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From Mississippi retiring its state flag to local governments removing Confederate statues, a bipartisan push across the South is chipping away at reminders of the Civil War and segregation.

The likelihood that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will pick a woman of color is exciting many people in Pennsylvania and across the country, NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk found.

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State, in charge of state elections, told NBC10 she is not sure results on Election Day in November will be known that night.

The Democratic governor announced his support for Joe Biden in the November election against President Donald Trump.

On Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf had a conversation about Pennsylvania’s coronavirus response as the Democratic governor endorsed Biden in the 2020 presidential race.

Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich., announced Saturday that he will not run for president this year after announcing at the end of April he would explore a presidential run under the Libertarian Party.

The former Senate staffer accusing Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago is calling on him to “step forward and be held accountable,” in her first on-camera interview since the former vice president “unequivocally” denied her allegation.

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania last year approved the use of voting by mail, but it remains unclear if the state would utilize the approach in a presidential election this year.

Pennsylvania lawmakers last year approved the use of a vote-by-mail form of election, but some people remain skeptical of its use, NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher found. Experts told him it’s safe.

The coronavirus outbreak is giving new momentum to Democrats’ argument elections should be conducted by mail

On a day when coronavirus dominated the news, with airports in chaos and the country’s largest school about to close, former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders debated one-on-one for the first time in the Democratic primary and the pandemic monopolized their meeting too.

As Super Tuesday results roll in, momentum in the Democratic primary changes. Watch our special coverage live now.

Fourteen states and a U.S. territory will determine which candidate receives a portion of their combined 1,344 delegates on Super Tuesday. Three former presidential candidates rallied behind former Vice President Joe Biden as Bernie Sanders head into Tuesday at the top of the polls. Elizabeth Warren will need a sizable showing after the polls close to stay in the race.

In the minute it will take you to read this story, billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg’s campaign will have spent about $5,000, if not more, based on the latest filing with the Federal Election Commission covering his campaign’s spending in January.

The turbulence of impeachment, a contentious presidential campaign and a global virus health threat confront President Donald Trump as he prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But one thing about the Trump era has remained remarkably steady: public opinion on the president. Approval of Trump has stayed persistently in negative territory, and the country is more polarized now than it has...

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is serving national political director for Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign. The former two-term Philadelphia mayor spoke about why he is backing the billionaire.

Kim Motl doesn’t work in the health insurance industry. But her friends and neighbors do. So when she saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Motl pressed the Democratic presidential candidate about her “Medicare for All” plan, which would replace private insurance with a government-run system. “What about the little guys that work in the insurance business,...

Democratic presidential hopefuls said Friday they may skip next week’s debate at Loyola Marymount University to honor a picket line by unionized food-service workers at the Westchester campus.

With just two months before primary voting begins, top Democrats are confronting their principal political liabilities with a new sense of urgency. It’s unclear how many voters will be paying attention, however, as the 2019 holiday season is here and impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump accelerate. As Democrats fight amongst themselves in key primary states, Trump is focused on...