The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Rep. Scott Perry asked Trump for a pardon after Jan. 6, committee leader says as hearings open

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., one of the leading figures in the effort to throw out Pennsylvania’s votes in the 2020 presidential election, was one of several members of Congress who contacted the White House seeking a pardon from Donald Trump in the days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 10, 2022

Resurrected 'American Rust' to return on Freevee

PITTSBURGH — Who says every show that films in western Pennsylvania gets canceled after one season?

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

US Supreme Court won’t block a lower-court order to count undated Pa. mail ballots

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted an order that had injected uncertainty into the debate over whether undated mail ballots should be counted in Pennsylvania elections.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 9, 2022

The Pa. Senate race recount is complete, and the results show accuracy of first vote count

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s recount is over, and the results are clear: The vote count was accurate the first time.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 8, 2022

Oz wins Pa. Senate primary ahead of showdown with Fetterman

Dr. Mehmet Oz has won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary after a dayslong recount

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

When will John Fetterman be back on the campaign trail? His return could still be weeks away

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign released its first television ads of the general election Tuesday, touting him as a candidate without traditional labels who would fight for Pennsylvanians in the U.S. Senate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 7, 2022

After the South Street shooting, frustration mounts over the Pennsylvania law that keeps Philly from passing its own gun control

PHILADELPHIA — Calls for new laws to prevent gun violence, spurred nationwide in recent weeks by mass shootings, echoed in Philadelphia following Saturday’s mass shooting on South Street.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 7, 2022

Colbert on the January 6 TV hearings: ‘Your new favorite show: America’s Got Treason’

Late-night hosts discuss the House panel going primetime, Dr Oz’s primary victory in Pennsylvania and the LA mayoral race

The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2022

Pennsylvania Senate matchup set, but Democrat remains sidelined - Roll Call

In a crucial Senate contest, Republicans took weeks to settle on their nominee, while the Democrat was recovering from a stroke.

Roll Call · Jun 7, 2022

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Home Shooting Range Case

From today's order granting review in Barris v. Stroud Township: The issue, as rephrased, is: Whether an ordinance that limits target shooting to two non-residential zoning districts, and thus does not provide for shooting ranges at all private residences, is facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States…

Reason · Jun 6, 2022