Politics
Coronavirus and the uncertain Pa. primary date pose challenges for Penn’s political groups
Amidst COVID-19, political groups like Penn Democrats and Penn Leads the Vote try to keep students politically engaged despite physical limitations and uncertain primary dates.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney orders city residents to stay home amid coronavirus outbreak
All Philadelphia residents are required to remain home unless they are performing essential personal activities.
Penn Democrats endorses Joe Biden despite group's split support for Bernie Sanders
Penn Dems endorsed Biden Saturday and said the former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice's "diverse coalition of support" will lead him to success in November's election.
Biden speaks in Philadelphia after a second straight Tuesday filled with primary victories
Biden spoke at the National Constitution Center due to the cancellation of his rally in Cleveland, Ohio amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Penn graduate and The Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur loses congressional election
Uygur finished in 4th place out of 12 candidates in the special primary election for Katie Hill’s former seat, earning approximately 5% of the vote, The New York Times reported.
Former Penn Law prof. Elizabeth Warren drops out of presidential race
Before running for president, Warren taught contract and bankruptcy law at Penn Law from 1987 to 1995.
After Super Tuesday, Penn for Biden and Penn for Bernie prepare for lengthy primary battle
After Super Tuesday, students running Penn for Biden said they anticipated a close race, and despite the setback, Penn for Bernie remains determined to secure their candidate's nomination.
Trump to make first 2020 appearance in Pa. in a town hall on Thursday
The hour-long event will be broadcasted live on Fox News from the Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, Pa.
'We will not support Mike Bloomberg': Penn Dems releases anti-endorsement statement
Penn Democrats announced in an official statement that the club will not endorse Michael Bloomberg, criticizing the former New York mayor's stop-and-frisk policies and alleged sexual harassment.
Trump nominates Penn graduate Kenneth Braithwaite as next Navy Secretary
Braithwaite graduated with a master’s degree in government administration from Penn’s Fels Institute of Government in 1995. He is the current U.S. Ambassador to Norway.
Penn Dems, without endorsing, co-hosts a Bloomberg Phila. campaign event
Although Penn Democrats has yet to endorse a candidate for the 2020 presidential primary, the group partnered with Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg's Pennsylvania campaign branch for a campaign event at Woody’s, an LGBTQ bar and dance club in Center City.
Helen Gym, Penn graduate and Philadelphia city councilmember, endorses Bernie Sanders
Gym is the second elected official in Pennsylvania to endorse Sanders.
Here’s how the 2020 census could affect all Penn students, regardless of hometown
All college students will be counted as residents of where they are living as of April 1, as opposed to where they grew up or where their guardians live. At Penn, the rules are the same for non-Pennsylvanian students as well as international students.
Penn Dems releases endorsements for the Pennsylvania Democratic congressional primary
The group's executive board voted unanimously to endorse five candidates to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives: Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Conor Lamb (PA-17), and Eugene DePasquale (PA-10).
At Penn, former Bush official says unethical conduct is in a ‘whole new world with Trump’
Painter, who worked for former President George W. Bush, said ethical norms are declining under 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump's presidency.
Phila. District Attorney Larry Krasner sued by two prosecutors for age discrimination
The prosecutors were asked to resign in January 2018, three days after Krasner took office. When they refused, they were fired and replaced by younger prosecutors whom the plaintiffs claim were less experienced, according to the lawsuit.
Penn students host their own Democratic debate, discussing merits of the 2020 candidates
In an effort to campaign and educate the Penn community on hot button political issues, students gathered in the ARCH building Tuesday night for a parliamentary debate about their 2020 Democratic favorites.
U.S. Education Dept. investigates Harvard and Yale for failing to report foreign donations
The Department of Education has sent letters to the two Ivy League universities for failing to report foreign donations of more than $250,000, as required by Section 117 of the Higher Education Act.
Here’s how the 2020 Democratic candidates plan to make college more affordable
Check out a breakdown of five leading Democratic candidates' plans to make college more affordable and decrease student debt.