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What’s the cost of Trump's war in Iran? A congressman from Philly asks budget agency to add it up

Trump Iran cost

Voters to weigh in on longstanding rule requiring Philly elected officials to resign before running for a new office

resign to run approval

President Trump gives nod to Philly's history during State of Union address focused on economy, immigration

Trump state of the union

Who are Pa. and N.J. lawmakers bringing as guests to the State of the Union?

State of Union guests

Could Philly City Council members be allowed to run for state or federal office without resigning?

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Gov. Josh Shapiro is again pushing for Pa. to legalize marijuana, but advocates say it's a long shot in 2026

Marijuana Legalization PA

Gov. Mikie Sherrill urges residents to record ICE agents in New Jersey

Mikie Shherrill daily show

Sen. Fetterman calls on Trump to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after ICE killings in Minneapolis

Fetterman DHS Noem

Gov. Shapiro on ICE operations in Minneapolis: 'It is time to terminate this mission'

Josh Shapiro GMA

Gov. Mikie Sherrill lays out plan for New Jersey in inauguration speech

Sherrill inauguration

The Trump Store in Bensalem to close after six years

Trump Store Bensalem

Ocean City mayor files for personal bankruptcy, citing 'unexpected hardship'

Ocean City Mayor Bankruptcy

Sen. Fetterman opens up about depression and his strained relationship with Gov. Shapiro

Fetterman interview

Pennsylvania abandons climate initiative to end five-month budget impasse

PA budget environment

Larry Krasner defeats Pat Dugan to win third term as Philly district attorney

Philly DA election results

Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, wins N.J. governor's race

All three Pa. Supreme Court justices will return after retention vote victories

Dick Cheney broke tradition with his 'unabashedly partisan' speech at the 2000 Republican National Convention

Sherrill and Ciattarelli both want changes New Jersey's cashless bail system

City Council approves 10-cent fee on paper bags, but mayor could still veto bill

Jack Ciattarelli pledges to pull New Jersey from greenhouse gas initiative

City Council calls for examining policies for domestic violence cases following Kada Scott's death

City Council domestic violence

Gov. Josh Shapiro's new memoir to offer insights on his rise to political stardom

In bid for N.J. governor, Democrat Mikie Sherrill targets rising costs

Jack Ciattarelli courts Trump's GOP base in third run for New Jersey governor

Philly airport won't display Kristi Noem's DHS video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

Philly Airport Noem

NJ governor race enters final stretch as candidates trade barbs

Pa. Supreme Court justices rarely lose seats in retention elections, so why is this year's race so important?

City Council approves additional hiring protections for jobseekers with criminal records

Rue Landau hiring

Jimmy Kimmel returns to late night and calls Trump administration's threats against his show 'un-American'

Jimmy Kimmel return monologue

Gov. Shapiro warns of 'extremely dangerous' federal pressure being used to silence Jimmy Kimmel

City Council condemns President Trump over plans to alter the slavery exhibit at Independence Park

philly slavery exhibits

City Council defends business curfew set to expand beyond Kensington

Kathleen Kane, convicted former Pa. attorney general, says new podcast will teach about 'resilience'

Kathleen Kane

Following lawsuit, Trump administration reinstates $750,000 in grant funding to Woodmere Art Museum

woodmere funding

Philly suburbs were once poster child of gerrymandering for district shaped like Goofy kicking Donald Duck

Pa. Congressional Map 2018

Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity to run for governor against Josh Shapiro

Congress members urge judge to reject Trump's US attorney pick for New Jersey

Pennsylvania voter ID proposal may not move the needle much on election security

Sylvester Stallone, who once compared Donald Trump to Rocky Balboa, chosen as Kennedy Center honoree

GOP passes transit plan in Pa. Senate, but it faces Democratic opposition ahead

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Pat Dugan, a lifelong Democrat, to run as Republican against Larry Krasner in race for district attorney

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