Politics

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.

Mayor Marty Small and his wife La’Quetta Small allegedly physically and emotionally abused their 16-year-old daughter due to her relationship with a boy. Police arrested the principle at Mayor Small’s daughter’s school who was made aware of the abuse and failed to report it. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has more details from court documents.

The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.

Back in 2006, former president Donald Trump allegedly had an affair with Stormy Daniels. Daniels was then allegedly paid off by Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen with hush money. Now years later, Trump is on trial for a criminal case on the matter, and officials are having trouble picking an impartial jury. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has mor...

With a new executive order, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is looking to make the city more ‘business-friendly’ by removing regulatory burdens, streamlining permit and licensing applications and more.