Biden Health Pick Forced Nursing Homes to Accept COVID Patients

Rachel Levine pulled mother from personal-care facility as elderly deaths ravaged state

Collin Anderson and Joe Schoffstall
January 19, 2021 3:20 PM

Biden health nominee Rachel Levine directed Pennsylvania nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients—even as she pulled her own mother out of a longterm-care facility over pandemic concerns.

GOP Presses Supreme Court to Put Lawmakers in Driver’s Seat for Future Elections

Lingering dispute over mail-in ballots could have far-reaching implications

Kevin Daley
January 5, 2021 12:40 PM

President Trump has a chance to vindicate one of his core election complaints—that 11th-hour changes to voting rules usurped the constitutional authority of state legislatures—even if he won't overturn the election.

BOSS LADY: Amy Coney Barrett Breaks Secret Agreement With Man Who Hired Her

Feminist triumph proves RBG's legacy is in safe hands

Andrew Stiles
December 9, 2020 11:00 AM

Rushing to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett before the election was supposed to be a sinister Republican plot to steal a second term for President Donald J. Trump.

Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Undo Biden Victory in Pennsylvania

Dem predictions of Barrett-led coup fall flat

Kevin Daley
December 8, 2020 5:50 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Republican appeal to undo the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania.

Supreme Court Puts a Damper on Trump Election Challenge

Conservative justice has case on schedule to peter out

Kevin Daley
December 4, 2020 10:40 AM

Scheduling gamesmanship could smother a last-ditch appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans in the Supreme Court.

Philly Faces New Lawsuit After Shutting Down Gun-Carry Permit Process

Stephen Gutowski
November 23, 2020 7:15 PM

Philadelphia is facing a new lawsuit over its decision to completely shutter its gun-carry permit process over COVID-19 concerns.

Trump’s Election Lawsuits: A State-By-State Guide

Kevin Daley
November 10, 2020 2:00 PM

President Donald Trump is gearing up for post-election lawfare after a host of media outlets called the presidential race for Joe Biden on Saturday.

Alito Orders PA Counties To Set Aside Mail-In Ballots Received After Election Day

Kevin Daley
November 6, 2020 8:41 PM

Justice Samuel Alito ordered local election officials in Pennsylvania to keep mail-in ballots received after Election Day separate from all other votes in an emergency order Friday night.

Watchdog Finds 21,000 Dead Registrants on PA Voter Rolls in Final Weeks of Election

Joe Schoffstall
November 6, 2020 3:55 PM

An election watchdog has found 21,000 dead individuals still on Pennsylvania voter rolls in the final weeks of the 2020 election.

Courts Unlikely to Decide Presidential Election

Kevin Daley
November 5, 2020 5:55 PM

A battery of lawsuits from the Trump campaign in battleground states is not likely to tip the outcome of the election.