Politics

Some Philadelphia neighborhoods are about to get twice-a-week trash collection as the city leans into Mayor Cherelle Parker’s “Safer. Cleaner. Greener.” initiative. Here’s how it works.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced the resolution as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.

Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace has proposed a bill to ban transgender individuals from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The bill comes just as Delaware congresswoman Sarah McBride is set to begin her tenure as the first transgender member of Congress.

Moscow’s decision to lower the threshold for a nuclear attack came as the Kremlin responded furiously to the U.S. allowing Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American weapons.

Eighteen months after the pandemic ended, nearly two-thirds of the country’s 2.2 million federal workers are still approved to work from home. 

President-elect Donald Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.......On Monday, it ordered counties not to count mail-in ballots that lack a correct handwritten date on the return envelope. It’s a win for McCormick and a ...

New Jersey Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced Monday she’s running for governor, saying it’s time to fix the state’s economy and make it more affordable. Sherrill, a former federal prosecutor and U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, joins a crowded field of Democrats vying to succeed Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, wh...

Many Senate Republicans want the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz to be released. Gaetz is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that he is committed to making America healthy again, but there was swift push back from the medical community after President-elect Donald Trump announced Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday.

Some caution that putting South Carolina to the back of the line-up could alienate Black voters.

Amid all the news of the outcome of the presidential race, there was a smaller political shakeup in Northeast Philadelphia. Joe Picozzi, a 29-year-old Republican, upset incumbent Pennsylvania State Senator Jimmy Dillon, flipping a seat Democrats have held for more than two decades.

Days after winning re-election, New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer declared his intention to run for governor in next year’s gubernatorial race. The five-time Democratic congressman made his bid official at the Runway Diner on Friday morning in South Hackensack, where he declared his candidacy for the 2025 election. Gottheimer currently represen...