
Politics
It’s the economy, estúpido: New Jersey governor’s race tests Democrats’ efforts to win back Latinos
The election highlights the challenges in traditionally blue areas where the party’s decline in this racial demographic has been more pronounced than in battleground states.
4 weeks ago
The Public Education Funding Commission still has to determine how to weigh additional funding to schools for low-income students and English language learners.
4 weeks ago
Portrait of former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wins national award
The Portrait Society of America awarded the painting of Nutter first place in its 2025 international portrait competition.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:02Sheetz racial discrimination case is on the chopping block as Trump rewrites civil rights
A Black worker who was let go from his job in Pennsylvania claimed he was fired after working there for a month because of a previous felony drug conviction.
4 weeks ago
Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to bar some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania
The justices acted on an appeal filed by the Republican National Committee, the state GOP and the Republican-majority election board in Butler County.
4 weeks ago
Studio 2 Extra: Fmr. Penn chair Scott Bok on fight for university's soul
Former Penn Board Chair Scott Bok on the fallout from the 2023 campus protests, the antisemitism probes, and Wall Street's outsized influence on universities.
Air Date: June 6, 2025 1:00 pm
Listen 25:41What to expect in the New Jersey primary
Nearly a dozen candidates will compete on Tuesday for the chance to succeed Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. Voters will also pick nominees for the state General Assembly.
4 weeks ago
What Trump ordering an investigation into Biden’s actions might mean legally and politically
Biden, 82, and now undergoing treatments for prostate cancer, dismissed Trump’s actions as “ridiculous.”
4 weeks ago
Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit, leave 10.9 million more people uninsured, CBO says
Over the next decade, the bill would cut taxes by $3.75 trillion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The president wants the bill on his desk by July 4.
4 weeks ago
Carstarphen is running for his second full term in office. Residents will also pick three at-large council members.
1 month ago
Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here’s what we know
Foreign-made steel and aluminum is used in household products like soup cans and paper clips as well as big-ticket items like a stainless-steel refrigerators and cars.
1 month ago
Delaware lawmakers consider legislation to overturn offshore wind project permit denial
Sussex County council members voted to deny a permit for offshore wind substation. But state lawmakers could reverse that decision.
1 month ago
Listen 1:05The House budget bill Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick voted for would be a “disaster” for business, solar installers say.
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Listen 2:23PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case
The lawsuits were filed on similar grounds, saying Trump's complaint that public media is biased against conservatives represents viewpoint discrimination.
1 month ago
Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation
This pushes the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.
1 month ago