Politics
U.S. Rep. and Penn alum Chaka Fattah resigns effective immediately
Fattah previously said he would resign Oct. 3, but on Thursday he wrote a letter to the Speaker of the House relating a change in plans, 6abc reported.
$1.9 million in government grants awarded to Penn researchers by National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation will award over $1.9 million in grants to two projects at the University of Pennsylvania and one at Drexel University, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah announced on June 2.
DNC announces journalism program for local youth
25 Philadelphia schoolchildren will be among the thousands of journalists expected to cover the Democratic National Convention (DNC) this July.
Penn students head to the DNC
Next month, Philadelphia will host the Democratic National Convention — and some Penn students are helping make that happen.
New Student Issue: What you need to know about local politics
Whether you're a Philadelphia native or new to the city, here are the figures to know in local and statewide politics:
Philadelphia mayor bans city employees from travelling to anti-LGBT states
Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney said city employees would be banned from traveling to states with anti-LGBT laws on official business.
Congressmen announces grant for mathematics as his corruption trial continues
Fattah announced the award of a $510,000 grant to the University of Pennsylvania for the study of algebraic geometry and physics.
College seniors graduate, Trump and Biden in the audience
Tiffany Trump, daughter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and Naomi Biden, the grand-daughter of Vice President Joe Biden, were among the roughly 1,500 graduating students of the College of Arts and Sciences on May 15.
Vice President Joe Biden will attend the University Commencement on Monday
In a change of plans, Vice President Joe Biden will be at the main University Commencement on Monday, the Division of Public Safety said on Thursday night.
Penn prof. profiled as a terrorist for doing math on a plane
Penn professor Guido Menzio was on an American Airlines flight when he was profiled as a terrorist — for working on a differential equation onboard.
Biden and Trump to attend College of Arts and Sciences graduation
Penn Police will be working with the Secret Service and city police to prepare for the event, which may include protesters.
Kasich drops out of presidential race
Ohio Gov. and Republican John Kasich will suspend his presidential campaign, Politico reported Wednesday.
Ted Cruz drops out, clearing path for likely Trump nomination
It's looking even more likely that a Wharton alumnus will clinch the Republican nomination for 2016.
Malia Obama to attend Harvard after gap year
The First Daughter has chosen America's first college.
Jon Huntsman Jr. says Trump is 'best positioned to build new coalitions as a nominee'
In a recent MSNBC video, Wharton students may not have been keen on supporting 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, but a famous name connected to Wharton has weighed in.
After chairing Obama's bioethics commission, Gutmann will stay out of public policy to focus on Penn
Gutmann said she thinks it’s important for everyone in academia, and people in general, to get involved with public policy or other ways to give back.
Student groups eager to get out the vote for Pa. primary
Tuesday began early for College junior Leopold Spohngellert, one of the many Penn students leading get-out-the-vote efforts on the morning of the Pennsylvania primary.
DP receives results from investigation of reporting practices during South Carolina presidential primary trip
Executive Editor of Politico Peter Canellos, Managing Editor at Propublica Robin Fields and writer at New York Times Binyamin Applebaum conducted the report and passed on their findings.
Reporter's Notebook | An early morning ticket to Primary Day in Pennsylvania
One brave (or overzealous?) Daily Pennsylvanian reporter rose before dawn to watch the democratic process at work across campus.