Politics
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.
Clinton and Trump dominate Pennsylvania primary, McGinty triumphs in Senate race
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump took sweeping victories across the east coast on Tuesday.
Fels grad and indicted 11-term Congressman Chaka Fattah loses Democratic primary
State Rep. Dwight Evans beat Chaka Fattah, a 1986 Fels Institute of Government graduate, by eight percentage points in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton victorious outside Pennsylvania
Republican nominee and 1968 Wharton graduate Trump won in all four of the other states that had primaries on Super Tuesday, sweeping up Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island.
Hillary Clinton celebrates primary victory in Philadelphia
Presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated her Pennsylvania primary victory at the Terrace Ballroom of the Philadelphia Convention Center.
On Primary Day in Pennsylvania, multiple races to watch
After months of on campus voter registration, campaigning and opinionated Facebook protest today is primary day in Pennsylvania.
How the Pennsylvania primary works
On Tuesday, the real race in Pennsylvania will take place on the bottom of the Republican ballot, where voters will directly select delegates, almost 80 percent of which are unpledged.
Delegates, not voters, historically hold balance of power in Pa. primary
Seventy one Republican and 210 Democratic delegates will be on the line when Pennsylvania votes on Tuesday.
'I loved Penn,' Trump says at West Chester University rally
West Chester students had mixed feelings about having such a controversial political figure visit their school.
Gov. John Kasich meets with press, supporters and Penn students at South Phila. diner
On Monday, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich stopped by the Penrose Diner in South Philadelphia to talk with Pennsylvania voters.
Phila. soda tax proposal divides Democratic presidential candidates and city residents
Hillary Clinton came out in favor of the soda tax, but Bernie Sanders has opposed it.
Students debate merits of PACs, contribution limits
The Penn Political Union held a parliamentary-style debate on Thursday on the utility of personal contribution limits to curb campaign spending.
Penn grad Alice Paul joins suffragists on the back of redesigned $10 bill
Paul, who founded the National Women’s Party and is known for her tenacious protests of Woodrow Wilson’s administration, earned her M.A. in sociology from Penn in 1907 and her Ph.D. in 1912.
Hillary Clinton campaigns in Philadelphia
Hillary Clinton addressed an enthusiastic crowd on Wednesday night at the Fillmore in Fishtown that remained unfazed with disruptions by protestors.
While New Yorkers vote, Pennsylvania politicos hold fundraiser ahead of April 26 primary
The event was attended by a range of state dignitaries, including former U.S. Rep. Bob Walker, Pennsylvania State Rep. Martina White, former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and Milton Street.