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Danny Ceisler looks on
Politics & Policy

Democrat Danny Ceisler ousts Fred Harran in Bucks County sheriff’s race

Ceisler defeated incumbent Sheriff Fred Harran, promising to end an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Republican signed this year.

1 day ago

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Democratic Delaware County Council candidates Richard Womack (left) and Joanne Phillips
Politics & Policy

Democrats retain unanimous control of Delaware County Council

Democrats Richard Womack and Joanne Phillips prevailed over Republicans Brian Burke and Liz Piazza.

1 day ago

From left to right: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue, and Kevin Dougherty
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania voters choose to retain state Supreme Court justices

Republicans, including President Donald Trump, had pushed voters to out the three justices as what has been a historically quiet race gained national attention.

1 day ago

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Larry Krasner speaking after winning the primary election
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wins reelection

The Democratic incumbent defeated Republican challenger Patrick Dugan.

1 day ago

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New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill speaks at her rally during a campaign event, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J.
Politics & Policy

Democrat Mikie Sherrill prevails over Republican Jack Ciattarelli and wins the race for governor of New Jersey

The race, which was the most expensive in the history of New Jersey, was widely seen as a gauge of the Trump administration.

1 day ago

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Passengers walking at Philadelphia International Airport
Urban Planning

Philadelphia International Airport to close 2 security checkpoints as government shutdown continues to impact travel

The airport said the closures will help keep the remaining checkpoints running smoothly despite shutdown-related staffing shortages.

1 day ago

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance
Politics & Policy

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns of ‘mass chaos’ in skies if shutdown continues

The FAA slows down or even stops flights temporarily anytime it is short on controllers or if there is an equipment problem.

1 day ago

Sasha Suda with merchandise of new art museum logo
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Art Museum fires CEO Sasha Suda

Sasha Suda was hired just three years ago from Ontario. A reason for her termination was not given.

2 days ago

Election workers prepare ballots for scanning at the City of Philadelphia Election Warehouse in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Election 2025: Still have your Pa. or N.J. mail ballot? You can hand it in today

Approximately 21% of Pennsylvania mail voters had yet to return their ballots as of Tuesday morning.

2 days ago

Voters come and go at the Corporal Jimmy O'Connor Memorial Recreation Center in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Missing voter rolls and unfounded bomb threats: Voters in Chester County and New Jersey run into issues at the polls

One suburban voter described the experience as “disenfranchising.”

2 days ago

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill arrives to a campaign stop at a train station in Westfield, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Trump’s policies and inflation drive governor’s race in New Jersey, where GOP has been making gains

The outcome could gauge how the electorate is responding to Trump’s policies and whether some groups of core Democratic voters still have faith in the party’s leadership.

2 days ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue and Kevin Dougherty in their judicial robes
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania could keep its Democratic high court majority or get partisan deadlock on the bench

In an era of increasingly polarized judicial elections, Republicans mounted a late-emerging campaign to defeat the justices.

2 days ago

Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Fla. July 21, 2006.
Politics & Policy

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history, dies at 84

Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as VP under his son, George W. Bush.

2 days ago

A display of costumes Ruth Carter worked on
Arts & Entertainment

‘Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design’ exhibit comes to the African American Museum in Philadelphia

Making its Philadelphia debut, the exhibit will display various aspects of Carter’s 40-year career as a designer.

2 days ago

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A ''Vote Here'' sign indicates a polling place at Rowan College in Mount Laurel, N.J., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 2025 election results

See full results, including races for Philadelphia district attorney as well as judicial contests on Pa.'s Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme courts.

2 days ago

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