

The outcome was a victory for the Republican president, who has complained about individual judges throwing up obstacles to his agenda.

The multimillion-dollar experiment that was years in the making comes as the federal government makes broad cuts to science elsewhere.

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer’s office says he’ll go through each line of the 440 pages of the three budget bills.

Starting July 1, SEPTA faces a $213 million budget deficit, which will lead to cuts starting on Aug. 24.

The whistleblower's claims about Emil Bove come a day before he is set to face lawmakers for his confirmation hearing to become a federal appeals court judge.

The prominent Philly nonprofit turned a blind eye to pilfered funds, a tech worker contends. The nonprofit has sued her for defamation.

The U.S. entered the war between Israel and Iran Saturday night with airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. We ask: "What’s your reaction to the attack?"

Loosening federal regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns has long been a priority for the gun industry and Republicans.