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HARRISBURG — The Amish vote received significant attention throughout the 2024 election cycle as Republican activists worked to mobilize the tradition...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — New and bleak numbers from the state Independent Fiscal Office could harden partisan views on Pennsylvania's long-term financial he...

Gov. Josh Shapiro was almost selected as Kamala Harris’s running mate, and he wants to be president more than Phillies fans want to win the World Seri...

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

The Keystone State was expected to be the bellwether on Nov. 5, and it didn’t disappoint. Not only did Donald Trump carry Pennsylvania by two points —...

As Joe Biden’s presidency enters its last weeks, officials are rushing “to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy,” The Associated ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — After President-elect Donald Trump chose Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, the celebrity doctor's 2022 opponent, Democrat...

I have a confession when it comes to the culture war our society is mired in: I consider myself a pacifist on this front. As the battles rage on betwe...

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...

Gov. Josh Shapiro won election on a theme of “getting in the game.” But since taking office, he’s been sitting on the sidelines during game-changing p...

COUDERSPORT — Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, announced his office in Coudersport will operate at a new location starting Dec. 2. The office will n...

Pennsylvanians just elected 228 state senators and representatives. These candidates-turned-lawmakers spent the past several months doing all the chal...

At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump‘s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr...

HARRISBURG — For many, living in Pennsylvania during the 2024 election cycle has been an exhausting affair. Relentless campaign advertising, packed ra...

Presidents have the duty of nominating members of their cabinet, and they have the right to seek to appoint people they believe will act in accordance...

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...

Elon Musk has wasted little time laying the groundwork for his job in the next Trump administration, overseeing the new Department of Government Effic...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — This year’s election not only gave Western Pennsylvania’s three Republican U.S. representatives — including Glenn Thompson — two mo...

President-elect Donald Trump joined President Joe Biden in the White House on Wednesday, with smiles all around and a commitment from Biden to ensure ...