Doug Emhoff ushered out of event at Dunbar High School following bomb threat

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was whisked out of an event Tuesday at a D.C. high school by Secret Service agents following a bomb threat.

Gov. Wolf's last budget, like his first, will feature schools

Gov. Tom Wolf's eighth and last budget proposal being delivered to lawmakers Tuesday is expected to push state spending well past $40 billion for the first time, as the Democrat will ask Republicans for another substantial increase in state aid for public schools.

Judge recommends congressional map favored by Pa. GOP lawmakers

Democrats view it as a partisan map, producing 10 Republican seats, and maybe up to 12, in a state where Pennsylvania’s delegation is currently split evenly and registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 4 million to 3.4 million.

What to watch for in Pennsylvania governor's budget proposal

Gov. Tom Wolf will pitch his eighth and last budget proposal to lawmakers Tuesday, as the Democrat pushes Republicans to spend more federal pandemic relief aid now and Wolf looks to cement his public school legacy by securing a big boost in state aid.

Pence says Trump wrong in saying VP could overturn election

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply "wrong."

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh DAs lose round in opioid settlement suit

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who is pursuing his own, potentially more lucrative, ligation against the opioid industry, vowed to continue the legal fight.

President Biden in NYC to talk about gun violence

President Joe Biden was expected to showcase federal, state, and local efforts to get guns and repeat shooters off the streets during his visit to New York City Thursday.

Alexander Vindman, witness from 1st Trump impeachment, sues Trump's son, allies

A retired Army lieutenant colonel who was a pivotal witness in the first impeachment case against Donald Trump has sued the oldest son of the former president and other Trump allies.

Biden aims to cut cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years with moonshot initiative

President Joe Biden is relaunching his “Cancer Moonshot” initiative with a goal of reducing cancer deaths by 50% over the next 25 years and to ”end cancer as we know it.”

Ghost Army: Secret WWII tactical unit to receive Congressional Gold Medal

The Ghost Army refers to two units that used inflatable equipment, sound effects, radio trickery, and other deceptions to draw enemy forces away from American units, saving an estimated 30,000 lives.

President Trump tried to seize voting machines during 2020 election, report says

About six weeks after President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he told his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to contact the Department of Homeland Security to ask if the department could lawfully seize voting machines in key swing states, according to a report in The New York Times.

Fulton County DA investigating Donald Trump asks FBI for security help

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday wrote a letter to the FBI office in Atlanta asking for a risk assessment of the county courthouse and government center. She also asked the FBI to provide protective resources, “to include intelligence and federal agents.”

Cosby asks Supreme Court not to revive sexual assault case

The 84-year-old actor and comedian has been free since June, when a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his conviction and released him from prison after nearly three years.

Biden heads to PA to talk infrastructure as bridge collapses

President Joe Biden was headed to Pittsburgh on Friday to promote the benefits of his infrastructure package — set to appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse that underscored his frequent calls to do more for the nation's crumbling roads and bridges.

Biden visits collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh, touts new infrastructure law

President Biden on Friday traveled to Pennsylvania to highlight some of his White House achievements so far, including his infrastructure package intended to help repair crumbling roads and bridges.

Kobe, Gianna Bryant statue placed at site of helicopter crash on 2-year anniversary of deaths

A statue of Kobe and Gianna Bryant appeared at the site of the helicopter crash that killed the NBA legend, his daughter, and seven others in 2020 on the two-year anniversary of their untimely deaths.

Gov. Wolf signs fast-tracked $225M for health care workers

Two months after the omicron variant of the coronavirus slammed hospitals with unvaccinated patients, Gov. Tom Wolf signed fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to help keep burned-out health care workers on board during a staffing crisis.