Gov-elect Shapiro opens transition, to stay AG until January
Shapiro gave his first Capitol news conference Wednesday as he navigates the massive task of sorting through the many applications to fill out top posts in his administration.
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Shapiro gave his first Capitol news conference Wednesday as he navigates the massive task of sorting through the many applications to fill out top posts in his administration.
He enters the race saddled with personal and professional legal battles that have not yet been resolved.
Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state.
Republicans claim Democrats prematurely celebrated winning the Pennsylvania house. The GOP could still retain control of the chamber.
Some Republican leaders are putting the blame squarely on former President Donald Trump.
The Middle Township Police Department says a woman was caught on camera allegedly hanging stuffed dolls over Tim Alexander's Congressional campaign sign on Election Day.
Jasmine Payoute has a breakdown of those close matches.
With three races yet to have projected winners the balance of power in Congress is still not determined.
Siafa Lewis reports.
The battle for the Senate is coming down to a handful of unresolved races, as Georgia's contest heads to a runoff.
Election deniers who backed Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election failed in some of their highest-profile races, including Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's 2022 midterm election results did not show a "red wave" like some pundits predicted.
Howard Monroe reports.
During the campaign, Fetterman continuously attacked Oz's ties to New Jersey both on social media and in TV ads.
Ryan Hughes reports.
New Jersey police say a noose and stuffed dolls were hung above a sign for Tim Alexander, a Black Congressional candidate.
Dr. Mehmet Oz called John Fetterman to concede in the Pennsylvania Senate race.
Now, we wait to see if the balance of power shifts in the Senate and the House, but it could be days until we know which party will have the majority.
Although projected winners have been announced, city commissioners say they expect thousands more ballots to arrive from drop boxes around the city.
CBS News is projecting John Fetterman as the winner of one of the country's most contentious Senate races.
Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was winning the outstanding in-person and absentee votes in Philadelphia and in a suburban county.
Shapiro is now the first governor to be elected to succeed a member of his party since 1966.
Republican Doug Mastriano could not catch up to Democrat Josh Shapiro's lead in the Pennsylvania governor's race.
Fetterman is currently the commonwealth's lieutenant governor.
All eyes will be on the Pennsylvania Senate and gubernatorial races.
