The second Republican presidential debate was a noisy event with few standout moments. Meanwhile, Donald Trump spoke to autoworkers in Michigan.

Republican candidate David Oh also issued a statement on the vandalism, stating that as mayor he would "prevent criminal violations before they occur."

The bribes prosecutors charged the senator and his wife, Nadine Arslanian, of taking in a sprawling indictment last week are only some of the improper gifts the senator has been accused of accepting.

David Oh has raised a respectable amount of money for a Republican. But it doesn't appear to be enough to compete in the mayor's race.

Still, the Republican candidates held their own against the Working Families Party in the money battle, and both GOP contenders raised more than any of the five Republicans who ran four years ago.

The gulf between joy and pain in Philly on Tuesday became too expansive for me to navigate.

Tuesday's unrest had little to do with a court ruling in the police shooting of Eddie Irizarry, yet both capture the tension between protecting the public and preserving individual civil rights.

Once again, Philadelphia police are not held accountable, in a city where the bonds between community and police are broken.

As former city mayors, we know firsthand how drugs can devastate neighborhoods and cause ripple effects that can cripple entire communities. People deserve evidenced-based solutions that work.

There's no evidence the registry keeps kids safe, but there are data showing that it bars people from a whole host of jobs over their lifetime — which makes it harder for them to care for their kids.