Politics
Cruz staffer asked to resign after sharing DP video
The controversy began after the DP caught Marco Rubio speaking with a Cruz staffer inside a South Carolina hotel.
Conservatives search for a community on campus
For students who lean more to the right at Penn, a liberal political environment has various implications on lives of conservative college students.
Penn professor testifies in Congress in support of military drones
The congressional hearing, which plays into the determination of the federal budget, dealt with the role of the aircraft carrier in ensuring the superiority of the U.S. military’s naval power.
News Analysis | Trump supporters couldn’t care less about his Wharton credentials
Ivy League degrees, which Penn students view as tickets to success, do not carry the same value with Americans across the country.
Penn for Hillary members call Nevada voters ahead of Saturday caucus
Penn for Hillary is a student organization devoted to building support for Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign at Penn and throughout Philadelphia.
Minority students feel presidential candidates stumble on race
Wednesday night, the Penn United Minorities Council hosted a discussion about how the current political candidates are addressing minority issues.
Trustees chair David Cohen major donor to indicted Phila. congressman
Campaign filings show that Cohen, a 1981 Law School graduate, was Fattah’s fifth-highest-paying individual donor in the 2014 election cycle.
Penn legal scholars reflect on Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy
It didn’t take long for the justice’s death to ignite a political controversy between Republicans and Democrats.
Penn Law holds lecture on Paris climate change agreement
A New York University environmental ethicist gave a well-attended lecture about the 2015 Paris Agreement on global greenhouse gas emissions.
Scholarship in honor of Beau Biden established by his former Castle brothers
Months after his untimely death, 1991 College graduate Beau Biden’s legacy will live on in the form of a scholarship.
U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty discusses her campaign at Penn
A win in the upcoming elections would guarantee Katie McGinty a position in the history books as the first female Senator from Pennsylvania.
'No Loans,' but Penn students still graduate with debt
32 percent of Penn’s 2015 graduates took out a student loan to finance their education, averaging $18,900.
Penn professor's computer algorithm could fight terrorism while protecting privacy
If created, this algorithm could have major implications for the political scene, particularly after former CIA member Edward Snowden’s revelations of the information that the government has kept secret from the public.
News Analysis: Older, whiter voters flex their muscle in N.H.
Whether it was media-anointed nativist Donald Trump or self-proclaimed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders, the rallies were lily-white.
Biden's visit to Penn brings increased attention to collaboration efforts in cancer research
Biden is leading a “moon shot” effort to create tangible milestones in cancer treatment, which is especially meaningful after the loss of his son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, to brain cancer only last year.
Trump tosses out insults, policy positions at blowout rally in N.H.
Donald Trump delivered a bombastic, wide-ranging address on the eve of the New Hampshire primaries.
Primary sources: on the campaign trail with NH voters
On the New Hampshire campaign trail, here were the voices that stood out.
Former Harvard President Lawrence Summers talks protests and free college
Summers worked for Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Bernie Sanders plays both preacher and therapist for N.H. crowd
At times the event resembled more of a conversation between candidate and voter, rather than a speech.