Government Accountability

The Justice Department is putting states on notice about their obligations under federal law as GOP-led efforts to conduct reviews of the 2020 election intensify.

The FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel's office.

Davidson’s alleged theft centers on one of the most maligned systems in Pennsylvania government: legislative per diems.

The Superior Court’s chief judge agreed with the attorney general that the ex-chief’s actions amounted to an ‘infamous crime’ that barred him from office.

Shapiro spoke briefly before the press right before he was set to give oral arguments in support of his motion to block “illegal conduct” by the United States Postal Service.

The Atlantic County prosecutor, Damon Tyner, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints.

Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.

Some experts say the abuses over the past four years compel the legal profession to perform some deeper soul-searching.

Councilmembers Bobby Henon and Kenyatta Johnson are raising money to fight federal indictments. Ethics watchdogs say the funds are problematic.

The office tasked with keeping an eye on city finances isn’t sure the Kenney administration is doing a good job.

Farley said he was following standard procedure when he ordered a box of MOVE bombing victims’ bones destroyed without telling the family. Now that practice is under scrutiny.

White nationalists and other far-right groups loyal to Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, and were among those trying to overturn Biden’s victory.

Anti-gerrymandering advocates are relying on promises from those in charge of drawing the state’s political maps to hold hearings and allow citizen input.

The Department of Justice is shifting away from the Trump administration's effort to decertify the union that represents immigration judges.

The data highlights the divide between the dangers posed by war and the persistent mental health crisis in not only the military but the country at large.