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A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized how the conflict has been handled. U.S. Rep. Summer...
In politically riven Pennsylvania, primary voters will pick candidates in presidential contest year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The two parties in Pennsylvania's state House and its congressional delegation are nearly evenly divided, and that won't change once results are in from next week's primary election. But come November, the candidates the parties will select April 23 for...
Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only eligible names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvania's April primary after a ruling Friday by the state's highest court. The ruling completed the third of three successful...
Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill from a group of Democratic and independent senators would let the federal government request a court order that local authorities hold immigrants with or without permanent legal status who are charged with or convicted of violent crimes until they can be transferred to...
Philadelphia's Chinatown to be reconnected by building a park over a highway
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Decades after Philadelphia's Chinatown was bisected by a sunken expressway, city officials and federal lawmakers said Monday that they secured a grant to reconnect the community by building a park over the six lanes of traffic. The $159 million grant to build...
Two more candidates file papers to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two more candidates filed paperwork Thursday to appear on Pennsylvania's primary ballots for U.S. Senate as Democratic Sen. Bob Casey runs for a fourth term and Democrats try to maintain a majority in the narrowly divided chamber. Brandi Tomasetti, a...
Pennsylvania's 2024 primary election features contests for attorney general and Congress
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's 2024 primary election may lack drama in the high-stakes races for president and U.S. Senate, but the fields for lower-ballot contests filled up for the state's attorney general's office and a handful of its 17 seats in the U.S. House. The...
