2024 Elections
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Pennsylvania ACLU prepares to defend reproductive rights in a second Trump term
Abortion access continues to remain legal in Pennsylvania even though Donald Trump won the election. Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union are preparing to defend reproductive rights in a second Trump term.
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Opinion: Trump’s election, backlash to #MeToo and the will to fight on
In this op-ed, attorney Katie Shipp, Executive Director of the nonprofit I Have The Right To, explains the reckoning that the reelection of a president accused of sexual assault signals a backlash against the progress of the #MeToo movement. As the election results came in, I found myself paralyzed, locked in a familiar and unsettling…
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Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest
Casey’s concession comes more than two weeks after Election Day, as a grindingly slow ballot-counting process became a spectacle of hours-long election board meetings, social media outrage, lawsuits and accusations that some county officials were openly flouting the law.
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Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, ordering counties not to count mail-in ballots that lack a correct handwritten date on the return envelope.
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How to talk to a conspiracy theorist, in 6 steps
Here’s how you (yes, you!) can help stop your friends and family from going down extremist rabbit holes.
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Hate and harassment towards women spreads after Trump’s election
Over a 24-hour period following Trump’s election, there was a 4,600% increase in the usage of the phrase “your body, my choice” on X. The phrase has made its way offline as well, with young girls and parents across the country using social media to share instances of harassment involving it.
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Casey, McCormick race triggers automatic recount as margins tighten
The race for US Senate remains undecided as it heads to an automatic recount. US Sen. Bob Casey trails McCormick by less than 0.5% and continues to cut into McCormick’s lead.
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PA House Democrats promise to double down on public education support following election victory
PA House Democrats are looking forward to continuing to make investments in public education following their electoral wins last week. Last year, they helped Gov. Josh Shapiro secure a historic $1.1 billion education funding boost and are looking to build on that going forward.
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Did your absentee ballot count? Today the last day to fix it as Senate race remains tight
Democrats are pushing those who live in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties and voted by mail to check the status of their mail-in ballots and fix any potential issues by Tuesday with the US Senate race being too close to call.
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PA Democrats hold onto the PA House after Frank Burns wins reelection in deep-red district
Pennsylvania House Democrats were able to pull off the unthinkable and hold onto the PA House by a 102-101 majority following Tuesday’s election results.
