Philadelphia City Council members on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump following a week of chaos for state and local governments as officials responded to the whiplash of the White House attempting to freeze a wide swath of federal spending in a vague memo that was rescinded a day later.

The order, widely expected to be challenged in court, could block recipients from being able to receive the treatments and have a chilling effect on providers willing to offer care.

Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution during its second meeting of 2025 ‘condemning’ President Donald Trump’s early actions as president — from his flurry of executive orders to his federal aid freeze and ICE raids.

Republican lawmakers from the Philadelphia area celebrated Monday's inauguration, as Mr. Trump's return to Washington gives the GOP control over the White House and Congress. The president took quick action to sign a slew of executive orders.

Churches were among the few so-called "sensitive areas" where ICE agents could not make arrests -- until now. President Donald Trump has revoked a 2011 directive that banned immigration arrests and raids in sensitive areas, including churches, courthouses and schools.

President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to build a massive facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba to house deported migrants—following an escalation across the country in recent days as part of what Trump has promised would be the “largest deportation operation” in U.S. history.

According to a city spokesperson, the Parker administration's stance on the issue of immigration in Philadelphia has remained unchanged since the November election.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders ... Community activist Deja Alvarez, the deputy director of TPAC/WHCI, a Philadelphia center providing health care and services to marginalized ...

Sylvester Stallone, Donald Trump's neighbor and friend, spent some teen years in Philadelphia and made the city a big part of his Rocky franchise.

With harsher policies looming, community groups told City Council that the city and its schools must stand up to ICE.

More than two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights was a key issue highlighted during the demonstration.