Supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren show largely mutual admiration of the candidates and similar assessments of their strengths — the differences come down to which qualities each voter prioritized.

A review of all licensing boards ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf found that the nursing board’s initial processing time averaged 17 days. But when pressed, acting Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said she has “no confidence” in that number.

Lawmakers in Congress are still debating a defense spending bill that could include provisions for cleaning up PFAS. Meanwhile, 3M, DuPont, and Chemours appeared before a House committee to discuss the chemicals.

Federal authorities have arrested former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud as the territory struggled to recover from Hurricane Maria.

President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House.

A small group of state senators are holding a hearing over whether South Carolina should follow the lead of other states and ban nearly all abortions.

With another presidential debate looming Thursday on ABC, polling and interviews show that Warren has emerged not only as a liberal alternative to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, but increasingly as a potential threat to the front runner, former vice president Joe Biden.

“I am profoundly sorry that anything I would’ve done could’ve caused such hurt,” Christine M. Coulter said during a City Council hearing, 10 days after The Inquirer reported she wore a T-shirt in the 1990s bearing the words “L.A.P.D. We Treat You Like a King.”

Members of Congress are observing the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in America at a time of renewed interest over the history of slavery and its aftermath on contemporary society.

The prime minister's options have narrowed after a series of apparent miscalculations.

Concerns that Russia would determine who was spying for the United States mounted after officials revealed Putin's role in attacking the 2016 election.

The city will enlist the help of a police research organization based in Washington, D.C., to identify and interview candidates from both inside and outside the department.

The White House is considering a controversial proposal to study whether mass shootings could be prevented by monitoring mentally ill people for small changes that might foretell violence.