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GOP field in Pennsylvania Senate race still wide open as candidates consider jumping in

The GOP primary field in Pennsylvania to challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey remains wide open, with the hopes of top party officials hanging on the potential entry of a high-profile candidate in a top-tier 2024 race.

For Jews, Shapiro's big win is a high note amid antisemitism

Josh Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania’s next governor in January after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage.

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections.

Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest races

Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections.

Gov-elect Shapiro opens transition, to stay AG until January

Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is beginning the transition to his new job, pledging to work constructively with lawmakers and pledging to remain as attorney general until he takes office as governor in January.

'Democracy voters' delivered for Democrats in tightest races

President Joe Biden tried to shape the midterm elections not as a verdict on his time in office, but rather on the contrast between Democrats and Republicans on American democracy.

Masters concedes Senate race, Hobbs celebrates governor win

Republican Blake Masters called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly to concede in the Arizona Senate race.

Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

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.

Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last?

There was no violence in the midterm elections last week, and many election deniers lost and quietly conceded.

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Evangelical Christians across the U.S. reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes in the midterm elections.

Future of American democracy loomed large in voters' minds

This week’s ballot had an unspoken candidate — American democracy.

Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation

Two days after the midterm elections, misinformation about the results remains focused on Arizona and Pennsylvania.

AP VoteCast: Midterm races a patchwork, not a national vote

If Tuesday’s vote defied the durable history of presidential parties taking heavy losses in a midterm election, it also reinforced an often-forgotten fact: These campaigns are a patchwork of thousands of races, not a nationwide contest.

Candidates who backed overturning Trump loss are rebuffed

Election deniers who backed Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election failed in some of their highest-profile races.

Post-election misinformation targets Arizona, Pennsylvania

A day after the midterm elections, misinformation about the results is zeroing in on the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Analysis: A stunning draw as Democrats hold their own

Facing tremendous political headwinds, the Democrats fought Republicans to a stunning midterm draw.

GOP nudges closer to House win; Senate could hinge on runoff

Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinges on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races.

Mishaps, distrust spur Election Day misinformation

Election machine mishaps and delays in vote counting became the latest fodder for political misinformation on Election Day.

Conspiracists seeking key state election posts falling short

Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election have lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states.

US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more.

What to watch in the high-stakes 2022 midterm elections

All 50 states are hosting midterm elections that will determine the balance of power in Washington and state capitals across the nation.

As midterms near, clergy preach politics and civics lessons

U.S. faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during their weekend worship services.

Obama to Democrats: 'Sulking and moping is not an option'

The Democratic Party’s most powerful voices are warning that abortion, Social Security and democracy itself are at risk as they labor to overcome fierce political headwinds over the final weekend of the 2022 campaign.

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

Abortion access in several states could hinge on the outcome of November elections of lawmakers, governors, supreme court justices and attorneys general.

Oz-Mastriano: An awkward pair atop Pennsylvania's GOP ticket

Republicans have political winds at their back, but the party's nominees in Pennsylvania for governor and Senate are running dramatically different campaigns and targeting two very different types of voters.

Biden says of candidate Fetterman: 'John IS Pennsylvania'

An energized President Joe Biden returned Friday to the Keystone State, his 15th visit since he took office, this time to attend a fundraiser with Vice President Kamala Harris and other leaders to boost Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman.

In Pa. governor's race, faith surfaces in contrasting ways

In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested battleground states, both candidates for governor in Pennsylvania bring religion into their campaigns.

Fetterman's rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats

A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest.

Fetterman struggles in Senate debate against Oz after stroke

Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman struggled at times to explain his positions and spoke haltingly throughout a highly anticipated debate against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz as they vie for a critical U.S. Senate seat.

In Pennsylvania, Shapiro's low-key style poses test for Dems

In one of the most politically competitive states in the U.S., the Democratic contender for Pennsylvania governor is waging a comparatively low-key campaign.

Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field

An Associated Press review has found that nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the 2020 presidential election.

Trump moves to general election mode with Pennsylvania rally

It's Donald Trump's first rally of the general election season, a Saturday night event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with Republican candidates in the pivotal state.

Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee over deposition authority

Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor is suing the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, contesting its legal ability to force him to answer questions about it.

Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo

Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano posed in a Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College, three years before he retired from the U.S. Army.

Mastriano, Pa. nominee, cuts short interview with 1/6 panel

Pennsylvania’s Republican governor nominee Doug Mastriano has appeared briefly before the Jan. 6 committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

GOP warms to far-right gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania

Republicans are warming up to the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano.

Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front

The fate of the Democratic Party is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that’ll be closely watched this year.

Election deniers quiet on fraud claims after primary wins

Dozens of Republican candidates who sought Donald Trump’s endorsement have spent months parroting the former president's baseless claims of 2020 election fraud.

Mastriano brings election denier onto Pa. governor campaign

The Pennsylvania Republican nominee for governor who's pushed Donald Trump's election lies has appointed Trump's former campaign lawyer as a senior legal adviser to his campaign.

Mastriano willing to talk to Jan. 6 committee, spoke to FBI

Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, Doug Mastriano, has offered to sit for a voluntary interview with the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

EXPLAINER: Can Pa. GOP candidate make voters re-register?

If Republican Doug Mastriano is elected governor of Pennsylvania, the state could become a test case for his idea to wipe its voter rolls clean and make everyone re-register if they want to vote again.

Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns

A movement known as Christian nationalism is making its presence known in many Republican primary races this year.

How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn

Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday.

Midterm updates | Idaho attorney general loses GOP primary

Former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador has won Idaho’s Republican attorney general primary, beating a longtime incumbent who'd been criticized by the far right for not taking a more activist role.

Tight Pennsylvania GOP Senate race; Mastriano wins gov nod

Donald Trump’s choice for Pennsylvania governor has won his primary, and his Senate pick is locked in an exceedingly close contest as the former president works to expand his hold on the Republican Party.

Trump-backed Mastriano wins GOP Pennsylvania governor nod

Doug Mastriano has won the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania.

Pa. governor hopeful drops out, backs rival as primary nears

A Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor says he is ending his campaign and endorsing rival Lou Barletta.

GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee

With six days until Pennsylvania’s primary, Republicans are openly worrying that a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field running for governor is unelectable in the fall general election.

Abortion rights may rest on governor's races in some states

The fight for Congress often dominates midterm elections.

Pennsylvania election audit gets GOP campaign trail embrace

Pennsylvania election audit gets GOP campaign trail embrace

In the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where former President Donald Trump lost by 80,000 votes eight months ago, his false claims of a stolen election are finding new signs of life.

Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan

Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan

Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate is considering an investigation into how last year’s presidential election was conducted.

Arizona GOP election audit draws more Republican politicians

Arizona GOP election audit draws more Republican politicians

Three Pennsylvania lawmakers were in Arizona to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the 2020 election.

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator's WWI research

In French woods, rivals take aim at senator's WWI research

“Any work done using Mastriano is built upon poor, false research,” Gregory wrote. “The issue is not about a few meters’ difference between the two sites,” said Dutch journalist Stephan van Meulebrouck, who has written about the York site controversy. In early March, he made a nearly identical complaint to the University of New Brunswick, where the York research figured prominently in Mastriano's doctoral studies. The 59 pages of footnotes in Mastriano’s book cite — more than 150 times — York's 1928 pseudo-autobiography. Mastriano dismissed doubters in a September 2018 speech at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.

Several state lawmakers joined, observed US Capitol turmoil

Several state lawmakers joined, observed US Capitol turmoil

Wearing a helmet, Evans ultimately joined a screaming mob as it pushed its way into the Capitol building, and livestreamed himself joyfully strolling inside. Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase, an outspoken Trump supporter who is running for governor, attended the president's rally Wednesday in which Trump urged supporters to march to the Capitol. Washington, D.C., officials said the FBI and the local Metropolitan Police Department were leading the investigation into identifying the participants in Wednesday’s violence. John Bryan, a West Virginia attorney representing Evans, was defiant that the delegate will not resign despite lawmakers from both parties seeking to expel him. “Our house!” Evans yells inside Capitol halls.

White House invites GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania to lunch

White House invites GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania to lunch

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)HARRISBURG, Pa. – Republican state senators in Pennsylvania were invited to a White House lunch Wednesday as President Donald Trump persists in talk of overturning his loss in the U.S. Supreme Court and baselessly maintains that Democrats stole the battleground state from him. Sen. Doug Mastriano then forwarded it by email Tuesday to every senator as a reminder, advising them to fill out security details in the RSVP “if you would like to join us for lunch with POTUS at the White House tomorrow." Some of the lawmakers later went to the White House to meet with Trump. One of the lawmakers there, Mastriano, revealed five days later that he had contracted the coronavirus. Top state Republican lawmakers have rebuffed overtures that they vote to send Trump's electors to Congress.

After White House test, Pa. senator calls COVID-19 case mild

After White House test, Pa. senator calls COVID-19 case mild

Meanwhile, a Republican lawmaker who attended Wednesday's public meeting in Gettysburg with Mastriano, Sen. Judy Ward, revealed that she also has tested positive. The public meeting was held, despite state Department of Health and internal Senate pandemic directives limiting gatherings. The AP learned of the White House test results from a person with direct knowledge of the meeting. Mastriano's White House trip followed the hours-long meeting in a Gettysburg hotel, which was held at Mastriano’s request and where few people wore masks. It is not clear how state Senate Republican leaders, who have remained silent about the matter, have responded internally to a potential outbreak stemming from that meeting.

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press. Trump told Mastriano that White House medical personnel would take care of him, his son and his son’s friend, who were also there for the Oval Office meeting and tested positive. Dozens of White House staffers and others close to the president have also tested positive, including the first lady and two of the president’s sons. Trump even participated, calling from the White House while one of his lawyers held a phone up to a microphone. The person with knowledge of the White House visit said several people rode in a large van from Gettysburg, where the policy committee met in a hotel, to the White House.

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

Trump told Mastriano that White House medical personnel would take care of him, his son and his son’s friend, who were also there for the Oval Office meeting and tested positive. Dozens of White House staffers and others close to the president have also tested positive, including the first lady and two of the president’s sons. The meeting with Trump was to strategize about efforts regarding the election, the person said. Trump even participated, calling from the White House while one of his lawyers held a phone up to a microphone. The person with knowledge of the White House visit said several people rode in a large van from Gettysburg, where the policy committee met in a hotel, to the White House.

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