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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.

A target Jan. 1 deadline will go unmet as N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy, and lawmakers sort out penalties for minors busted for marijuana.

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

Jamie Gauthier never could have imagined the challenges she would face in 2020, her first full year as a City Councilmember.

Democrats excoriated majority Republicans and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, but the road ahead remains uncertain for more in direct disbursements from the government.

Only two other U.S. states elect judges the way Harrisburg Republicans are suggesting. The referendum could end up on the ballot in the May primary.

This week: the latest on COVID in New Jersey, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and a roundup of Philly sports.

The Zoom call this Sunday may be the Philly arts task force’s only event where the general public can weigh in.

On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his term in office for decades to come.