Government

The filibuster stands in the way as Biden aims to pass sweeping voting laws and secure the nation’s credit.

EPA has released a “road map” to prevent PFAS from being released and to speed up the cleanup process. Local environmental advocates say it’s an important first step.

The 68-year-old Doyle was first elected in 1994. His district includes all of Pittsburgh and some of its increasingly leftward-leaning suburbs.

A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin?

The decision comes after the National School Boards Association sent a letter to President Biden asking for federal assistance responding to threats against school officials.

Kathy McGuiness faces felony charges for abuse of her office. She says AG Kathy Jennings had no right to tell the public she would not answer investigators’ questions.

Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid says voters who choose to vote by mail should submit their application as soon as possible.

The mutually beneficial system, entirely legal, enriches the campaigns of Pa. lawmakers, who in turn hire firms for all types of legal matters — and all paid for by taxpayers.

Delco’s health department could be created this month, but it won’t have any power until the Pennsylvania Department of Health gives the final stamp of approval.

A Delaware official has been indicted by a grand jury for offenses that the state AG said represented a "clear and disturbing pattern of behavior."

The process was notoriously fraught in 2001, and the end result was considered a gerrymander. This year, onlookers are not expecting fireworks, but have concerns.

The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars.

Days before an Oct. 18 deadline to act, the Senate is tangled in a dangerous partisan standoff over a vote that’s needed to allow the federal government to continue borrowing.

The bill would address ballot tabulation deadlines, the use of ballot drop boxes, and clearing dead voters from the rolls.

Philly is distributing more funding than earlier in the pandemic, but many residents are still waiting.