Majority of 16k Canceled Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots Were From Democrats
The ballots were disqualified by county officials because they lacked secrecy envelopes or proper signatures or dates, state officials said.
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‘The People Once Again Rose Up': Warnock Evokes the Civil Rights Movement in Emotional Victory Speech
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated his Republican challenger, football star Herschel Walker, in Georgia’s Senate runoff election on Tuesday, NBC News projected.
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Toomey Says Bipartisan Gun Bill Made ‘Modest Steps' in Right Direction
In an exclusive interview with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk, retiring GOP Senator Pat Toomey, who pushed for background checks on commercial gun sales for years, said that the bipartisan gun bill that passed this summer made some “modest steps in the right direction,” but was skeptical about the potential for more action in the current climate. -
Special Election Scheduled for Late Pennsylvania Rep's Seat
A special election will be held to replace a Pennsylvania state lawmaker who died several weeks before voters elected him to another term.
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Senator Toomey Recounts Memories of the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
In an exclusive interview with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk, retiring Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey recounted the events leading up to and during the January 6 Capitol riot.
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Recount Efforts in ‘Handful' of 67 Counties Hold Up Pa. Election Certifications
Pennsylvania elections officials say “a handful” of counties haven’t fully reported results from the 2022 election, at least in part because organized efforts to seek recounts are pending in court.
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Toomey Calls Trump ‘Badly Flawed,' Says He Won't Vote for Him Again
As former President Trump prepares for another run for the White House, retiring Pennsylvania Republican senator Pat Toomey said he will never vote for him again. Toomey spoke about Trump in an exclusive interview with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk.
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Pa. County Deadlocks on Certifying Election Results, for Now
Officials in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County where paper shortages caused Election Day ballot problems deadlocked Monday on whether to report official vote tallies to the state, effectively preventing their certification of the results.
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Toomey Has No Regrets But Believes He Would Have Won Pa. Senate Race
Preparing to retire in less than two months, Senator Pat Toomey says he has no regrets about not being on the ballot in the 2022 election cycle in Pennsylvania but still believes he would have won if he had ran this year.
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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.
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Americans Overwhelmingly Supported Affordable Housing Initiatives in Midterms
Ballot measures to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week’s midterm elections.
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Nancy Pelosi Announces She Won't Seek Leadership Role, Plans to Stay in Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections.
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McConnell Reelected Senate GOP Leader; Scott's Bid Rejected
Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized over his party’s midterm election failures.
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Watch: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Midterm Elections: “This Election Is a Victory”
The Democrats retained control of the Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican Adam Laxalt in Nevada.
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Delco GOP Leader Wants Republicans to ‘Move Beyond' Donald Trump
As Donald Trump teases a “special announcement,” NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke with two Republicans from our area who have differing views regarding whether or not the GOP should continue supporting the former president.
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Doug Mastriano Concedes Pennsylvania Governor's Race to Josh Shapiro
Republican state senator Doug Mastriano conceded the Pennsylvania governor’s race to his Democratic opponent Josh Shapiro several days after Shapiro was projected as the winner by NBC News.
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Important Takeaways From the Midterm Elections
NBC10’s Lauren Mayk breaks down the major Pennsylvania races and others with political science professor John J. Kennedy. Kennedy specializes in state politics, and has written books on the legislature and Pennsylvania elections.
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Decision 2022: Tracking the Youth Vote
There was a push to get Gen Z voters to the polls on Election Day, and it appears to have worked. Voters under age 30 are now getting credit for showing up and making a difference in several key races, and it’s the Democrats who benefitted most. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk breaks it down with Noah Pransky, the national political editor...
