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HARRISBURG — Bob Casey Jr. is finally ready to say goodbye. Seventeen days after the polls closed, the two-term Democratic senator called Republican c...

Over the last few days, Democratic challengerDerek Tranhas taken the lead in his race against Rep.Michelle Steel. The tightly contested campaign had d...

Pennsylvania's campaign finance reporting system is easily gamed by unscrupulous politicians, especially in the final days before an election. State l...

One thing that shocked me about this year’s presidential election campaign was how many of my fellow Republicans and conservatives expected to lose, b...

News outlets called the last outstanding U.S. Senate race this week for Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona. That gives Republicans a 53-47 edge in the ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — After Nov. 5, there is no going back. Any attempt to recreate the political norms and coalitions of the pre-Trump era will fail. It...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Amy Bradley and Frank Burns both knew by early Wednesday afternoon who had been elected the next president of the U.S., but neither...

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, social media users began pushing two conflicting narratives...

The area’s sitting representatives in the Pennsylvania state Senate and House of Representatives and the U.S. House held on to their posts following T...

There are lots of ways of defining the liberal elite — assistant deans, network anchors, public health officials and, yes, legacy newspaper journalist...

( Editor’s note: The presidential race was unfolding and the contest between U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Republican challenger David McCormick was...

McKean County was one of many across Pennsylvania to receive an emailed bomb threat on Election Day. According to McKean County District Attorney Step...

Police escorts, sealed containers and chain of custody documentation: These are some of the measures that Pennsylvania counties take to secure ballots...

HARRISBURG — The media and consulting firm linked to fraudulent voter registration forms in Pennsylvania earlier this week has gone dark as of Saturda...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won? The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000...

Following a long and intense campaign season, Election Day is — finally — nearly here. In-person voters might be relieved Tuesday to at last make thei...

(Editor’s note: This commentary by the late George P. Evans of Bradford originally appeared in The Era on Nov. 11, 2020. His family requested that the...

Our calendars are full of useless holidays. Just last week, we saw Credit Union Day, Mashed Potato Day and Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day. While obs...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s legislative Republicans would like to pass additional voter ID requirements, restrict abortion and make election chan...

NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in...