Politics

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "Modern Monetary Theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal.

Democrats have demanded documents related to the origins of Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Philadelphia and the Vera Institute of Justice launched a one-year pilot program offering pro bono legal support to low-income immigrants facing deportation.

A nonprofit foundation set up by Joe Biden that relied on health care world partnerships to speed a cure for cancer has suspended its operations, it announced Monday.

Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee met with members of the environmental advocacy group Philly Thrive on Saturday to hear about their Right to Breathe campaign.

A conservative think tank is renewing one of its annual traditions: calling out state lawmakers for stashing money in the budget for municipal projects.

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the ruling of a federal judge in Maryland who said the lawsuit could move forward.

A measure that county commissioners were counting on to fund voting machine upgrades recently met its end under Governor Tom Wolf's veto pen.

A dispute over a bill and a violation of rules in the Pa. Senate recently devolved into a brouhaha that went viral. What does it say about the state of state politics?

Some supporters of increased gun restrictions urged him to veto Senate Bill 621.

Short answer: money

Governor Wolf has now committed to signing all the components immediately, except one.

Philadelphians with the Sunrise Movement protested in Washington for three days, seeking a Democratic debate focused on climate issues.

Below is a look at who stands to win and lose from the budget package, if it gets back on track.

We'll talk about what the candidates said, and how they said it, how the second debate compares to the first, and what this means for the twenty plus campaigns going forward.