The 7:11 a.m. Amtrak train to Washington DC was essentially the MAGA Express. Up and down the traincar aisles, fans of the 45th and now 47th President Donald J. Trump were easily identifiable in …
What does 2025 hold for the city of Philadelphia? I’m a politics professor at Drexel University and in 2023 I published a short book, “Reforming Philadelphia, 1682-2022,” that traced the …
The US government, on the the ignominious anniversary of the seditious coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2020, met this week to ratify Donald Trump’s very real victory in the 2024 presidential election. They …
A top Israeli diplomat was in town last week to celebrate Hanukkah, meet with representatives from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and visit the Weitzman National Museum of American …
Voters are set to decide in May whether to overhaul oversight of Philadelphia’s beleaguered jails and create a dedicated board and office to hold monthly meetings, review policies and investigate …
The 76ers’ effort to build a Center City arena cleared a major hurdle Thursday, as City Council passed legislation approving the controversial $1.3 billion project. The final vote came after …
City Council is poised to hold a final vote Thursday on legislation approving the 76ers’ plan to build a $1.3 billion Center City arena, despite fierce opposition from community leaders and …
City Council granted preliminary approval Thursday to legislation authorizing the 76ers’ controversial plan to build a $1.3 billion arena along Market Street in Center City to move forward. …
City Council again delayed a preliminary vote authorizing the 76ers to move forward with their plan to build a $1.3 billion Center City arena, as legislative leaders push the team to double their …
With a growing number of American voters identifying as politically independent, many pollsters, most members of the media and the campaigns themselves viewed the independent vote as crucial to the …
A legislative deal allowing the 76ers to move forward with plans to build a $1.3 billion Center City arena has not won the support of a majority of lawmakers, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson …
Fraud within the Homestead Exemption Program – Philadelphia’s popular real estate tax relief benefit – costs the city’s government and schools more than $11 million a year, the City …
On Sunday, Delaware resident and President Joe Biden provided clemency to his son, Hunter Biden, with a Presidential Pardon. Going against a previous promise not to do so, Biden pardoned his son …
City Councilmember Mark Squilla, who represents the site of a proposed 76ers arena on Market Street, is pushing to require the team to fund free SEPTA passes for ticket-holders if benchmarks around …
Gov. Josh Shapiro, by redirecting $153 million in federal funding to SEPTA, stepped in Friday to prevent severe fare increases and service cuts in the near future. The hope, from the authority’s …
SEPTA’s “death spiral” of fare increases and service cuts was postponed Friday, when Gov. Josh Shapiro said that his administration would be redirecting $153 million in federal highway funding …
In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect …
Chinatown community leaders and business owners pleaded with City Council on Tuesday to vote down legislation authorizing the 76ers to build an arena on East Market Street in Center City. Debbie Law, …
Groups planning Philadelphia’s festivities for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence told lawmakers Monday that they need significantly more public funding to hold …
City Council is again taking aim at Philadelphia’s “resign-to-run” rule, two years after a handful of the body’s members quit to run for mayor. The measure, which is enshrined in the city’s …
