Author: Kate Scanlon, Washington Examiner

PITTSBURGH — Despite dramatic, last-minute twists in Pennsylvania’s Senate primaries, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman appears poised to win the Democratic nomination for Senate as Republicans remain locked in a three-way race. While polls indicate that businessman Dave McCormick, conservative commentator Kathy Barnette, and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald…

PITTSBURGH — Former President Donald Trump endorsed state Sen. Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s crowded Republican gubernatorial field Saturday, a blow to efforts by some Republicans in the state who recently attempted to consolidate the field around a candidate they believe would fare better in a general election in November. Mastriano, who is the front-runner in…

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, ran unopposed for the nomination in his 2022 statewide bid. But after Tuesday’s primary, he will face a general election challenger, and his campaign recently sought to boost a far-right rival for that role. As a state representative and later as Montgomery…

PITTSBURGH — A last-ditch effort by some Pennsylvania Republicans to consolidate a crowded Republican gubernatorial field around an alternative to an election skeptic may be too little, too late, according to recent polls. State Sen. Doug Mastriano is the front-runner in the field just days before Tuesday’s primary, but some in the state worry that…

Former President Donald Trump issued a statement on Thursday urging Pennsylvania Republicans to support his choice for Senate, television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, as rival Kathy Barnette climbs the Republican primary polls. Barnette, a conservative commentator, has begun to gain traction in polls as the May 17 primary approaches. In a recent ad campaign, titled…

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Jake Corman announced Thursday he would exit the race for governor and endorse Republican rival Lou Barletta. The move is seen as a last-ditch attempt for the Republican field to coalesce around a candidate other than state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who some in the state worry could win the Republican primary…

Senate Democrats’ effort to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law failed Wednesday. An unprecedented leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court last week suggested that the court may soon strike down its own 1973 decision in Roe that legalized abortion nationwide. In response, Senate Democrats brought legislation to the floor they said…

As the Senate prepared Wednesday for Democrats’ effort to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer likened a potential reversal of Roe to the infamous Dred Scott case. An unprecedented leak of a draft opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito from the Supreme Court last week suggested that the court…

Jim Pillen, a University of Nebraska regent, won the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Nebraska after former President Donald Trump endorsed one of his rivals, winning a crowded primary to replace Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, who is term limited. The Republican field also included businessman Charles Herbster and state Sen. Brett Lindstrom. Pillen was backed by…

Rep. Alex Mooney defeated Rep. David McKinley in a member vs. member West Virginia Republican primary Tuesday — another win for a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Both McKinley and Mooney currently represent West Virginia districts, but the state’s redistricting process shrunk the Mountain State’s three-member delegation to two, losing one of its…