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Children in a classroom
Delaware
Immigration
K-12

‘La migra llevó a mi papa’: How immigration enforcement is affecting Delaware students long before the school bell rings

For many students, immigration fear doesn’t stop at home. Educators and researchers say it’s reshaping learning, attendance and well-being.

1 week ago

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President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Economy
Immigration
Pennsylvania

At Poconos rally, Trump calls affordability a ‘hoax’ and turns to grievances about immigration

What seems undeniable — even to Trump supporters in Monroe County — is that inflation seems to be here to stay.

3 weeks ago

President Donald Trump pumps his fist alongside first lady Melania Trump
National
Outdoors
Public Spaces

National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday

Trump's birthday, June 14, is also Flag Day. The change is one of several new admission policies that include higher entry fees for international visitors.

3 weeks ago

Cars sitting in traffic on a busy street
Energy
Environment
Government Accountability
Transportation

How Trump’s rollbacks to vehicle mileage rules could impact Philly air quality

The Trump administration said it wants to make cars more affordable.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:07
U.S. Reps. Chrissy Houlahand, left, and Chris Deluzio, right.
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

FBI investigates 2 Pa. Democratic lawmakers who urged military service members to ignore unlawful orders

The FBI wants to interview six congressmembers who appeared in a social media video, including two from Pennsylvania — U.S. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Chris Deluzio.

1 month ago

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FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building
Higher Education
K-12
Politics

The Education Department is dismantling. Here’s what that means

Since he took office, President Donald Trump has called for the dismantling of the Education Department, saying it has been overrun by liberal thinking.

1 month ago

Donald Trump speaks
Crime
National
Politics

Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months

The files must be released within 30 days, with some redactions allowed for ongoing investigations.

1 month ago

President Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump speaks
Home & Family
Kids

White House launches foster care program; Philly child welfare experts hopeful but see gaps in prevention, housing and relationships

The executive order calls for scholarships, especially at faith-based institutions such as Villanova University. But experts say what foster youth need the most is guidance.

1 month ago

Listen 1:17
A close-up photo of Donald Trump speaking
Economy
Government Accountability

What to know about Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend

The president proposed the idea on his Truth Social media platform Sunday, five days after his Republican Party lost elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere.

2 months ago

President Donald Trump
Government Accountability
Public Safety

Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim

In the newly released emails, Epstein wrote that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein's house with a victim of sex trafficking.

2 months ago

Dairy products, which are covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
National
Public Health

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only one of the nine justices to say she would have revived the lower court orders immediately.

2 months ago

Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani
Elections
Government
National

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss

Among those also pardoned were Sidney Powell, an attorney who promoted baseless conspiracy theories about a stolen election.

2 months ago

Volunteer Bruce Toben packs groceries durning an emergency food distribution at the at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
National
Pennsylvania

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

Pennsylvania was among several states that disseminated SNAP benefits to recipients on Friday following a federal judge's order.

2 months ago

Dairy products, which are covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
Food & Drink
Government
National

Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

The administration is demanding that states reverse the full benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings.

2 months ago

En la entrada de una tienda Big Lots
Food & Drink
National

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

2 months ago

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