WASHINGTON — An Army veteran, a former cop and a congressional aide during the Nixon impeachment proceedings are among the U.S. House Democrats who will soon make the case for ousting President Donald Trump from office. The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a resolution that named seven impeachment managers to serve as prosecutors in the […]

President Trump and members of Congress on Sunday voiced outrage at the knife attack that injured five people at the home of a Hasidic rabbi in New York state, calling for unity in condemning anti-Semitism — even as some Democrats urgently pressed Trump to take a stronger public stand on the issue. Congressional leaders, rank-and-file […]

Most Republican members have said they support the move; Democrats say they’re worried about destabilizing the Middle East and concerned Trump didn’t seek congressional approval. By Katie Meyer (Harrisburg) — Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation—half Republicans, half Democrats—seems to be split down party lines on ​this week’s attack, authorized by President Trump, on a top Iranian general. […]

There’s a pervasive sense of legislative paralysis gripping Capitol Hill. And it’s been there long before the impeachment inquiry began. For months, President Donald Trump has fired off tweet missives accusing House Democrats of “getting nothing done in Congress,” and being consumed with impeachment. Trump may want to look to the Republican-controlled Senate instead. Democrats […]

Originally published here. WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a landmark health care measure Thursday that proponents say would dramatically reduce the rising cost of prescription drugs and significantly expand access to health care benefits and services. The sweeping legislation passed largely along party lines, with 230 lawmakers voting for it and 192 against. Only […]

Originally published here. PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)— On December 9, 2019, over 50 regional leaders of color and women — including entrepreneurs, investors, thought leaders, and philanthropic executives — convened at The Enterprise Center in an Opportunity Zone in West Philadelphia to repair gaps and begin to create innovative equity solutions to today’s capital access system for […]

The Philadelphia-area’s largest factory complex — the Boeing helicopter works in Delaware County — appears to have dodged a fiscal missile this week as area members of Congress of both parties joined forces to pressure Washington into restoring funds for Army Chinook CH-47 helicopter upgrades that had been cut by the Trump administration last winter. […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pursuing a series of policies that could knock nearly 290,000 Pennsylvanians off food stamp benefits. The administration this week finalized one of three controversial policies that aim to limit nationwide eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The administration has portrayed the effort as a push to boost […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed legislation on Friday that would give the federal government broader authority to police voting rights violations across the country. The bill, a top priority for House Democrats, passed by a vote of 228-187, with just one Republican — U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District, — breaking GOP ranks to […]

Congressman Dwight Evans (D-3rd Dist.), vice chair of the House Small Business Committee, voted to send four bipartisan bills that would help small businesses to the full House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 20. Evans is the lead co-sponsor with Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) of one of the bills, the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses […]