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(Kent M. Wilhelm for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Firm ran Pa. senator’s campaign and worked with super PAC to attack opponent, but denies coordination

Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.

4 years ago

Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia, raises her fist as demonstrators call for all votes be counted during a rally outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Politics & Policy

High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden’s Pennsylvania win

The court without comment Tuesday refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania.

4 years ago

An angry supporter of President Donald Trump shouts at crowds of celebrating demonstrators after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania

The appeal, filed Friday, is one of at least four pending cases in which Trump or Republicans are trying to throw out certain ballots or trying to upend the entire election.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election

According to a tweet from the Georgia governor, Trump also asked him to order an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes from the presidential race in his state.

4 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about jobs at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority.

4 years ago

A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the electoral college map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP leaders urge Congress to ‘object’ to Electoral College vote — Dems call it ‘desperation’

A group of Pa. Republican lawmakers are urging Congress to take an extreme, last-ditch, and likely ineffective step to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory.

4 years ago

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during the news conference in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Politics & Policy
NBC10

Trump’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping bill: On the house

President Trump’s campaign filings list more than 100 payments for facility rentals – but none to the Philadelphia company that hosted his most memorable press conference

4 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Officials anticipate that the task of scanning mail and absentee ballots will be completed Thursday.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court again asked to block Biden win in Pennsylvania

In the lawsuit, Kelly and the other GOP plaintiffs had sought to either throw out the 2.5 million mail-in ballots submitted under the law or to wipe out the election results.

4 years ago

(Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pandemic, partisan attacks exposed gaps in Pa.’s new mail-in voting law

While many lawmakers agree changes are needed, finding common ground in the current hyper-partisan climate might be impossible.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Trump’s baseless allegations feed menacing undertow post-election

Death threats are on the rise, and local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding.

4 years ago

Protesters carrying a banner reading
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Trump’s army of new Pa. voters could shape 2022 elections — if the GOP can keep them

While President-elect Joe Biden’s strength with urban and suburban voters ultimately won him Pa., Trump’s performance cannot be understated, far exceeding his 2016 totals.

4 years ago

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(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

‘Mistakes were made’ at maskless election hearing held by COVID-positive lawmaker, Pa. Senate leader says

Breaking his silence, top GOP Sen. Jake Corman said his office is reviewing how the hearing was organized and executed.

4 years ago

Ballots are counted at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Politics & Policy

US Supreme Court asked to block Biden win in Pennsylvania

They maintain that Pennsylvania’s expansive vote-by-mail law is unconstitutional because it required a constitutional amendment to authorize its provisions.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Politics & Policy

Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome

His comments come despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Commissioners Al Schmidt, right, and Lisa Deeley speak to the media as election workers process ballots for the general election, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

How ‘GOP rebel’ Al Schmidt became the voice of the 2020 Philly election — and Trump’s nemesis

A month after polls closed, the city commissioner and his staff are still being targeted with death threats.

4 years ago

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