Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
Republican senators who met with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary, are all in for the former Fox News co-host who is trying to dispel concerns about a 2017 sexual assault complaint that resulted in no charges.
Wednesday’s Bucks County Commissioners meeting was as packed and as raucous as one might expect it to be one week after the two Democrats on the three-member board vowed to break the law and count votes that were deemed by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to be illegal. It’s a State Supreme Court that is […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) weighed in on fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey’s (D) concession in the contentious upper-chamber race on Thursday, hailing him as "Pennsylvania’s best senator.” Fetterman’s reaction came just minutes after Casey, a three-term senator, conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania’s Senate race that went to a recount. “This hit me,”...
The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic leadership aide familiar with the agreement said the Senate will finish confirming all of the judges that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)...
California Rep. Ro Khanna (D) said Elon Musk may get “frustrated” while working through the ranks to cut unnecessary government spending. “I think Elon may get frustrated fairly quickly,” Khanna said on Thursday’s "POLITICO Tech Podcast." “I mean, let’s see if he can get defense cuts. My guess is that there are going to be...
The Massachusetts GOP called out Democrats Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for refusing to work with President-elect Trump on immigration enforcement.
President-elect Trump announced on Thursday that his nomination for U.S. attorney general is Pam Bondi, the former attorney general for the state of Florida.
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey conceded the race to Republican Dave McCormick, putting an end to a recount in the Keystone State more than two weeks after Election Day.
Will scrutiny increase for Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard after attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz pulls his name from consideration?