Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Philadelphia Tuesday to meet with local workers. The visit comes as the 2024 presidential race heats up and the Republican field to challenge President Biden continues to grow. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has more from her visit.

Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday evening, promising to be the only candidate in a crowded GOP primary field willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. Christie, who also ran for president in 2016, began his bid under the slogan “Because the truth matters” with ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are back in session, as House Democrats are advancing a spending plan that could test Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ability to manage a politically divided Legislature in his freshman year.

The justices are expected to rule in the coming weeks in another case out of Alabama that could make it much more difficult for minority groups to sue over gerrymandered political maps that dilute their representation

The state’s house of representatives — by a vote of 102 to 101 — have approved a $46 billion budget plan that would include $375 million for education initiatives.

Voters in New Jersey head to the polls Tuesday to select nominees to represent their parties in the 2023 general election. There are no statewide races, however, election watchers are keeping an eye on the 3rd Legislative District where incumbent Republican Sen. Ed Durr is facing a challenge from incumbent GOP Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer.

A Republican state senator whose 2021 surprise victory over the New Jersey Senate President is fighting to hold on to the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s primary, and two long-time Democratic state senators are vying against each other for another chance to represent their party in the state Legislature. It’s Primary Election Day Tuesday when polls ope...

The Unites States military says a Chinese navy ship made an “unsafe” maneuver in the Taiwan Straight, cutting in front of a American destroyer.

A group that fought in court to keep a statue of Christopher Columbus in a South Philadelphia park has now filed suit against Mayor Jim Kenney and members of the city’s historical commission over their roles in the effort to remove the statue.

A group that fought in court to keep a statue of Christopher Columbus in a south Philadelphia park has now filed suit against Mayor Jim Kenney and members of the city’s historical commission over their roles in the effort to remove the statue.

Chuck Todd says he’s leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show. Todd will be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker. The 51-year-old Todd told viewers Sunday he’s ”watched too many friends and family let work consume them before it was too late.” Todd says he promis...

With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling. That averts an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. The Treasury Department had warned that the country would start running short of cash to pay all of its bills on Monday, a development that would have sent shockwaves th...

American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer dialogue over conflict.