Government Accountability

What started as a political novelty, the first time in 100 years a nominee has not won the gavel on the first vote, has devolved into a bitter Republican Party feud.

Santos arrived in Washington to be sworn in Tuesday, but his swearing-in was delayed after Republicans who control the House failed in multiple rounds of voting for speaker.

The committee said Perry and Mastriano worked to keep Trump in power after his election loss to Biden.

Virginia Thomas says she regrets sending texts to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election.

Interview transcripts released by House investigators — more than 100 so far — give further insight into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the weeks leading up.

The possibility that Mastriano called Pence raises questions about his role in Trump’s pressure campaign on Jan. 6 to get Congress and the VP to overturn the election.

The development adds to a loudening uproar over revelations that Santos lied about his heritage, education and professional life when he campaigned successfully for Congress.

The 814-page report released Thursday concludes an extraordinary 18-month investigation into the former president and the violent insurrection.

“The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, who many others followed,” reads the report from the House Jan. 6 committee.

Bucks County government spokesman Jim O'Malley said its Board of Elections wrapped up certification, although litigation over recount requests has not ended.

The transition team helping governor-elect Josh Shapiro prepare for office is wide-ranging and, in some cases, controversial.

The panel unanimously made four criminal referrals against Trump for his role in the “multi-part conspiracy,” that started with his false claims of a stolen election.

Perry’s name is mentioned 22 times across 16 pages in a report released Monday by the House Jan. 6 Select Committee.

The Jan. 6 committee on Monday acknowledged that sending referrals to the House Ethics Committee was a major step, but said their defiance could not go unanswered.

After Tioga hired Timothy Loehmann, long-simmering personal grudges and infighting exploded and brought local government to a halt.