The Trump administration has announced a 90-day pause on its plan to impose so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly all US imports. But the pause does not extend to China, where import duties will ...

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Newspaper clippings taken from the Los Angeles Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born archives at the Southern California Library. Jones mused that America’s global image as a beacon of freedom ...

This bill will disenfranchise millions of voters, especially rural voters, voters of color, and married women who have chosen to change their last names, as numerous nonpartisan organizations have ...

Operated by the for-profit prison company The GEO Group, this ICE Detention Center has been accused by the ACLU of medical neglect and mistreatment of inmates. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. The ...

Over a dozen federal agencies have offices in the Philly area. Understanding what they do can highlight how mass layoffs and cutbacks might affect the region. Federal layoffs have affected employees ...

On this week’s episode of The Signal, we welcome Larissa Hopwood, also known widely as “Lolly,” to the show. Larissa has lived in Bucks County since 1999. In addition to being a local activist and ...

"Anyone who visited Starbucks at 2896 S. Eagle Road in Newtown between 10:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on March 19 should monitor for symptoms," the Bucks County Health Department warns. The Bucks County ...

Here’s a look at how Heritage and its partners say they want to make Europe “great again” by returning to “traditional family values.” The Heritage Foundation published Project 2025 as a playbook for ...

"The general consensus is that Airbnbs really screw up neighborhoods and me personally, I don't want to see that happen to Yardley," said Yardley resident Brad Levine. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

The judge ruled that rejecting mail ballots for issues with the date on the outer envelope violates voters’ First Amendment rights, since voting is considered an expression of free speech.

Local writer Diana Leygerman reminds us that progressive social change is a bottom-up process that often starts in the streets. The greatest chapters of American history that Republicans want to ban ...