Government

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.

Pa. Senate Republicans are kicking off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed constitutional amendments that sparked a partisan fight.

Pennsylvania's state Senate on Wednesday voted to undo an automatic wholesale tax increase on gasoline and diesel that kicks in this year.

Philadelphia City Council’s first Asian American lawmaker, who grew up in Cobbs Creek, has never shied away from bucking the system.

Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mt. Airy and Germantown is inviting mayoral candidates to their Saturday virtual prayer sessions to discuss gun violence and other issues.

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

About a year from now, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will be replaced. Until then, he said there is a lot more work to be done.

Pennsylvania’s state Senate is postponing a trial seeking to remove Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney.

Dr. Val Arkoosh, an anesthesiologist who led Pennsylvania’s third-most populous county through the pandemic, will be nominated to lead the Pa. Department of Human Services.

Murphy said the move would help revitalize downtown districts across the state after the pandemic took a toll on the local restaurant scene.

The state-appointed receiver testified in court that city officials are blocking his efforts to save the bankrupt city and behaving unethically.

After last year’s marijuana veto, lawmakers expect a reprise of the legalization effort in Dover this year.

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is sticking with two members of his predecessor’s Cabinet to oversee state parklands and agricultural matters.

The U.S. endured 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing damages of human-caused climate change.

The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.