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Democrats maintain 5-2 majority as three judges win 10-year terms in a key swing-state court

Here’s a quick roundup of the top political stories from the week that you might have missed.

A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and arson for setting fires inside the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro

The governor and his family escaped unharmed.

New surveillance video shows a hammer-wielding arsonist smashing his way into the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence and setting it on fire with Molotov cocktails.

Cody Allen Balmer was sentenced to 25 to 50 years for the violent attack

A man who scaled a security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges

Pennsylvania authorities say two state police officers and a suspect have been shot while officers were responding to a call

It is downright eerie to read, right now, Kamala Harris’ memoir of her 2024 presidential campaign. These events feel so far away now, when we read them from within the frequent shocks of the Trump presidency, from troops on the streets of Washington to the indictment of former FBI director…