Politics

Besides charges including bribery, extortion, fraud and obstruction of justice, Menendez also is charged with acting as a foreign agent of Egypt.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is poised to build 70 units on the former site of the University City Townhomes. It needs funding from the city before that can happen.

The N.J. Democrat goes to trial in Manhattan federal court. Prosecutors say he and his wife accepted gold bars, cash and a luxury car as bribes to aid three businessmen.

Here's a look at how the scene at the University of Pennsylvania unfolded, in photos.

Penn had previously placed six students on a mandatory leave of absence for their role in the encampment.

Kathy McGuiness left office in disgrace, but she’s paid her debt to society. Her candidacy for state representative has the backing of a former House speaker.

Vice President Kamala Harris stopped in Elkins Park as part of her tour on reproductive health rights. She was joined by “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph.

MSNBC host and correspondent Ali Velshi joins us to talk about his new memoir about his family history and how it was shaped by ideas of social justice and democracy.

The bill passed on party lines, 102-99, as Democrats backed it and Republicans opposed it. It faces long odds in the Republican-controlled chamber.

Groundbreaking begins on projects under the bipartisan infrastructure bill, earning President Biden key labor support from a prominent local construction union.

Protests over the war in Gaza have erupted at colleges and universities in our region. We talk with a student newspaper reporter about what activists on both sides are saying.

Joyce Wilkerson, considered a controversial pick over her stance on charter schools, was praised by Mayor Parker as a “laudable steward.”

Carney said he was “strongly considering” running last fall after current Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki announced he was retiring. Now he’s officially in the race.

Penn professors have pushed back against the interim president’s order to end the protest, saying they are "deeply disturbed."

Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups.