Politics

“Philadelphia lawyer” once indicated wisdom and acumen, but in the 1960s it became a term of ridicule.

Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy impeachment trial.

Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes.

As City Council and Mayor Kenney continue to clash over a resolution to declare gun violence an emergency, Philadelphians on the frontlines call for leadership.

On day two of the impeachment trial of President Trump f House Democrats laid out their arguments why Trump should be found guilty of inciting the riot at Capitol Hill.

But the bulk of Dean’s remarks had to do with the “pressure” she said Trump exerted over state and local election officials in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

When the deputy health commissioner resigned for helping Philly Fighting COVID with its application, some saw the city playing favorites again.

The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, cited as a potential clinic provider, feels caught in the middle of a political fight.

The source was incredulous that the team had not anticipated nor prepared for the highly charged and emotional appeal that Democrats would make at the opening of trial.

Castor acknowledged that President Biden lawfully won the 2020 election — something his client, Trump, has never admitted.

In the trial, set to begin on Tuesday, the impeachment managers will seek to prove that his actions directly incited the insurrection.

Trump is charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election.

Wright, who was serving his second term in the House, marks the first member of Congress to die of the illness.

A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear the case against the former president in the very chamber that was besieged by insurrectionists.

The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress as a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most political discussions.