Trump endorsement hovers over prime-time GOP Senate debate
Candidates for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat charged into their live-televised prime-time debate with extra incentive to attack Mehmet Oz after the celebrity heart surgeon received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.
Live TV debate exposes Democrats' differences in Pennsylvania Senate race
The leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat held their first live-televised prime-time debate.
Pa. Senate votes to end drop boxes, outside money for elections
Bills to ban drop boxes for depositing mail-in and absentee ballots as well as donations to run elections from outside groups are advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Bill against trans girls in girls' sports passes state House
Pennsylvania lawmakers voted after a tense debate to approve a bill designed to prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports.
Trump slams McSwain, who'd sought his endorsement for Pennsylvania governor
Former President Donald Trump is slamming Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill McSwain, who had been seeking Trump's endorsement, claiming he did 'nothing' to investigate Trump's false claims of widespread election fraud.
Trump endorses Oz in Pennsylvania's Senate primary race
Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s crowded Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for Trump's support.
Forum gets tense in GOP's sharp-elbowed US Senate primary
The first public appearance between the highest-profile Republicans running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania quickly became chippy.
GOP lawmakers push bill targeting transgender girl athletes
A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature. The “Save Women’s Sports Act” bill would restrict players to male or female teams based on their reproductive organs, biology or genetics at birth.
Pennsylvania legislative races take shape after redistricting delay
A scramble to collect enough signatures over a week and a half to make it onto the primary ballot is underway, kicking off what is certain to be a year of political change in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
4 GOP candidates for Pennsylvania governor set rules to join a debate
Four Republican candidates for governor in the party’s crowded primary race say they won't join a debate before the primary election unless it is moderated by a Republican who lives in Pennsylvania and is neutral in the race.
Big GOP primary field for governor has party leaders worried
A big Republican primary field for governor in Pennsylvania is spurring growing discomfort among party leaders that a widely splintered primary vote could produce a winner who cannot beat Democrat Josh Shapiro in November's general election.
Oz vows to renounce Turkish citizenship if elected senator
Mehmet Oz says he'll renounce his dual citizenship in Turkey if he's elected to the U.S. Senate. He's warding off criticism from a key rival in Pennsylvania’s heated Republican primary race.
Court upholds new maps for Pennsylvania General Assembly
New maps of General Assembly districts that reflect the past decade's population changes in Pennsylvania survived legal challenges Wednesday when the state Supreme Court unanimously cleared the way for candidates to begin circulating petitions to get on the spring primary ballot.
McCormick, ex-hedge fund CEO, aims to be hometown boy in Pennsylvania's key Senate race
As CEO of the world's largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast, talked up bipartisanship and described China as America's most important "bilateral relationship."
Stampede of candidates file for Pennsylvania primary
Candidates came in a stampede before Tuesday's deadline to file paperwork to get on Pennsylvania's primary ballots, as large fields shape up for the open governor’s office, lieutenant governor's office and U.S. Senate seat.
Divided court explains choice of new Pennsylvania congressional map
All seven Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are explaining their 4-3 vote last month to pick a new map of the state’s congressional districts.
Supreme Court rejects GOP redistricting pleas in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
The Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans more favorable to Democrats.
Pennsylvania moves to divest holdings in Russian assets
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is spurring Pennsylvania lawmakers to draft legislation to require the state Treasury Department and the state’s three public pension funds to divest holdings connected to Russia. Meanwhile, the state Treasury Department says it began divesting its holdings in all “Russian-based companies” last week.
Pennsylvania high court picks new map of US House districts
Pennsylvania’s highest court is breaking a partisan deadlock over a new map of congressional districts by selecting boundaries that broadly adhere to the current outlines of the state’s districts.
Ambler officials halt plan to take business owner’s property through eminent domain
After a devastating fire, the town of Ambler planned to acquire an auto repair shop through eminent domain to expand parking at a nearby SEPTA rail station.