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The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for his testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear.
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The enthusiasm for Donald Trump’s unique brand of nationalist populism has cut into traditional Democratic strongholds in places such as Monongahela in western Pennsylvania. That's where House Republicans recently outlined their election-year campaign agenda, called “Commitment to America.” They're hoping they can tap into the same political sentiment Trump used to attract voters.
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At a teletown hall Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump said Doug Mastriano would fight for fair elections as governor, and repeated false claims that he won the state in 2020. There was no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020, but Mastriano said if elected, he would enact voter ID requirements and "many other initiatives."
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In a nearly two-hour address at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, the former president sprinkled in endorsements for Republican candidates, including Doug Mastriano and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor and U.S. Senate.
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With midterms approaching and the commonwealth’s open U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races remaining highly competitive, national Republicans and Democrats view Pennsylvania as one of the country’s most important battlegrounds.
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The November elections are less than 10 weeks away, and President Joe Biden plans to use a prime-time speech Thursday night at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to frame them as part of an ongoing battle for what he's calling the “soul of the nation.”
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: For 30 years, Dr. Jim Withers of Pittsburgh Mercy has been making “house calls” to people living on the streets; a look into the practice of search and seizure following the FBI raid at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home; and a conversation about how a state grant for early childhood learning will add another early childhood education class to Homestead. Today’s guests include: Dr. Jim Withers, medical director of Homeless Services at Pittsburgh Mercy; David Harris, law professor at the University of Pittsburgh and WESA’s legal analyst; and Hannah Sitz, executive director of Maple Unified Student Academy.
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Former President Donald Trump says the FBI is conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Spokespeople for the FBI and the Justice Department did not return messages seeking comment Monday evening. Trump says in a lengthy statement that, "After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate."
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Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections. Trump backed celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz and state Sen. Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania's Republican primary for U.S. Senate and governor, respectively.
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Donald Trump has endorsed Doug Mastriano in the Republican primary for governor in Pennsylvania. The former president is casting aside hand-wringing by party insiders who fear that the far-right candidate will be able to win the nomination in Tuesday's vote but will lose in the general election in November.