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October 18, 2021 at 9:42 am

2 more House Democrats retiring, underscoring 2022 obstacles

Two longtime Democratic congressmen with a combined six decades of experience have announced plans to retire at the end of their terms.

October 11, 2021 at 12:08 pm

Pennsylvania attorney general jumps into ’22 governor’s race

Pennsylvania’s high-profile attorney general, Josh Shapiro, is set to announce his candidacy for governor on Wednesday

September 25, 2021 at 7:49 am

EXPLAINER: As Arizona election ‘audit’ ends, new ones begin

The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 presidential election came to an embarrassing end this week in Arizona, but efforts to...

August 6, 2021 at 6:29 am

Conor Lamb joins 2022 race for open Pennsylvania Senate seat

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb says he is running for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat, joining a crowded Democratic field in one of the nation’s most competitive...

FILE – In this May 6, 2021 file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Election officials and experts are raising alarms about the private fundraising surrounding efforts to expand Republican ballot reviews to more states former President Donald Trump falsely claims he won. While some fundraising details have come to light, information about who is donating the money and how it’s being spent is largely exempt from public disclosure. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool) NYMV301 NYMV301

July 30, 2021 at 7:29 am

Experts raise alarms over fundraising for GOP ballot reviews VIEW

Election officials and experts are raising alarms about the private fundraising surrounding Republican-led reviews of the 2020 presidential election, an effort that is expanding to...

July 18, 2021 at 4:37 am

Pennsylvania election audit gets GOP campaign trail embrace

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election have been debunked by the courts, his own Justice Department and...

July 2, 2021 at 10:05 am

Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Following in the footsteps of Arizona's Senate Republicans, Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Senate is considering an investigation into how last year's presidential election...

May 26, 2021 at 2:23 pm

Probe finds no intentional act to derail sex-abuse vote VIEW

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An internal investigation into an apparent bureaucratic blunder by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration that scuttled a statewide voter referendum sought...

FILE – In this May 12, 2021 file photo, Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at an event in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Beyond the local races on ballots, Pennsylvaniaâ€™s primary election will determine the future of a governorâ€™s authority during disaster declarations. Voters statewide Tuesday, May 18 will decide four separate ballot questions, including two on whether to give state lawmakers much more power over disaster declarations. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) PAMR501 PAMR501

May 19, 2021 at 9:49 am

Pennsylvania voters impose new limits on governor’s powers

Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to curb their governor’s emergency powers, approving constitutional amendments sought by Republican lawmakers angry over Democratic Gov....

May 18, 2021 at 6:47 pm

Voters back bid to ban race discrimination in constitution

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters are backing a proposal to amend the state constitution to outlaw discrimination based on race and ethnicity, a question...