Government

Education leaders are applauding new funding increases that promise to bridge the divide between high- and low-income school districts.

Pennsylvania is passing a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services.

The U.S. Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, the nation’s birthplace, since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act.

The disruption caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

The fallout of the shutdown landed on millions of Americans, such as federal workers who went without paychecks and airline passengers who had their trips delayed or canceled.

Delaware’s newly created Office of New Americans will coordinate resources for immigrants and strengthen statewide support networks.

Las autoridades de Wilmington permitirán acampar en un parque de la ciudad, pero prohibirán dormir al aire libre en todas las demás zonas de la ciudad.

Eight Democratic senators are facing criticism from their own party for their deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown.

The U.S. Senate voted to pass a deal on Sunday night that signals the longest ever federal government shutdown is poised to end this week. Was the shutdown worth it?

Among those also pardoned were Sidney Powell, an attorney who promoted baseless conspiracy theories about a stolen election.

The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation.

The administration is demanding that states reverse the full benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings.

A U.S. district judge had given the administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The court wrangling prolonged weeks of uncertainty for the food program that serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes.

Travelers can expect to see fewer flights to major U.S. cities like Philadelphia and Newark starting Friday morning.