Crude awakening | Editorial Cartoon

Political engagement and civic responsibility must be practiced every day of the year, not just on Election Day.

The “sixth-year curse” may dog the president and his party.

Inquirer readers on the role of independent voters in elections and the Kennedy Center renaming controversy.

In Alaska, an overzealous FBI probe and Trump’s push to block a Dem victory is much scarier than a routine political ploy.

Robust democratic participation is the surest remedy for President Trump’s efforts to undermine our democracy.

History shows voting by mail can help cultivate democracy, and Americans have been voting by post for more than 200 years.

The nonprofit runs Mercy Hospice, which houses 31 women grappling with substance use, homelessness, and a host of other challenges. “It’s showing us how to be a friend,” one resident said.

A record vote by Arab citizens could mark a turning point in ethnic relations within Israel — if Jewish Israelis don’t say no.

As Election Day approaches, John Cole reflects on the fine print that comes with casting a ballot.

Inquirer readers on a proposed parking ticket amnesty in Philadelphia and the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum.

The workforce our region depends on for its own care is the same workforce quietly absorbing the caregiving crisis at home.

Plus: Explanations lacking in Academy closure, preventing gas shutoffs is misguided, and Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr. doth protest too much.

The president’s crude remark about the rap star’s appearance during a recent campaign stop stirred an ancestral memory for some African Americans, including me.

John Cole on how President Trump’s low approval ratings appear to be weighing on GOP candidates in advance of Tuesday’s midterm election.

Inquirer readers on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial and protecting the polls on Election Day.

A Philly Democrat’s show of support for Brazil's leftist Lula hints at a very different brand in next year’s Congress.

No one else so celebrated the possibilities of what we could bring into being if we just got off the sidewalk and walked into history together.

From a 3-year-old soccer whiz removed from play to the careless treatment of a young person outside City Hall, justice isn’t always served when it comes to Black children.

The midterm elections pit voters’ discontent with Trump and Republicans against unprecedented spending by the superrich.

Stephen Kamnik created thousands of images of women, including his co-workers and strangers he met while working as a state police corporal.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick sued Diane Ellis-Marseglia after she declined to recuse herself from the Bucks County Election Board over her support of his opponent, Democrat Bob Harvie.

A woman was struck and killed by a SEPTA Route 13 trolley while running in West Philadelphia Monday morning.

With control of Congress at stake, all eyes are on New Jersey's 7th District race between incumbent Tom Kean Jr. and political newcomer Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat.

Instead of focusing on issues voters have said they’re worried about, Trump dedicated a large portion of his remarks to his D.C. makeover and the pool.

Sean Gerlach pushed the Liberty Bell back and forth to try and make it ring, prosecutors said. And Dawn Hawa was charged with flicking an oily substance onto the famous bell.