'You are worthy': Ketanji Brown Jackson tears up amid Sen. Cory Booker speech

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey drew tears from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court hearing with the words, “You are worthy,” and others likes them.

Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies at 84

Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female secretary of state, has died at age 84.

Pennsylvania legislative races take shape after redistricting delay

A scramble to collect enough signatures over a week and a half to make it onto the primary ballot is underway, kicking off what is certain to be a year of political change in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

4 GOP candidates for Pennsylvania governor set rules to join a debate

Four Republican candidates for governor in the party’s crowded primary race say they won't join a debate before the primary election unless it is moderated by a Republican who lives in Pennsylvania and is neutral in the race.

California governor signs law that makes abortions cheaper

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Tuesday to make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans, the first of more than a dozen bills the state’s Democratic leaders plan to pass this year to prepare for a potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

Big GOP primary field for governor has party leaders worried

A big Republican primary field for governor in Pennsylvania is spurring growing discomfort among party leaders that a widely splintered primary vote could produce a winner who cannot beat Democrat Josh Shapiro in November's general election.

Oz vows to renounce Turkish citizenship if elected senator

Mehmet Oz says he'll renounce his dual citizenship in Turkey if he's elected to the U.S. Senate. He's warding off criticism from a key rival in Pennsylvania’s heated Republican primary race.

Court upholds new maps for Pennsylvania General Assembly

New maps of General Assembly districts that reflect the past decade's population changes in Pennsylvania survived legal challenges Wednesday when the state Supreme Court unanimously cleared the way for candidates to begin circulating petitions to get on the spring primary ballot.

Trump appears to rule out Pence as running mate for potential 2024 bid

Trump signaled he would pick a running mate other than Mike Pence if he runs again in 2024, telling the Washington Examiner: “I don’t think the people would accept it.”

Daylight saving time: Congress paves the way to make daylight saving time permanent

Called the Sunshine Protection Act, Congress is paving the way for daylight saving time to be permanent, ending the need to have to turn back a clock ever again.

McCormick, ex-hedge fund CEO, aims to be hometown boy in Pennsylvania's key Senate race

As CEO of the world's largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut's ritzy Gold Coast, talked up bipartisanship and described China as America's most important "bilateral relationship."

Stampede of candidates file for Pennsylvania primary

Candidates came in a stampede before Tuesday's deadline to file paperwork to get on Pennsylvania's primary ballots, as large fields shape up for the open governor’s office, lieutenant governor's office and U.S. Senate seat.

Senate votes to make daylight saving time permanent

Americans are one step closer to never resetting their clocks after senators voted to make daylight saving time permanent. The proposed bill now moves to the House.

The complicated reasons gas prices are so high – and what we can do about it

Gas prices are not going up because of the Keystone Pipeline cancelation or because the Biden administration paused oil extraction permits. The real reasons are more complicated than that.

Anti-Trump Republicans Hogan, Kinzinger, Cheney lining up for 2024 shadow primary

A shadow primary of GOP critics of former President Donald Trump is beginning to take shape to determine who is best positioned to occupy the anti-Trump lane in 2024.

Divided court explains choice of new Pennsylvania congressional map

All seven Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are explaining their 4-3 vote last month to pick a new map of the state’s congressional districts.