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Stoner comedy king gets serious about dementia and home health care in a post-Emmys visit to Capitol Hill.

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly one-third of 118 community college and technical school campuses in Pennsylvania are not within walking distance of a public transit stop, and that could be a problem for students without cars or with car problems, according to new research from a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit.

Security-sealed rooms and lock bags are some of the ways Capitol Hill keeps classified documents secured

PHILADELPHIA — At a rally in Erie last month, John Fetterman said he turned down living in the “lieutenant governor governor.” He meant the “lieutenant governor’s mansion,” trying to draw a distinction between himself and his opponent, a celebrity with several multimillion-dollar homes.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — After a remarkably productive month in Congress, Democrats have major legislative accomplishments to trumpet on the campaign trail this fall. But President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to address a stubborn liability for his party: crime.

A coalition of bipartisan senators is calling on the State Department to reclassify another U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia for medical marijuana as “wrongfully detained.” 

WASHINGTON — In the face of criticism, Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is continuing to defend his opposition to what he calls a "budget gimmick" in an historic veterans health spending bill that received overwhelming Senate support in June.

WASHINGTON — Advocates are pushing to squeeze Medicaid expansion and home health funding into a potential budget reconciliation bill after Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., renewed negotiations with moderate West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III.

With reconciliation talks restarted, advocates want Medicaid expansion and home health funding, but climate and taxes are also in the mix.

John Fetterman’s cash machine is still rolling — and gaining speed.

It has been 10 years since the Justice Department filed a report on the government's compliance with IT accessibility standards, a group of concerned senators say. Now they are asking for answers.