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Elected offcials, gun crime activists call on voters to elect gun reform candidates

BY: - September 27, 2022

The rally, organized by the anti-gun violence group Giffords, came as the statewide races for U.S. Senate, governor and lieutenant governor near the final month before  Election Day. Giffords is named for former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot at an event with constituents in 2011. 

Returning to Pa., Trump calls Mastriano and Oz vital to a Republican takeover in 2022 and 2024

BY: - September 3, 2022

WILKES-BARRE TWP., Pa. –  Campaigning for Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial and U.S. Senate nominees on Saturday, former President Donald Trump cast Doug Mastriano and Dr. Mehmet Oz as vital leaders in a fight to take back the state and country starting with this year’s midterm election. Trump spoke for nearly two hours at the rally outside […]

Oz takes a shot at Fetterman’s health; Doctors fire back against ‘shameful’ practices

BY: - August 24, 2022

The social media mudslinging between U.S. Senate candidates Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz escalated this week, with the celebrity doctor turned political candidate making jabs about his opponent’s health.

Pa. court ends impasse on primary election results, orders counties to tally undated postal ballots

BY: - August 19, 2022

'Such defect, in the absence of fraud, should not be used to ‘to throw out a ballot,'' President Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer said.

While GOP lawmaker amplifies call for election reform, state officials push back on misinformation

BY: - July 24, 2022

Three lawsuits and a GOP lawmaker's calls for election reform have state officials reassuring the public that their votes will be heard in November.

Commonwealth Court hears arguments over counting undated Pa. mail ballots

BY: - May 31, 2022

The legal challenge brought by Dave McCormick aims to close the narrow gap by ensuring that counties count ballots received on time but were missing a date or were incorrectly dated.

Where GOP U.S. Senate candidates stand on abortion access, COVID-19, 2020 election, immigration

BY: - April 26, 2022

Kathy Barnette, Mehmet Oz, Dave McCormick, Carla Sands, and Jeff Bartos debated for one hour on Monday night, answering questions about abortion access, immigration, COVID-19, and the 2020 election.

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Dr. Oz’s star turn | Editorial Cartoon

BY: - February 19, 2022

Pa. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz made the wrong kind of headlines when his star was unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Trump-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell suspends campaign after losing custody battle

BY: - November 22, 2021

A Butler County judge deemed Laurie Snell, the estranged wife of Sean Parnell, a more credible witness.

Val Arkoosh is vying for Pa.’s open U.S. Senate seat. And she’s prioritizing women in the workforce

BY: - October 12, 2021

If elected to fill the seat left vacant by Lehigh Valley Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, Val Arkoosh would not only be the first woman to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate but the first female physician from either party.

Meet the climate candidate running for Pa.’s sought-after U.S. Senate seat

BY: - October 3, 2021

“We're an underdog, but we believe that once the message gets out and people start to pick up the message that we're going to have a winning case to be made to the people of Pennsylvania," Eric Orts said. 

Fake TMZ site set up by far-right conspiracy theorist tries to smear Conor Lamb

BY: - August 17, 2021

Both Lamb and Swalwell have denied the allegations, which are completely unsubstantiated. Swalwell told the Daily Beast that allegations were “pathetic” and “baseless.”