Voters elected Philadelphia's first openly gay candidate to win a city council nomination
While she's new to elected office, Rue Landau is a lawyer and worked in city government for over a decade.
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While she's new to elected office, Rue Landau is a lawyer and worked in city government for over a decade.
The position would be appointed by the mayor, but is subject to city council approval.
Democrat Dan McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio have won their parties' primaries for a vacant seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Cherelle Parker won the Democratic primary and will face Republican David Oh, who ran unopposed, in November's general election.
The Philadelphia Democratic primary election on Tuesday is expected to be a tight race and CBS News Philadelphia will have you covered all night long.
Democrats currently hold a 4-2 majority on the state's highest court, which is playing a prominent role in settling disputes over voting rights, abortion rights and gun rights in the presidential battleground state.
Who's running for mayor of Philadelphia? On primary day, we have a roundup of the candidates and their platforms.
Political observers say the largely under-the-radar primary could offer an early test of the organizing strength of the GOP's ultra-conservative wing in this crucial presidential battleground.
At Temple University, we found plenty of young registered voters on campus and there was one common issue that seemed to stand out from the rest.
The top-ranking Republican in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants a court to prevent voters from filling three vacant seats in February in special elections that will determine majority control of the chamber.
A Pennsylvania judge is recommending the state's high court impose civil contempt penalties against the Republican-majority Fulton County government that let a third party copy data from voting machines used in the 2020 election lost by former President Donald Trump.
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.
Kerri Corrado reports.
The ACLU has filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates on their return envelopes.
Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party's biggest stars work to energize voters.
Battleground Pennsylvania is neck and neck between two U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz.
What happened?
Strategists say Mastriano is driving away the moderate voters that Oz will need to beat Democrat John Fetterman.
Fetterman said the stroke knocked him down but added, "I'm going to keep coming back up."
Senior Pennsylvania election officials argued handwritten dates on the envelopes should not be deemed mandatory.
Over the past three months, Fetterman banked $22 million in contributions, compared to Oz taking in nearly $9 million.
The president will be in Philadelphia for a fundraiser Thursday but details, including the time and location, are still unknown.
"I generally vote pro-choice anyway, but now will go straight for whoever is pro-choice across the board," Kimberly Roig, a voter, said.
Political signs in southeastern Pennsylvania have been found booby-trapped with razor blades, which resulted in sliced fingers for one resident, police said.
Lt. Gov. Fetterman runs as a Democrat against his Republican opponent Dr. Oz.
