Politics

A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony.

President Joe Biden has misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.

Pennsylvania primary voters will decide who goes on to compete to be the state’s next Attorney General next Tuesday. As NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk reports five Democrats vying for their party’s nomination met for a debate in Philadelphia on Wednesday. 

President Joe Biden will call on the U.S. Trade Representative to triple the China tariff rate on steel and aluminum imports.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of potential global “economic spillovers” from rising tensions in the Middle East as the White House pledged to exact new sanctions against Iran.

An arrest warrant was issued for Pennsylvania State Rep. Kevin Boyle (D-Philadelphia) on Tuesday for allegedly violating a protection from abuse order, Philadelphia police said.

Sen. Robert Menendez may blame his wife if he takes the stand during his trial, claiming she was the one getting the money and hiding the truth from him, according to court filings.

Both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are making stops in our region this week. NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk has more on the push for Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia School District is reallocating millions of dollars to stop “leveling,” a process in which teachers are shifted from classrooms based on the school’s enrollment needs.

Pennsylvania voters need to request a mail-in ballot by today, April 16, if they plan on voting by mail in the April 23 primary election. Here’s how to apply and what you need to consider if and when you get a mail-in ballot.

President Joe Biden returned to his childhood hometown of Scranton on Tuesday to open three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania, capitalizing on the opportunity to work the battleground state while Donald Trump spends the week in a New York City courtroom for his first criminal trial.

The first seven jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president.

House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws.