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Kim Lyons and John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Republican Dave McCormick appeared to win a major upset in Pennsylvania, beating three-term incumbent Bob Casey. The victory would give the GOP a key win in the U.S. Senate, where it now holds 53 seats. The Associated Press called the race on Thursday …

Kim Lyons, Christina Kristofic and John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for president, has a busy schedule of events in Pennsylvania this weekend that kicked off Saturday evening with a rally in Latrobe where he approvingly described the anatomy of the late golfer Arnold Palmer. …

Kim Lyons and Abigail Hakas, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Saturday marks exactly one month to Election Day 2024, and former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, the scene of a July attempt on his life that left a rally-goer dead. In an election year that has had a nonstop carousel of unprecedented …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As pro-public education groups plan a rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, educators and advocates on Friday criticized hip-hop icon Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation over a campaign backing a proposed school voucher program in the commonwealth. The campaign’s “Dine & Learn” events in Philadelphia this month …

Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Reflecting on the fight to establish America as a democracy and the events that nearly toppled it three years ago, President Joe Biden warned of the danger he believes former President Donald Trump poses to American ideals. “Today we’re here to answer the most important question. …

Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Pennsylvania will now automatically register eligible residents to vote when they renew their driver’s licenses or ID cards at PennDOT driver and photo license centers, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday. “When running for governor, I made a commitment to bring automatic voter registration to Pennsylvania,” Shapiro …

Samuel O’Neal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A damaged stretch of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia will be reopened by the weekend, Gov. Josh Shapiro vowed Tuesday. “Based on the tremendous progress we have made over the last 72 hours and the time it takes the remaining steps, I can confidently state right …

John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star From finding a job to securing a place to live, formerly incarcerated people face any number of challenges when they return to their hometowns and neighborhoods. And research shows that a steady job and access to opportunity are among the factors that play a key role in keeping someone from offending …

Kira Lerner, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Several prominent Republican candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election lost their races on Tuesday, but other critical races featuring election deniers have not been called. Going into Election Day, election deniers were on the ballot in around half of the races for governor …

Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Barack Obama was in vintage form during a rally here on Saturday, as he urged a crowd of hundreds to cast their votes for Lt. Governor John Fetterman, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate. “This election requires every single one of us to do our …

Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent Democrats and Republicans have just a handful of frantic days left to convince voters who should control Congress before voting in the Nov. 8 midterm elections ends. The two political parties are spending millions on campaign ads and mailers in the dozens of toss-up races that …

Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star After facing questions about his health since suffering a stroke in May, John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, addressed what he called “the elephant in the room” just minutes into a debate against Mehmet Oz, his Republican opponent, on Tuesday. “I had a stroke, …

Patrick Abdalla, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Joe Biden knocked defenders of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol while touting his recent public safety policy wins in a visit to Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. “You can’t be pro-law enforcement and pro-insurrection,” Biden said. The president also referenced the FBI search …

Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett deliberately discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, federal officials said Wednesday while announcing a $20 million settlement with the firm. A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found Trident Mortgage Company, one of …

Originally published by The 19th Errin Haines This month, Pennsylvania, where I now live, and Georgia, my home state, held key primary contests that tested the value of former President Donald Trump’s endorsements and the potency of his Big Lie, raising questions about the power of voter suppression laws spawned …