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During the third day of Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tried to use the Houston Astros as an example of what Supreme Court judges don’t do. “I think all baseball fans know that the Houston Astros cheat,” said Sasse. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, fired back: “Thank goodness the First Amendment protects that right, for...

The United States Senate offered their final arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump, on Monday. On Wednesday they will vote on the articles of impeachment. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors has been following the latest developments.

A man entered a U.S. Senate office building on Tuesday afternoon and stripped fully nude, police say.

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he was endorsed by the only African American woman to be elected to the Senate, before being called out by Sen. Kamala Harris: “That’s not true. The other one is here.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden incorrectly said that he has the support of the “only African American woman ever elected to the Senate” while talking about his support from black voters during the fifth Democratic presidential debate. That drew a response from California Sen. Kamala Harris, who became the second black female senator when she was elected in 2016. “The...

Delaware’s junior U.S. senator will face a primary challenge next year.

Everything you need to know about the U.S. Census and why filling it out is so important.

Joe Biden, who long described himself as one of the poorest members of the U.S. Senate and built his political persona on his middle-class roots, became a multi-millionaire after leaving the White House, according to new tax filings and a financial disclosure released by his campaign Tuesday. The former vice president and his wife reported an income of more than...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will make a two-day swing through Pennsylvania to rally with candidates in Democratic primary races.

Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders released 10 years of tax returns Monday evening, NBC News reports. They show the majority of his income came from his U.S. Senate salary until 2016, when his income jumped with the publication of a book on his first presidential run. His total income popped to over $1 million in 2016 and 2017, after he...

Republican candidate Roy Moore rode his horse to the polls as he’s done in past elections to cast his ballot in the U.S. Senate race. Moore was accompanied by his wife Kayla Moore as he expressed confidence in a win Tuesday night.

Mike Stack, one of the more well-known Northeast Philadelphia politicians of the last two decades, is dropping his bid for a City Council at-large seat.

A tradition continued Wednesday as candidates seeking office in Philadelphia’s municipal elections pulled their ballot positions for the upcoming May primary out of a coffee can at City Hall.

Former US Rep. Beto O’Rourke is making an early impression in Pennsylvania, a late-voting state that may play a role in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest.

The record turnout from young voters during the 2018 midterms has candidates trying to win them over as they hit the campaign trail for the 2020 presidential election. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk explains the impact that younger voters could have on the race for the White House.

A week after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said that it would pay financial reparations to victims of clergy sex abuse, even from years ago, the Church revealed how it will carry out the compensation program.

Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania, a civil rights activist who staged an upset Senate win in 1991, has died. He was 92.

Millions of Americans rely on SNAP benefits to feed their families every month. But local residents are wondering how they will feed their households as the shutdown stretches into a fourth week.

Local food banks are preparing for a rush of people in need due to the government shutdown. But the strain is taking a toll on SNAP, the area’s largest hunger relief organization.