
Elections
6 big questions ahead of final debate before start of voting
The prime-time faceoff comes just 20 days before Iowa's caucuses as polls suggest the nomination is truly up for grabs.
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Why Booker dropped out: Struggling with financial resources, he ‘failed to connect’
The N.J. senator’s departure leaves a 2020 Democratic field that’s a lot less colorful.
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Cory Booker drops out of presidential race
In an email to his supporters, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker cited a number of reasons: most notably, a lack of money to continue.
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2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near
Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters on college campuses, county fairgrounds and in high school gyms.
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Can Philly voters sway Iowa caucus-goers with postcards?
Postcard writing in groups has allegedly gained popularity since the election of President Donald Trump.
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Cory Booker is a stirring speaker, Iowa voters say. But his support still lags
Cory Booker is a politician who sounds like a preacher. "We may be down in a valley right now," he said during an Iowa campaign stop this week.
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Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my campaign
Booker is among five senators seeking the Democratic nomination who face spending the lead-up to the first-in-the-nation caucus as jurors in President Donald Trump’s trial.
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House Democrats, Republicans clash over special election dates
GOP Speaker Mike Turzai scheduled the elections to be held less than a month before the primary. Democratic leaders think that’s needlessly confusing.
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Pa. lawmaker joins Democratic primary field for auditor general
A seven-term state lawmaker from central Pennsylvania said Monday that he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the open state auditor general's office this year.
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N.J. lawmakers advance bills to end ‘prison gerrymandering,’ offer online voter registration
New Jersey lawmakers advanced bills this week that aim to register more people to vote and change how the state draws legislative district maps.
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Citing unity, Lamb and Houlahan endorse Biden for president
The freshmen congressional members join a growing number of Pennsylvania politicians throwing support behind the former vice president.
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Taking on the minority-commissioner role in Bucks and Chester counties
Two Republican commissioners take their seats in Bucks and Chester county government, set to work with new Democratic majorities in former GOP strongholds.
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Julián Castro drops out of the Democratic presidential race
Castro released a video on Twitter Thursday, saying that his campaign had "stood up for the most vulnerable people" and had "given a voice to those who are often forgotten."
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Pa. counties make deadline for new voting systems, but still have to deal with election code changes
There are also two lawsuits pending over one machine picked by three jurisdictions that are home to about 17% of Pennsylvania's voters.
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New Hamilton mayor ready to take lead position in the New Year
In 2020, the town will have a new leader for the first time in eight years. Jeff Martin looks to improve the animal shelter and ensure safe drinking water.
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