Government and Politics
Published on February 6, 2021 - Page 1
HARRISBURG — A divided state House on Friday gave lawmakers’ final OK to put on the May ballot a constitutional amendment limiting governors’ powers...
Published on February 6, 2021 - Page 5
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation approved Friday by lawmakers that carries more than $900 million in pandemic-driven aid for hard-hit...
Published on February 5, 2021 - Page 8
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot. He...
Published on February 3, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON (AP) —Vice President Kamala Harris has spent her first two weeks in office working with the president on coronavirus relief, consulting...
Published on February 2, 2021 - Page 11
WASHINGTON (AP) — During a politically divisive year, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. actually declined as far-right extremists migrated...
Published on January 30, 2021 - Page 7
ROME (AP) — Iraq’s top Catholic official said Thursday that a deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad hasn’t thwarted Pope Francis’ plans to visit, and he...
Published on January 29, 2021 - Page 8
LANSING, Mich. (AP) —Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will lead Democrats’ efforts in 2022 to expand their razor-thin Senate majority. Senate Majority...
Published on January 28, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence...
Published on January 27, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday...
Published on January 27, 2021 - Page 7
HARRISBURG (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate passed a measure Tuesday to take some emergency management power away from Pennsylvania’s...
Published on January 22, 2021 - Page 8
WASHINGTON (AP) —Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to February to give...
Published on January 21, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring “democracy has prevailed” and summoning...
Published on January 21, 2021 - Page 17
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — His presidency over, Donald Trump bid farewell to Washington on Wednesday but hinted at a comeback. “Goodbye. We love...
Published on January 21, 2021 - Page 18
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —One name missing in President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. His team was so confident in a pardon...
Published on January 20, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) —President-elect Joe Biden’s nominees to lead his national security team promised a turnabout from the Trump administration’s...
Published on January 20, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump trumpeted his administration’s accomplishments and wished his successor luck in a farewell video released...
Published on January 19, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON — Presidential traditions carry the weight of future historical significance. This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch...
Published on January 19, 2021 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no...
Published on January 14, 2021 - Page 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of...
Published on January 14, 2021 - Page 7
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scene in the U.S. Capitol seemed jarringly disconnected. Inside the House chamber, the nation’s lawmakers spoke with solemnity...
Published on January 14, 2021 - Page 7
HARRISBURG (AP) — Like they did in 2019, Pennsylvania’s members of the U.S. House again split down party lines on Wednesday on impeaching President...
Published on January 13, 2021 - Page 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House rushed ahead Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try...
Published on January 12, 2021 - Page 7
House speeding to impeach Trump WASHINGTON (AP) —Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead Monday with plans to oust President Donald Trump from...
Published on January 11, 2021 - Page 3
WASHINGTON (AP) —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, calling him a...
Published on January 11, 2021 - Page 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump’s name, the Capitol’s attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted...
Published on January 10, 2021 - Page 7
WASHINGTON (AP) —Democrats’ momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a top...
Published on January 10, 2021 - Page 7
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s work on the...
Published on January 4, 2021 - Page 2
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the...
Published on January 2, 2021 - Page 8
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Donald Trump’s challenge of his election defeat by President-elect Joe Biden has become a defining moment for the...
Published on December 28, 2020 - Page 4
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to...