Politics
How a Penn education helped Kahlil Williams run for City Commissioner
Williams, who launched his campaign six weeks ago, was enrolled in Penn’s Political Science Ph.D. program from 2001 to 2011, concentrating in American Politics.
How the Penn Biden Center could help the former VP chart a path to the presidency
Although Biden has yet to announce plans for a 2020 campaign, experts say the Penn Biden Center may be helping shape his path to becoming the next president.
Elizabeth Warren's former Penn colleagues believe she can beat Trump. Here's why.
Penn Law professor Stephen Burbank, who helped hire Warren, and Colin Diver, the dean of Penn Law at the time, both said they think the senator could beat Trump.
Former Penn prof. Elizabeth Warren is running for president in 2020
The Massachusetts senator, who taught at Penn Law during the late 1980s and early 1990s, is one of the first prominent Democrats to declare their candidacy.
'I'm glad he's out': Penn Dems welcome Michael Avenatti's 2020 presidential race withdrawal
Members of Penn Dems greeted the news, saying Avenatti's recent domestic abuse allegations, lack of progressivism, and controversial reputation turned them off to the lawyer.
What Penn's political groups are working on now that midterm election season is over
In the days leading up to the Nov. 6 election, campus political groups focused their attention on increasing voter turnout and supporting local candidates.
Penn grad Michael Avenatti defends his innocence amid domestic violence allegations
Authorities in California will not bring felony domestic violence charges against the 1996 College graduate and celebrity attorney, who has denied allegations of abuse.
Mayor Jim Kenney touts Phila. immigration policy at Penn event as crowd member pushes back
The conversation was part of a day-long Perry World House event, where officials from cities across the nation gathered to discuss changing local and national immigration policies.
Brazilian students at Penn divided over new far-right president, known as ‘Trump of the Tropics’
Penn Brazil Club members said it was a mix of economic conditions, corruption, and general discontent with the status quo that propelled Bolsonaro to victory.
Penn students turned out to vote last Tuesday. But how much did their votes matter?
Voter experts and Penn professors say it is still too early to determine the full effect students had in the midterms, but that the uptick in Penn's voter turnout likely made little difference in election outcomes in Pennsylvania.
Penn grad Michael Avenatti reportedly arrested for domestic violence days after campus visit
On Nov. 11, Avenatti was on Penn's campus at two different speaker events hosted by the Philomathean Society, Penn Democrats and the Government and Politics Association.
After record-breaking female midterm victories, Penn holds panel on 'watershed moment'
Panelist Anne Wakabayashi, the executive director for Emerge Pennsylvania, said political representation is of the utmost importance because “every issue is a women’s issue.”
Penn grad Michael Avenatti sounds off at campus event: 'Trump is a moron on many things'
Speaking to 70 students on Friday afternoon, Avenatti let loose on Trump, the Democratic party, and the trial lawyer's potential bid for president in 2020.
How Penn voted: A breakdown of campus's poll numbers
In the 2018 historic midterm elections, Penn students turned out in record-breaking numbers at polling stations across campus.
Tuesday's midterm election was the biggest in recent memory. Penn paid attention.
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) was re-elected to the House, still serving as the representative for Penn's campus.
Jon Huntsman Jr., Penn grad and U.S. Ambassador to Russia, announces cancer diagnosis
The current U.S. ambassador to Russia and a former Governor of Utah, Huntsman Jr. received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Penn in 1987.
Philadelphia's DA office prepares Election Fraud Task Force to protect the polls on Nov. 6
A large task force will be put in place in order to protect against voting fraud and monitor polling locations in Philadelphia on Election Day.
Less than 1 in 5 Penn students voted in 2014. Penn Leads the Vote aims to change that come Nov. 6.
During the 2014 midterms, Penn had a turnout rate of 19.8 percent but recent work by Penn Leads the Vote has utilized student leaders to inspire peers to turn out for Tuesday's midterms.
Penn grad Chris DePizzo was a NYC lawyer before running for Congress in Ohio
Six years after leaving Penn, DePizzo is running for Congress in his home state of Ohio despite a 0.1 percent chance of winning the seat, which has been controlled by the current Democratic incumbent for eight terms.