
Elections
GOP leaders in 4 states quash dubious Trump bid on electors
Their comments effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in the White House.
4 years ago
Philly Republicans: We’re not running that verified Parler account
The local party, which has not held back on Twitter, denied involvement with posts on the right-wing “free speech” platform.
4 years ago
How the Navajo Nation helped flip Arizona for Democrats
According to Vox, 60% to 90% of the Navajo Nation's roughly 67,000 eligible voters voted for Biden.
4 years ago
Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress
Biden could nudge legislation to curb surprise medical bills over the finish line.
4 years ago
Meet Pennsylvania’s Electoral College voters: Everything they can — and can’t — do
Electors in Pennsylvania are traditionally party loyalists, although there's no rule preventing them from going rogue.
4 years ago
U.S. appeals court rejects effort to block late ballots in Pa.
The three-judge panel, led by Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Brooks Smith, noted the “unprecedented challenges” facing the nation this year.
4 years ago
Military voters fear they’re part of unsupported fraud claim
There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election despite President Donald Trump's claims.
4 years ago
Law firm withdraws from key Trump election lawsuit in Pa.
Attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Porter Wright Morris & Arthur moved to withdraw from the suit they helped file in U.S. District Court just days earlier.
4 years ago
Philadelphia’s suburbs helped deliver crucial Pennsylvania for Biden
In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.
4 years ago
How a record number of Republican women got elected to Congress
The number of GOP women elected in 2020 pales in comparison with Democrats' numbers, but their increased representation may attest to the power of focused recruitment efforts.
4 years ago
Court blocks small number of ballots in Pennsylvania over ID
Trump campaign’s general counsel Matt Morgan called the order to throw out 10,000 ballots a “win” for the campaign.
4 years ago
Lawyer behind Trump’s legal campaign to win Pa. has a long history in Philly
President Donald Trump’s hopes for staying in the White House hinge on a battery of legal complaints filed by a Philadelphia lawyer with a revealing past.
4 years ago
Former Trump staffer fishing for fraud with thousands of cold calls to Pa. voters is short on proof
A former high-level Trump campaign staffer is crowdfunding an effort to use a call center to fish for accounts of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and other swing states.
4 years ago
Senate Republicans back push for President-elect Biden to get intelligence briefings
Even as many Senate Republicans refuse to recognize President-elect Biden's win, they signaled support to his transition team in the form of intelligence briefings.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania AG Shapiro still sees ‘absolutely no evidence’ of voting fraud
"The will of the people is going to be respected in the final certified vote total.”
4 years ago