Politics

Four years ago, then-President Trump urged his supporters and his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Biden's victory. No such drama is expected Monday.

During a 2015 interview, former President Jimmy Carter spoke with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn about his political career, humanitarian work and community.

The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy.

Judges said that the number of assaults and threats at Philadelphia’s courthouses has increased year over year.

The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending from a a budget deal, but he failed to achieve his goal of raising the debt limit.

The bill would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter.

A stopgap measure to prevent a partial shutdown of the federal government was effectively killed by Musk's social media warnings and Trump's condemnation.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has called for the reauthorization of the authority, which is included in a spending bill that continued to be debated Thursday.

From standout political and cultural moments, to off-the-wall antics that could only happen in Philly, we’re talking about the top local news stories of the year.

The outgoing U.S. senator said he had been “blessed” by the opportunity to perform public service and highlighted what he recounted as key successes throughout his career.

Policies expanding access to telehealth for Medicare participants will end Dec. 31 unless Congress extends them this week.

Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect said the U.S. was “not going to lose” the polio vaccine and weighed in on the drone sightings over New Jersey.

She was in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

The announcement Wednesday comes a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the position.