Pennsylvania
In court, Giuliani argues to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
The court case is over the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results.
3 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court rules against Trump campaign
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt yet another blow to President Donald Trump’s faltering legal challenges over the 2020 election.
3 years ago
Why Trump’s lawyers keep targeting Pa.
The Trump campaign has filed numerous lawsuits aiming to stop Pa. from certifying its votes. WHYY reporter Ryan Briggs explains the suits and where they are going.
Air Date: November 17, 2020
Listen 11:49A cheat sheet for the Trump election lawsuits still alive in Pa.
Two weeks after Election Day, President Donald Trump’s campaign is still engaged in bitter litigation over several lawsuits contesting Pennsylvania’s results.
3 years ago
Senate axes second term for Pa.’s victim advocate, who angered GOP leader
The Republican-controlled Pa. Senate on Monday blocked state Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm from serving another six years in the job
3 years ago
Feds reject Pa.’s plan to spend up to $300M in stimulus money for school property tax relief
School districts are still owed millions and have already passed budgets and set tax rates, putting more pressure on lawmakers in Harrisburg to come up with a solution.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
There’s a Black woman leader in Harrisburg: Joanna McClinton makes history
The new Pa. House minority leader is a ‘fierce’ criminal justice advocate — and an ordained preacher.
3 years ago
The plan calls for $600 billion in investments over 10 years in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, to fund renewable and energy efficiency projects.
3 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.
3 years ago
Lockdowns aren’t the answer to Pa.’s surging coronavirus cases, health officials and experts say
Officials say the state is in a different place than 6 months ago, but without more testing, contact tracing, and efforts to isolate sick people, cases will still rise.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 years ago