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WASHINGTON (TNS) — The presidential campaign produced plenty of noise last week, but the race still appears mired in a virtual electoral-college tie. ...

In Pennsylvania, our most recent poll (conducted between Sept. 22 and 28, with a sample size of 700 likely voters) shows Kamala Harris and Donald Trum...

PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential n...

Lawmakers said during a contentious congressional hearing Thursday they are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service’s readiness for a crush of mail ballo...

HARRISBURG — In the battleground of Bucks County on Wednesday, Republican Senate Candidate Dave McCormick focused on the rising cost of living. “Famil...

The 2024 presidential election could hang on Pennsylvania. The Keystone State will be the biggest prize among the swing states, with nineteen Electora...

HARRISBURG —Pennsylvania law gives waterways conservation officers “unrestrained authority” to search private properties in violation of the U.S. Cons...

Forget the “Never Trumpers” supporting Kamala Harris. Most are caught up in ego, appeasing their new-found progressive donors or so busy protecting a ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pu...

An arbitration board has ruled that U.S. Steel may proceed with its proposed acquisition by Nippon Steel, a deal that faces strong opposition from its...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now wh...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Local and state officials, including members of police agencies working the Butler rally where a gunman nearly took Donald Trump’s ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Public opinion on the Oct. 7 attacks that killed 1,200 in Israel has flipped among Gazans, according to a recent poll by the Palest...

Hoping for a calm and peaceful Election Day on Nov. 5, the Sheriffs Association of Pennsylvania is condemning any politically motivated threats or vio...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As the November election approaches, former President Donald Trump and his allies are amplifying concerns that people who aren’t ...

In April, the Post-Gazette Editorial Board called for an increase in funding for the popular Educator Pipeline Support Grant Program, even as fully fu...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to return to the Pennsylvania site of the assassination attempt in July. CBS News reporte...

Elections officials across Pennsylvania have begun assessing their voting machines using a procedure known as logic and accuracy testing, which helps ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Go...

(Editor’s note: The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) “All politics is loca...