PoliticsWorker absences and flight delays at Philly regional airports could worsen amid the government shutdownSo far, the budget impasse has not led to chronic traffic snarls on the runway at PHL, but absences are already up.Max Marin and Ximena Conde Who this GOP group wants — and doesn’t want — to see its N.J. governor’s race adsAliya Schneider and Joe Yerardi Mayor Parker’s neighborhood engagement director ‘has been separated’ from the city after allegedly accosting a Council memberSean Collins Walsh Philly’s top federal prosecutor, David Metcalf, was confirmed by the U.S. SenateChris Palmer Near the shuttered Liberty Bell, Philadelphia union leaders and lawmakers rally against the government shutdownAriana Perez-Castells and Fallon Roth AdvertisementVillanova’s swatting incident spurs Pa. lawmakers to try and make it a felony: ‘It’s not a prank’State Rep. Craig Williams says swatting is "terror" that needs strict punishment. The shooting hoax at Villanova University in August was part of a pattern of incidents that inspired the bill.Alfred Lubrano The Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in government shutdownThe news comes according to a memo being circulated by the White House. It would reverse what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees.Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden were in the crowd for the Phillies’ playoff loss to the DodgersLongtime fans, the Bidens are no strangers to Phillies games.Alfred Lubrano Chrissy Houlahan is on a mission to defend the role of women in combat after Pete Hegseth’s remarksU.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran who represents Chester County, is pushing back on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's directive for a "male standard" for combat. Julia Terruso Why Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged his support for Canada ahead of Trump’s tariff talksPennsylvania’s economy relies heavily on Canada as the state’s top export market.Gillian McGoldrick Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center is pausing services indefinitely amid state budget impasse. It’s a ‘colossal loss.’The Pennsylvania state budget impasse is causing layoffs and disrupting crucial and free services at the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence.Fallon Roth Wharton advisory board chair Marc Rowan had a hand in crafting ideas used in Trump’s university compact, report saysMarc Rowan and his allies were instrumental in developing ideas for the compact that President Donald Trump’s administration asked nine colleges including Penn to sign, according to the New York TimesSusan Snyder Top Pennsylvania Democrat beats an anti-robocall lawsuit in federal appeals court“When it comes to robocalls, you can only call those who, like Blondie, have said, ‘Call me. Call me on the line,’” a district judge ruled last year. The Third Circuit Court found an exception.Abraham Gutman Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over the government shutdownWashington lawmakers remain at a standstill over reopening the government, showing few signs of progress as President Donald Trump says layoffs are “taking place right now.”Josh Boak, Associated Press How November’s pivotal Supreme Court retention race could shape voting rights in Pa. Republicans have long argued that Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has played too large of a role in shaping the state’s elections. Their effort to oust three justices could reverberate in 2026 and 2028.Katie Bernard Pennsylvania college students are very down on democracy, new survey showsProject 26 Pennsylvania, a Democratic group, had conversations with 2,800 college students in Pa. The responses were grim, but could provide a playbook for how to reach Gen Z.Julia Terruso A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in PortlandWhile the president described the city as “war ravaged,” Oregon said that Portland protests were “small and sedate,” resulting in no arrests in the last 3½ months.Dietrich Knauth, Reuters Trump says he’ll send National Guard troops to Chicago, but the details remain unclearIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the move unnecessary and “a manufactured performance — not a serious effort to protect public safety.”Thomas Peipert, Associated Press Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appealIf approved, asylum could provide Abrego Garcia with a green card and a path to citizenship. But if he loses, a judge could remove his protection from being returned to his native country.Travis Loller, Associated Press How a feud over privatizing sewers took over the Gloucester Township mayor’s raceKeith Gibbons, an independent, is challenging Democratic incumbent David Mayer. Their fight started over sewers.Alfred Lubrano See more storiesAdvertisement
Worker absences and flight delays at Philly regional airports could worsen amid the government shutdownSo far, the budget impasse has not led to chronic traffic snarls on the runway at PHL, but absences are already up.Max Marin and Ximena Conde
Worker absences and flight delays at Philly regional airports could worsen amid the government shutdownSo far, the budget impasse has not led to chronic traffic snarls on the runway at PHL, but absences are already up.Max Marin and Ximena Conde
Who this GOP group wants — and doesn’t want — to see its N.J. governor’s race adsAliya Schneider and Joe Yerardi
Who this GOP group wants — and doesn’t want — to see its N.J. governor’s race adsAliya Schneider and Joe Yerardi
Mayor Parker’s neighborhood engagement director ‘has been separated’ from the city after allegedly accosting a Council memberSean Collins Walsh
Mayor Parker’s neighborhood engagement director ‘has been separated’ from the city after allegedly accosting a Council memberSean Collins Walsh
Near the shuttered Liberty Bell, Philadelphia union leaders and lawmakers rally against the government shutdownAriana Perez-Castells and Fallon Roth
Near the shuttered Liberty Bell, Philadelphia union leaders and lawmakers rally against the government shutdownAriana Perez-Castells and Fallon Roth
Villanova’s swatting incident spurs Pa. lawmakers to try and make it a felony: ‘It’s not a prank’State Rep. Craig Williams says swatting is "terror" that needs strict punishment. The shooting hoax at Villanova University in August was part of a pattern of incidents that inspired the bill.Alfred Lubrano
Villanova’s swatting incident spurs Pa. lawmakers to try and make it a felony: ‘It’s not a prank’State Rep. Craig Williams says swatting is "terror" that needs strict punishment. The shooting hoax at Villanova University in August was part of a pattern of incidents that inspired the bill.Alfred Lubrano
The Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in government shutdownThe news comes according to a memo being circulated by the White House. It would reverse what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees.Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
The Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in government shutdownThe news comes according to a memo being circulated by the White House. It would reverse what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees.Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden were in the crowd for the Phillies’ playoff loss to the DodgersLongtime fans, the Bidens are no strangers to Phillies games.Alfred Lubrano
Former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden were in the crowd for the Phillies’ playoff loss to the DodgersLongtime fans, the Bidens are no strangers to Phillies games.Alfred Lubrano
Chrissy Houlahan is on a mission to defend the role of women in combat after Pete Hegseth’s remarksU.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran who represents Chester County, is pushing back on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's directive for a "male standard" for combat. Julia Terruso
Chrissy Houlahan is on a mission to defend the role of women in combat after Pete Hegseth’s remarksU.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran who represents Chester County, is pushing back on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's directive for a "male standard" for combat. Julia Terruso
Why Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged his support for Canada ahead of Trump’s tariff talksPennsylvania’s economy relies heavily on Canada as the state’s top export market.Gillian McGoldrick
Why Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged his support for Canada ahead of Trump’s tariff talksPennsylvania’s economy relies heavily on Canada as the state’s top export market.Gillian McGoldrick
Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center is pausing services indefinitely amid state budget impasse. It’s a ‘colossal loss.’The Pennsylvania state budget impasse is causing layoffs and disrupting crucial and free services at the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence.Fallon Roth
Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center is pausing services indefinitely amid state budget impasse. It’s a ‘colossal loss.’The Pennsylvania state budget impasse is causing layoffs and disrupting crucial and free services at the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence.Fallon Roth
Wharton advisory board chair Marc Rowan had a hand in crafting ideas used in Trump’s university compact, report saysMarc Rowan and his allies were instrumental in developing ideas for the compact that President Donald Trump’s administration asked nine colleges including Penn to sign, according to the New York TimesSusan Snyder
Wharton advisory board chair Marc Rowan had a hand in crafting ideas used in Trump’s university compact, report saysMarc Rowan and his allies were instrumental in developing ideas for the compact that President Donald Trump’s administration asked nine colleges including Penn to sign, according to the New York TimesSusan Snyder
Top Pennsylvania Democrat beats an anti-robocall lawsuit in federal appeals court“When it comes to robocalls, you can only call those who, like Blondie, have said, ‘Call me. Call me on the line,’” a district judge ruled last year. The Third Circuit Court found an exception.Abraham Gutman
Top Pennsylvania Democrat beats an anti-robocall lawsuit in federal appeals court“When it comes to robocalls, you can only call those who, like Blondie, have said, ‘Call me. Call me on the line,’” a district judge ruled last year. The Third Circuit Court found an exception.Abraham Gutman
Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over the government shutdownWashington lawmakers remain at a standstill over reopening the government, showing few signs of progress as President Donald Trump says layoffs are “taking place right now.”Josh Boak, Associated Press
Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over the government shutdownWashington lawmakers remain at a standstill over reopening the government, showing few signs of progress as President Donald Trump says layoffs are “taking place right now.”Josh Boak, Associated Press
How November’s pivotal Supreme Court retention race could shape voting rights in Pa. Republicans have long argued that Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has played too large of a role in shaping the state’s elections. Their effort to oust three justices could reverberate in 2026 and 2028.Katie Bernard
How November’s pivotal Supreme Court retention race could shape voting rights in Pa. Republicans have long argued that Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has played too large of a role in shaping the state’s elections. Their effort to oust three justices could reverberate in 2026 and 2028.Katie Bernard
Pennsylvania college students are very down on democracy, new survey showsProject 26 Pennsylvania, a Democratic group, had conversations with 2,800 college students in Pa. The responses were grim, but could provide a playbook for how to reach Gen Z.Julia Terruso
Pennsylvania college students are very down on democracy, new survey showsProject 26 Pennsylvania, a Democratic group, had conversations with 2,800 college students in Pa. The responses were grim, but could provide a playbook for how to reach Gen Z.Julia Terruso
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in PortlandWhile the president described the city as “war ravaged,” Oregon said that Portland protests were “small and sedate,” resulting in no arrests in the last 3½ months.Dietrich Knauth, Reuters
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in PortlandWhile the president described the city as “war ravaged,” Oregon said that Portland protests were “small and sedate,” resulting in no arrests in the last 3½ months.Dietrich Knauth, Reuters
Trump says he’ll send National Guard troops to Chicago, but the details remain unclearIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the move unnecessary and “a manufactured performance — not a serious effort to protect public safety.”Thomas Peipert, Associated Press
Trump says he’ll send National Guard troops to Chicago, but the details remain unclearIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the move unnecessary and “a manufactured performance — not a serious effort to protect public safety.”Thomas Peipert, Associated Press
Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appealIf approved, asylum could provide Abrego Garcia with a green card and a path to citizenship. But if he loses, a judge could remove his protection from being returned to his native country.Travis Loller, Associated Press
Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appealIf approved, asylum could provide Abrego Garcia with a green card and a path to citizenship. But if he loses, a judge could remove his protection from being returned to his native country.Travis Loller, Associated Press
How a feud over privatizing sewers took over the Gloucester Township mayor’s raceKeith Gibbons, an independent, is challenging Democratic incumbent David Mayer. Their fight started over sewers.Alfred Lubrano
How a feud over privatizing sewers took over the Gloucester Township mayor’s raceKeith Gibbons, an independent, is challenging Democratic incumbent David Mayer. Their fight started over sewers.Alfred Lubrano
