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National President Barack Obama congratulates Cathy Russell after he nominated her for the position of Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues at a Women's History Month reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
National From Reading to the White House: Biden Taps Former Ambassador Cathy Russell For His Team

Catherine Russell was the second Ambassador at-Large for Women’s Issues, and she will be Biden's White House Director of Presidential Personnel.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 20, 2020 2:23 pm EST
Military President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2.
Military White House Cherry Picks When to Contact Trace, Putting Vets’ Families in Danger

The Trump administration discreetly warned a veterans group of potential COVID-19 exposure from a White House event five days before the president announced his positive diagnosis to the public. This is the first-known notice given to visitors of the White House where more than 34 staffers have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 8, 2020 3:05 pm EDT
National In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, a person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mailbox in Omaha, Neb. Data obtained by The Associated Press shows Postal Service districts across the nation are missing the agency’s own standards for on-time delivery as millions of Americans prepare to vote by mail. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
National Federal Judge in Philadelphia Orders Stop to Postal Service Cuts

Federal judges in Washington state and New York had issued similar orders this month. One judge said the Trump Administration was using the USPS "as a tool in partisan politics."

Associated Press Associated Press September 28, 2020 8:59 pm EDT
National In this Feb. 3, 2020, file photo, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., walks at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
National Toomey Supports Moving Forward with Supreme Court Nominations Before Election

Pennsylvania’s Republican US Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that he is on board with the Senate considering President Donald Trump's forthcoming nominee to the Supreme Court right away.

Associated Press Associated Press September 22, 2020 1:22 pm EDT
National Pennsylvania jurist Peter Phipps is on Trump's shortlist of candidates for the US Supreme Court. (Photo via US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania)
National Meet Peter Phipps, the PA Judge on Trump’s List of Supreme Court Candidates

Peter Phipps has served as a federal judge for only two years, but he has risen quickly—and over the objections of one of his home state senators.

Jenna Fletcher Jenna Fletcher September 22, 2020 11:15 am EDT

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Philadelphia election workers processes mail-in and absentee ballots for the general election at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, on Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Elections Pennsylvania Judge Orders Halt to Further Vote Certification, Wolf Appeals
In this Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, people have dinner in greenhouses used for outdoor dining amid the coronavirus pandemic at North Park Lounge in McCandless, Allegheny County. An increasing number of governors and mayors are imposing restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File) Coronavirus Pennsylvania’s Restaurants Still Need Help to Survive Pandemic. Nothing Is Coming.
The outdoor Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink features ice skating, skate rentals, and twinkling lights in the shadow of Philadelphia City Hall through Feb. 28, 2021. (Courtesy of Visit Philadelphia/J. Fusco) Life Make the Most of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday With These Things to Do in PA: Nov. 26-29
A man and a woman wearing masks walk near the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pennsylvania is strengthening its mask mandate and will require out-of-state travelers to test negative for the coronavirus before arrival. The state health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, said the new measures are in response to a sharp increase in infections and hospitalizations. She said Tuesday that masks are now required indoors wherever people from different households are gathered—even if they are physically distant. Like the rest of the nation, Pennsylvania has seen coronavirus infections explode in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Coronavirus COVID Live Blog: Tracking the Spread and Impact of Coronavirus in PA
National President Donald Trump wraps up his speech at a campaign rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci
National Trump to Announce Supreme Court Pick by Saturday, Ginsburg Services Set

“I think that would be good for the Republican Party, and I think it would be good for everybody to get it over with," Trump said.

Associated Press Associated Press September 21, 2020 1:58 pm EDT
Elections Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, about the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections Biden in PA: ‘Let the People Speak’, Wait on Supreme Court Nomination

“Uphold your constitutional duty, your conscience,” Biden said in Pennsylvania. "Let the people speak. Cool the flames that have engulfed our country.”

Associated Press Associated Press September 21, 2020 10:29 am EDT