By KIM CHANDLER AND DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U.S. House race in the ...

Yes, as many of us have wondered, there actually may be something in the water on the American campaign trail or in the White House. It turns out it is a form of sodium thiopental, known to moviegoers...

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To the Editor: The editorial “Do Wecht, Fetterman, Catena point to changing Democratic party?” (MVI, 5-20-26) might be the worst ever published by your newspaper. As the country gears up for a wholesa...

In 1788, Virginia convened a convention to debate ratification of the new U.S. Constitution, promulgated in Philadelphia the year before. The pardon power proved to be a sticking point for some delega...

By LISA MASCARO AND JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The day arrived when the Senate just said, No. President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week...

GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO THE threats that are expected. In California, that means building codes anticipate earthquakes. In Florida, emergency management plans for hurricanes. And now, Pennsylvania must...

It was 1959, and I was a senior in high school, hanging out at the Jewish Community Center in my hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey, when I ran into the older brother of a girl I knew. His name was Barne...

IF YOU DON’T VOTE, YOU CAN’T COMPLAIN. We’ve all heard this saying before, but never has it rung so true than for Tuesday’s primary election. Despite beginning the process to elect our statewide leade...

For the first time this term, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has dipped below 40% in the Real-ClearPolitics average of polls. The newest rating is 39.9% approval and 57% disapproval. The...

By STEVEN SLOAN AND JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The YOLO caucus is in session. In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there’s a small but ...

The incumbent won on the strength of an impressive showing in Washington County. Republican voters in Pennsylvania’s 46th Senatorial District handed incumbent Sen. Camera Bartolotta another primary vi...

Austin Davis will battle Jason Richey in the race for lieutenant governor. By STACY WOLFORD swolford@yourmvi.com Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican Stacy Garrity cruised to victory Tuesday in...

Cook wasn’t ready to admit defeat late Tuesday night. Waynesburg Council President Ben Humble defeated incumbent state Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Township, in Tuesday’s Republican primary in the 50th ...

He’ll challenge state Rep. Andrew Kuzma in the general election. Dylan Altemara won the Democratic House nomination in the 39th District on Tuesday and will face state Rep. Andrew Kuzma this fall. Alt...

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER AND ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s plans to create a $1.776 billion fund tha...

IN 2025, AS PENNSYLVANIA’S most contentious judicial retention campaign ever burned across the state, Pittsburgh native David N. Wecht was one of three Supreme Court justices fighting to remain on the...

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TODAY, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS across Pennsylvania will decide which candidates from their respective parties will go on to run in the November general election. On the ballot are the governor and l...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility...