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The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) is 809 words in 10 long and confusing sentences describing how Congress is meant to certify the election of a U....

This much is certain: America’s political parties are in transition. What is uncertain is what they are evolving into, and whether the changes now und...

Since the beginning of our American republic, newspapers have played a critical role in checking the power of government. The founders understood that...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Lawmakers are set to take the first serious step toward legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. A hearing scheduled Mond...

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 ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s State Democratic Party Committee made no endorsement in a hotly-contested U.S. Senate race Saturday, which actually ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Democratic lawmakers want to see Pennsylvania build on the historic investment the state made this year in public education by maki...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — A bill proposing an amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution that would limit abortions is making its way through Harrisburg, p...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday launched a review of competing proposals to redraw the boundaries of the state’s congressional districts...

HARRISBURGH (TNS) — The state Senate Transportation Committee has moved a bill to the full Senate that would allow companies developing self-driving v...

U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, reacting to the reported retirement of Supreme Court Justice, said Wednesday that Breyer has devoted his life to making the na...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ask voters to decide whether Pennsylvania government should get out of the l...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — One of the most influential Republican groups in Pennsylvania politics has endorsed former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain for governo...

After months of wrangling, the U.S. Senate plans to vote this week on an ambitious Democratic bill on voting rights. The bill is already doomed. Senat...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — If you live in Pennsylvania, there’s a good chance you’ve been seeing Mehmet Oz on your television — and not like you used to. Th...

HARRISBURG — A plan to redraw lines for Pennsylvania’s congressional districts to account for a decade of population shifts passed the state House on ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Facing criticism from members of his own party over his support of a bid to bring the 2024 Republican National Convention to Pittsb...

GETTYSBURG (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator who has pushed to overturn last year’s presidential election and led protests against pandemic shutdown...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Gov. Tom Wolf criticized a map for new congressional districts proposed by Pennsylvania House Republicans, accusing them of parti...

Sen. Joe Manchin’s announcement that he will not support the Democrats’ giant spending bill should not have been a surprise to anyone who has been wat...