
Politics
Pa. lawmakers want state to require Asian American and Pacific Islander education
State Sens. Maria Collett and Nikil Saval introduced a bill to include Asian American and Pacific Islander curricula in Pennsylvania schools.
1 year ago
Secretary of State Tahesha Way to be named N.J. lieutenant governor
Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to formally announce Way as his pick to replace the late Sheila Oliver during a news conference Friday morning.
1 year ago
Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September
A new indictment against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter could come before the end of September, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
1 year ago
Immigrant rights groups are upset over the language politicians used at the press conference Friday.
2 years ago
Ahead of school year, Philadelphia activists, federal lawmakers push for federal assault weapons ban
A federal ban on assault weapons could keep children safer from gun violence at school this year, lawmakers and advocates say.
2 years ago
Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike
The first Labor Day celebration on the first Monday of September was in New York City in 1882, an era when labor activism was often illegal and always dangerous.
2 years ago
Liberal groups seek to use the Constitution’s insurrection clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots
The groups cite a rarely used provision of the 14th Amendment barring from public office those who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engaged in “insurrection.”
2 years ago
Trump dismissive as New York attorney general accuses him of inflating his net worth by $2 billion
New York Attorney General Letitia James says evidence shows Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth by more than $2 billion in some years.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania is considering an earlier 2024 presidential primary, partly to avoid voting on Passover
A Senate committee vote scheduled for Wednesday could change the state’s primary from April 23 to late March.
2 years ago
Steve Scalise says he has been diagnosed with a ‘very treatable blood cancer’
Scalise said he expects to return to Washington to continue work as majority leader while he undergoes treatment.
2 years ago
New Jersey’s Sikh community want schools to teach kids about Sikhism
A N.J. resident drafted a resolution urging the state to incorporate instruction on Sikhism into grade-school curriculum. Community members say it could help prevent bullying.
2 years ago
Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash
Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash.
2 years ago
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
The original march in 1963 drew as many as 250,000 people and helped till the ground for passage of federal civil rights and voting rights legislation in the next few years.
2 years ago
Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest is extended by a Moscow court, state news agency says
Russian authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage charges.
2 years ago
Wave of prohibition against recreational weed stores rolls across Delaware beach towns
The beach towns of Rehoboth, Bethany, and Dewey won’t allow marijuana establishments — and South Bethany, Lewes, and Ocean View could be next.
2 years ago
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