Politics

Trump’s acknowledgement came after a day of chaos and destruction on Capitol Hill as a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol building.

Members of Congress have been hunkered down through much of the afternoon as security attempted to retake control of the chamber from Trump insurrectionists.

Charles Ramsay joined CNN Wednesday afternoon as chaos unfolded in the nation’s capital.

The skirmishes occurred outside in the very spot where president-elect Biden will be inaugurated in just two weeks.

In picking Garland, Biden is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago.

Mayor Purzycki took the oath of office virtually from his home, and invoked the words of John Lennon while discussing his recent heart bypass surgery.

The past and present of counting the electoral college votes for President. We'll also hear about how Pa. Senate Republicans refused to seat a Democratic election winner.

The state has confirmed that an Allegheny County Democrat won another term in the Senate by 67 votes. The GOP is still hoping the courts will overturn the outcome.

The rules put much of the power in the hands of the majority party, which Democrats and good-government groups said effectively stifles the voices of many Pennsylvanians.

Some proposals would completely get rid of no-excuse absentee voting; other plans would clarify rules around how mail ballots can be submitted and counted.

The 117th Congress will be the most diverse group of federal lawmakers yet.

The vote was 216 for Pelosi, 209 for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.

The conversation was the latest in an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to pressure a state official to reverse the outcome of a free and fair election that he lost.

Senate Republicans rejected their own president's veto on New Year's Day, and the National Defense Authorization Act is set to take effect despite Trump's efforts.

New Jersey was the last state in the nation to use the term, which dates back to a time before the Revolutionary War.