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Final Pa. legislative maps approved by redistricting panel, but legal challenges likely
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — A state panel Friday approved Pennsylvania’s new legislative district maps,...
Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump’s false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply “wrong.” In a speech to the conservative Federalist Society in Florida, Pence addressed Trump’s intensifying efforts this week...
GOP censures Cheney, Kinzinger, moves to pull out of debates
Republican Party officials on Friday voted to punish GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their work on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and advanced a rule change that would prohibit candidates from participating in debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates. GOP officials took...
GOP’s Pennsylvania election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs
A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election inspired by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud has spawned several court cases as it expands into multiple courses of inquiry, grows in cost and shows signs it will drag well into 2022. The Republican pursuit has received a...
Val Arkoosh ends Senate campaign amid tough Democratic field
Val Arkoosh, a trained anesthesiologist who chairs the board of Pennsylvania’s third-most-populous county, on Friday ended her campaign for U.S. Senate, leaving a tough Democratic Party primary field. In a video message, Arkoosh stressed the importance of a Democrat winning the Senate seat being vacated by retiring two-term Republican Sen....
UK’s Boris Johnson ends week of turmoil in weakened position
This was the week British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hoped to get a grip on his government after weeks of scandal. By Friday, he was struggling to hang on after a scathing report on lockdown-breaching parties and the departure of several top aides. Johnson was rocked Thursday by the resignation...
GOP now looks to censure Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, not oust them
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican officials meeting in Utah advanced a watered-down resolution Thursday that would formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for their perceived disloyalty to former President Donald Trump but not seek to expel them from the party. The resolution’s passage through a subcommittee followed...
Last of GOP regional straw polls hand victories to Bartos, White for U.S. Senate, governor
The last of the regional straw polls of Pennsylvania Republican state committee members produced wins for U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Bartos and gubernatorial candidate Dave White on their home turf. The GOP committee members from the Southeast Caucus met on Wednesday night to hear from the candidates for these open...
Sarah Palin resumes court battle with Times after covid illness
NEW YORK — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was back in a New York City courtroom Thursday, more than a week after the start of a trial in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times was postponed because she tested positive for covid-19. The trial was to begin in...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s abortion ban stifled by Republican lawmakers
PIERRE, S.D. — A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee declined Wednesday to consider a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem aimed at banning nearly all abortions, stifling a top item on the governor’s agenda. The Republican governor loudly trumpeted her proposal this year, which would have mimicked the private enforcement of...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes control of redrawing state’s congressional map
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court took control of the high-stakes selection...
State Rep. Carrie DelRosso announces run for lieutenant governor
Another Pittsburgh-area politician is entering the crowded race for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor as state Rep. Carrie DelRosso, R-Oakmont, announced Wednesday that she is seeking the Republican nomination. A Scranton native who settled in the Pittsburgh region after attending the University of Pittsburgh, DelRosso won an upset victory in 2020 when...
Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster electoral count law
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s relentless, false claims about the 2020 presidential election have sparked fresh urgency in Congress — and in both parties — for changing the Electoral Count Act to ensure no one can undo a future presidential election. Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that...
Joe Manchin: Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin declared Tuesday that President Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using his strongest language to date to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ top domestic priorities would have to arise from negotiations that are now moribund. The remarks by the West Virginia Democrat...
Special election date set to fill seat vacated by former state Rep. Jake Wheatley
Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler on Tuesday ordered a special election to fill the state House seat vacated by Jake Wheatley, who stepped down to become Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s chief of staff. The special election to fill his seat in the 19th State House District will be held April...
Congressional candidate Summer Lee picks up SEIU endorsement after unions split last year
State Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, has united two of Pennsylvania’s largest service workers unions in her bid for U.S. Congress. A year after SEIU 32BJ (Service Employees International Union) and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania split their endorsements in Pittsburgh’s mayoral race, the two large unions have come together to endorse Lee...
Ted Cruz calls Biden pledge to put Black woman on Supreme Court ‘offensive’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, calling it “offensive” that President Joe Biden has promised to choose a Black woman for a new Supreme Court vacancy, speculated that Vice President Kamala Harris might get the nod because Democrats want her out of office so badly. “I think there is a chance...
Millions follow rich candidates in Pennsylvania Senate race
HARRISBURG — Cash is pouring in to Pennsylvania’s hotly contested race for U.S. Senate, as wealthy and well-connected candidates moved in from out of state, followed by millions of dollars going into TV ads and super PACs. Filings posted online by the Federal Election Commission before Monday night’s deadline showed...
Former state Rep. Jeff Coleman running for lieutenant governor
Former state Rep. Jeff Coleman is running for lieutenant governor, campaigning on promises of bipartisanship and civility at a time when politics are harshly divided. The Republican formerly lived in Apollo and represented Western Pennsylvania in the state House for two terms. He now lives in Lemoyne, a Harrisburg suburb....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized again for not wearing a mask
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing new criticism for shedding his face mask, rekindling a politically sensitive issue that has shadowed the Democratic governor since he was caught without a face covering at a private 2020 party that defied his own pandemic safety orders. The latest scrutiny...
GOP lawmakers call out Trump on pardons for Jan. 6 riotersVideo
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham forcefully disagreed with former President Donald Trump for saying he might pardon people convicted in the U.S. Capitol riot if reelected, saying they should be jailed “and get the book thrown at them.” Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu...
Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
CONROE, Texas — Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House. “If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly,”...
Trump facing legal, political headwinds as he eyes comeback
CONROE, Texas — As he prepared to tee off at one of his Florida golf courses, a fellow player introduced Donald Trump as the “45th president of the United States.” “45th and 47th,” Trump responded matter-of-factly, before hitting his drive. The quip — a moment of levity on the links...
GOP’s Hutchinson tells fellow governors to shun 2020 vote fraud claims
WASHINGTON — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that elected officials shouldn’t focus on untrue claims about the 2020 election and instead look ahead. Speaking at the National Governors Association winter meeting on Saturday, Hutchinson rejected unsubstantiated claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 election that have been made by former...
Pennsylvania Democrats deadlock on endorsing in Senate race
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party committee members deadlocked Saturday in suburban Harrisburg on a vote to endorse in the party’s hotly contested primary race for U.S. Senate, giving Conor Lamb by far the most votes, but not enough for the party’s backing. Winning an endorsement was a high hurdle to...
