Freshman’s Test: How to Keep This Moderate Philly Suburb Red

Pennsylvania's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, just north of Philadelphia, is nearly evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters. It's the kind of place where a moderate congressman like Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has, in the past, appealed to centrist voters of both parties.

After the ‘unfortunate event,’ Starbucks organizes Philly corporates…

Even before a Rittenhouse Square barista caused a national uproar when she alerted the cops in April about two black men who hadn't ordered anything, Starbucks says it had planned to come to Philadelphia to convene local corporations for a career fair. It had already held similar events in five other cities, including Atlanta and Los Angeles.

In 1990, this nation invaded this oil-rich emirate

This undated engraving shows the scene on July 4, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pa. The document, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Philip Livingston and Roger Sherman, announces the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.

The Latest: Democrat faults conservative role in nomination

President Donald Trump points before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 8, 2018, en route to Washington from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump points before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 8, 2018, en route to Washington from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. Recent presidents have delighted in dramatically revealing the people they have chosen to sit on the Supreme Court.

As Trump weighs options, Pence meets with Supreme Court contenders

WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence has met with some of the contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, The Associated Press has learned. The meetings took place in recent days, a person familiar with the search process said.

The American Resistance Should Also Salute This Corsican Revolutionary on July 4th

Pasquale Paoli, the Corsican resistance leader who had won independence for his island in the Mediterranean in 1755. "The greatest in the United States Constitution is its first three beautiful words," President Donald Trump declared in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017.

1 Dead In Brewerytown Building Collapse

CBS 3 PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 20: U.S. Senate Republican candidate Pat Toomey and U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Congressman Joe Sestak debate at the National Constitution Center on October 20, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Recent Polls have the two candidates neck and neck with two weeks to Election Day.

Lifelong Friends, Marion Campbell And Betty De Lagarde, Both Turn 100

Marion Campbell and Betty De Lagarde were joined by friends and family Tuesday at Wesley Enhanced Living in Northwest Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Primary Day: Scott Wagner Wins Republican Gubernatorial Nomination, Lou Barletta Becomes GOP Senate Nominee It's Primary Day in Pennsylvania as voters throughout the region have been hitting the polls.

Paul Ryan’s retirement echoes GOP departures from Philadelphia region

After House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he would not seek reelection, he'll follow up with a very different task Thursday: swearing in the newest Democratic representative, Southwestern Pennsylvania's Conor Lamb. The juxtaposition of the departing GOP leader welcoming a Democrat who won a stunning special election upset last month will briefly encapsulate Republicans' growing fear of a coming political wipeout this fall.

Congressional map raises Democrats’ hopes, legal test ahead Source: AP

The map of congressional districts imposed by Pennsylvania's high court for the state's 2018 elections will set off a new legal battle, reconfigure perhaps dozens of campaigns and give Democrats a boost in their mission to wrest control of the U.S. House. The map of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional districts is to be in effect for the May 15 primary and substantially overhauls a Republican-drawn congressional map widely viewed as among the nation's most gerrymandered.

In Pennsylvania, women who voted for Trump voice support after first year

The first year of Donald Trump's unorthodox presidency may have been a dizzying ride, but Belinda Miller has never regretted voting for him in 2016. "My 401 and my 403 have soared, and if anybody doesn't realize that, they've been asleep for a year," said Miller, a 50-year-old emergency room nurse from Audubon, Pennsylvania, referring to her retirement accounts' growth in a booming stock market.

Pols on the Street: Upstate Republicans Point at Scary Philly

BY JOE SHAHEELI Western and midstate Republicans are warming up for the 2018 political season by sharpening their teeth on controversial Philadelphia news. Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe and 15 Republican members of the House State Government Committee sent a letter to Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. CortA s in response to a report by City Commissioner Al Schmidt that some non-citizens were registered to vote, largely through irregularities in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's "motor voter"A process.

PA: Is Philly’s Public Transit Ready for Amazon’s New Headquarters?

Sept. 26--The city that attracts Amazon's new second headquarters would gain 50,000 jobs, billions of dollars in economic development, and potentially a lot more people on roads and public transportation. The Philadelphia region can handle it, said Barry Seymour, executive director of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

DACA decision leaves immigrants, activists wondering what’s next?

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Trump administration transfers foreign terror suspect to US for trial

The Trump administration has transferred an Algerian terror suspect from Spain to the United States to be tried in federal court rather than at the Guantnamo Bay naval prison. Ali Charaf Damache was extradited from Spain and arrived in Philadelphia on Friday, where he made an initial appearance in court on charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, the Justice Department says.