Republican David McCormick Flips Pivotal Pennsylvania Senate Seat, Ousts Bob Casey
The battleground state contest pads Republicans’ majority in the Senate, which they wrested from Democratic control this week.
The battleground state contest pads Republicans’ majority in the Senate, which they wrested from Democratic control this week.
Two incumbent Republicans were reelected to the other row offices, Treasurer Stacy Garrity of Athens in rural Bradford County and Auditor General Tim DeFoor of Harrisburg.
Congressional seats are still hanging in the balance.
Federal officials warned that Russia would likely release additional “manufactured content” on Election Day and posed “the most active threat” when it comes to foreign election influence.
The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected.
Investigations into potential fraud in voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The lawsuit was filed by six of the state’s eight Republican members of the U.S. House: Reps. Guy Reschenthaler, Dan Meuser, G.T. Thompson, Lloyd Smucker, Mike Kelly and Scott Perry.
Trump has continued to lie about fraud costing him reelection four years ago and is again forecasting that he can lose this time only if the election is rigged against him.
Lancaster’s Rev. David Peck started a weekly series of gatherings this fall at St. James called “Contemplative Citizenship.”
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
The judicial races have become more partisan following court battles over mail voting and redistricting.
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, 45, is viewed by party operatives as a rising star in Pennsylvania. She will try to unseat Republican freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan.