Government Accountability

Right now, the city’s governing document defines some positions as for “men of recognized standing.” A ballot question in the May primary would change that.

The Department of the Interior is seeking public comment on name replacements for the more than 660 geographic features that contain the word.

The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned.

Several former government officials have been charged with unauthorized removal or retention of documents.

The revelation comes after years of meddling with the 2020 census by former President Donald Trump's administration.

Officials are digging deeper into the role that fake slates of electors played in Trump's effort to cling to power after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling that Trump’s words were “plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”

There's a reality about race in the U.S. that has confounded many people of Middle Eastern or North African descent.

The discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians. It's a reminder of Trump's disregard for maintaining a clear historical record.

The committee cited a Nov. 28, 2020, tweet by Mastriano that said he was pushing to have the Pennsylvania Legislature appoint electors.

The firefighters union says up to 30% of its members could be suspended under the mandate.

A City Council hearing on moving Philadelphia Gas Works away from fossil fuels was the first time Seth Shapiro spoke publicly about the controversial bill.

Councilmember Allan Domb introduced the bill, and wants the ballot measure to go to voters during May’s primary election.

As former President Donald Trump has downplayed the attack, the RNC took a voice vote to approve censuring Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

Factions of the township government were at odds over an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds to keep things running and pay township workers.