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Courtesy/Brooks for CongressGov. Josh Shapiro has swung his support to firefighter union leader Bob Brooks ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District has five Democrats competing for the chance to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie. -
Jay LaPrete/APVice President JD Vance will swing through the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday as the Republican Party courts voters ahead of the midterm election. The Lehigh Valley and the surrounding area are ripe with swing voters who could flip control of the U.S. House in next year's election.
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State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie and U.S. Rep. Susan Wild tangled over Medicare, foreign affairs and Social Security during an hourlong debate Friday at WFMZ's Salisbury Township studio. -
Dozens of individuals from a variety of organizing groups assembled in Allentown Thursday to rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, motivating the crowd to join in the fight.
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Debra Biro, Melanie Heilman, Steve Lynch and Richard Morea face charges of harassment following a raucous Northampton County Republican Committee meeting involving pornographic images.
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The visit will be Doug Emhoff's second to Allentown as second gentleman. He visited the region in May 2021 to promote the Biden administration's infrastructure plan.
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This week on Political Pulse, Chris and Tom move away from talk of the presidential race and shift gears to focus on statehouse races.
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Pennsylvania's 137th House District, based around Bethlehem Township and the Nazareth area, is one of the biggest toss-up legislative districts in the state. Democratic challenger Anna Thomas is embroiled in a rematch with Republican incumbent state Rep. Joe Emrick.
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Following a Commonwealth Court ruling Friday, Pennsylvania counties cannot throw out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates.
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The Northampton County Elections Office said it has gotten several reports of county voters receiving text messages from "AllVote.com." It's at least the second text-based scam in the Lehigh Valley that county officials are aware of.
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Elected officials are taking steps to adjust development laws that some see as unfair, but they face an uphill battle. (Fourth of 5 parts)
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In this episode, Chris and Tom talk about the general election and the sprint to November now that the presidential race is officially between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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His speech Tuesday at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia was an attempt to reset the debate on the economy.
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The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to halt a federal appeals court ruling that the votes be counted.
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Browne, of Allentown, says he is proud of his work on the state Senate Appropriations Committee.
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A state court recently ordered the ballots to be tallied. Still other justices disagree on the matter.
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Lehigh County was expected to certify primary election results on June 1 but will now wait.
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None of the results of Lehigh County's November election have yet to be certified.
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The Pa. Department of State has offered some guidance, officials say.
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The ruling could impact the race between Lehigh County judicial candidates Republican David Ritter and Democrat Zachary Cohen.
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"...Now I feel welcome. I feel wanted," Santiago said.
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State lawmaker expresses frustration with the history of missteps by the county elections office.
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State Sen. Pat Browne trails Coleman by 30 votes out of more than 30,000 reportedly cast.
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Kevin Dellicker won in two of the four counties needed to carry the race.
