Two months into Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R) said his caucus would be open to a ...

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For most of us, accustomed to elections as being a contest between candidates from opposing political parties, the notion of a retention election seems odd, almost foreign. So the idea that there are ...

Retention elections typically face little partisan opposition and judges are usually retained. National political groups are investing significant funds into both the ouster and retention campaigns ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top election official says the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a recount. The ...

Pennsylvania's Working Families Party plans to support a primary challenger to John Fetterman in 2028, claiming the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday will decide whether to keep a Democratic majority on the state’s highest court — the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting ...

Philadelphia’s Democrats in Congress are furious with Senate Democratic colleagues who backed a Republican-led plan to reopen the government. Eight moderate Democrats, including Sen. John Fetterman, ...

From left to right: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue and Kevin Dougherty. All three face retention elections this year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) What questions do you ...