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Elections 2024
Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. ‘This is not my time,’ he says
Pence did not immediately endorse any of his rivals, but continued to echo language he has used to criticize Trump.
9 months ago
New U.S. House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one
The House that Rep. Mike Johnson now leads also will have to certify the winner of the 2024 presidential election.
9 months ago
Pa.’s Election Code is badly outdated. That could have serious consequences in 2024
Pa.'s voting law contains conflicting sections, provisions that don’t address legal precedents, and language that doesn’t reflect how elections are run in 2023.
9 months ago
Proposals would end Pennsylvania’s closed primary system by opening it up to unaffiliated voters
The measures would allow independent voters to choose which political party primary they want to vote in.
9 months ago
Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
County officials are planning for 2023's election, less than five weeks away, and already spent many months of planning around holding 2024's primary election in April.
10 months ago
Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd suspends long-shot GOP 2024 presidential bid, endorses Nikki Haley
He leaves the race after failing to gain traction as a pragmatic moderate who pledged to lead the party away from Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.
10 months ago
RFK Jr. announces his presidential candidacy as an independent in Philly
He is abandoning his Democratic primary bid after accusing the DNC of “rigging” the party’s primary against him and threatening that he might need to consider alternatives.
10 months ago
The state House has sent the upper chamber a bill to change the date of the 2024 presidential primary to April 2. It’s unclear how the state Senate will respond.
10 months ago
Delaware Gov. Carney says he’s ‘seriously considering’ running for mayor of Wilmington
The pervasive rumor in recent weeks has been that Mayor Mike Purzycki would not seek re-election. That became official Wednesday.
10 months ago
Listen 1:01Pennsylvania House proposes April 2 for presidential primary, 2 weeks later than Senate wants
The bill passed narrowly, 13-12, and goes to the full House for a floor vote.
10 months ago
6 takeaways from the second GOP debate
The second Republican debate wrapped up with seven candidates attempting to break away from the front-runner, former President Donald Trump.
10 months ago
Trump bets big on Michigan with rally on GOP debate night as UAW strike continues
Seven Republicans will join the second GOP debate Wednesday but the front-runner, former President Donald Trump won't be one of them. Instead, Trump will head to Michigan to c
10 months ago
Democrat sees abortion, extremism as wedge issues in bid to unseat GOP Pa. state treasurer
Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, 37, announced his primary candidacy for the seat held by incumbent Stacy Garrity.
10 months ago
Trump admires a Glock handgun — but stops short of buying — as he campaigns in South Carolina
The early Republican presidential front-runner was in small-town Summerville as part of a ramped-up campaign schedule that also includes multiple visits to early-voting Iowa.
10 months ago
Lt. Gov. Hall-Long would become the state’s second female governor. Meyer would be the first New Castle County executive to hold the highest statewide political post.
10 months ago
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