Stories tagged: "US Senate"

Military FILE - An Afghan National Army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles, as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2011. The Senate is expected to approve on Thursday a large expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits. (AP Photo/Simon Klingert, File)
Military Toomey Votes Against Enhancing Benefits for Vets Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits

Pat Toomey was one of 13 GOP senators who voted against the bill that greatly expands benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams June 17, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
Elections FILE - David McCormick poses for photos at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, in this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo in Bedminster, N.J. McCormick is running in the 2022 Republican primary election in the wide-open race for the Pennsylvania seat being vacated by two-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The race has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Elections Judge Sides With McCormick Campaign’s Request to Count Mail-In Ballots

The court victory likely won’t be enough to propel David McCormick past Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania's Republican primary race for US Senate.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery June 3, 2022 12:57 pm EDT
Elections Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, speaks at a Centre County Democrats' breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Elections Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Hospitalized After Suffering a Stroke

The leading candidate in Pennsylvania’s Democratic US Senate primary had a stroke Friday triggered by an irregular heartbeat, but insisted he’d be back on the campaign trail soon.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery May 15, 2022 9:28 pm EDT
Elections Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, left, accompanied by former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Elections It Was All About Trump at Dr. Oz Campaign Rally

The former President talked about how Dr. Oz is “in the bedrooms” of potential female voters Friday. But mostly, he spewed his usual rhetoric about MAGA, patriots, and China.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery May 9, 2022 3:56 pm EDT
Reproductive Rights Kathy Barnette, Mehmet Oz, moderator Greta Van Susteren, Carla Sands, David McCormick, and Jeff Bartos, (left to right) pose for photo before they take part in a debate for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Republican candidates, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Grove City, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Reproductive Rights Dr. Oz’s Stance on Abortion Takes Center Stage at GOP Senate Debate

Both Kathy Barnette and David McCormick referred to a 2019 interview, where the celebrity surgeon said he did not want anyone in his family having an abortion.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery May 5, 2022 2:06 pm EDT

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State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, speaks at a primary night election gathering in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Reproductive Rights Doug Mastriano on SCOTUS Overturning Roe v. Wade: ‘A Triumph for Innocent Life’
Steven Engel, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, from left, Jeffrey Rosen, former acting Attorney General, and Richard Donoghue, former acting Deputy Attorney General, are sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) January 6 ‘Pure Insanity’: Top Takeaways from the Fifth Jan. 6th Hearing That Examined Trump’s Schemes to Manipulate the Department of Justice
FILE - A man pumps gas at a mini-mart in Pittsburgh on June 15, 2022. As the challenges confronting President Joe Biden intensify, his predictions of a rosy political future for the Democratic Party are growing bolder. The assessments, delivered in speeches, fundraisers and conversations with friends and allies, seem at odds with a country that he acknowledged this week was “really, really down,” burdened by a pandemic, surging gas prices and spiking inflation. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) Economy Pennsylvania Dems Introduce Plan to Suspend State’s Gas Tax and Push Anti-Price Gouging Laws
HARRISBURG, PA - MAY 15: A man with an assault rifle reacts while joining demonstrators outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building to protest the continued closure of businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) Law and Policy Pennsylvania’s GOP Lawmakers Really Want 18-Year-Olds to Have Assault-Style Rifles
Elections In this Nov. 2, 2020 file photo, Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., speaks during a rally for then-candidate Joe Biden at Community College of Beaver County, in Monaca, Pa. Lamb is running for US Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Elections Remember That Time Fetterman Pulled a Gun on a Black Man? Lamb Does.

Conor Lamb took to Twitter Thursday to raise the episode, which has bubbled just below the surface of a primary campaign that previously had been relatively cordial.

Associated Press Associated Press April 1, 2022 4:51 pm EDT
Elections Dr. Oz, Carla Sands, and David McCormick are the three leading candidates in the Republican Senate Primary in Pennsylvania. (Keystone Graphic/Desiree Tapia)
Elections Meet the Out-of-State Millionaires Who Want to Be Pennsylvania’s Next Senator

Three out-of-state, Republican millionaires—who have either recently moved to Pennsylvania or moved back after years away—are competing to represent the commonwealth in the US Senate

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 7, 2022 2:30 pm EST