Professors Commence Strike At 14 Pennsylvania Universities

Faculty at 14 Pennsylvania universities are officially on strike after failing to reach an agreement with administration officials before the self-imposed deadline. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties met over the past weekend in a last-ditch effort to avert a faculty strike that would close classes for 105,000 students.

Bridge defendant: Top officials knew traffic study story

Top officials in New Jersey government and the authority that runs the George Washington Bridge knew about or had a hand in what prosecutors contend was a false narrative that a lane realignment in 2013 was part of a... The first debate is set for Monday for Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and his Democratic challenger, Katie McGinty, in an increasingly nasty race that could decide whether the GOP hangs onto its... Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty went after each other in their first debate, with him sharpening an attack accusing her of enriching herself with taxpayer money and her pressing him... Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a homemade explosive left outside a police station in a small northern Colorado mountain town.

Trump and taxes could figure into Pennsylvania Senate debate

This photo taken Oct. 4, 2016, shows U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., listening as he talks with Ettore DiCasimirro, president of Skytop Fuels, Inc., during a campaign stop in New Boston, Pa. The first debate is set of a hotly contested Pennsylvania Senate race that could decide whether the GOP hangs onto its Senate majority.

Trump, and his supporters, defiant in blue-collar Pennsylvania

Republican candidate for President Donald J Trump waves a Terrible Towel to supporters at a rally at Ambridge Area Senior High School on October 10, 2016 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. WILKES BARRE As fellow Republicans backed away from him , Donald Trump energized supporters in Northeast Pennsylvania on Monday by attacking Hillary Clinton, criticizing media coverage of his campaign, and suggesting that election results could be rigged in Philadelphia.

‘SNL’ and Alec Baldwin take on Trump’s hot mic comments

That's how Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump opened this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live" -- just one day after a 2005 recording surfaced of Trump making vulgar comments about women. The long-time variety show kicked off with a debate sketch between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine.

Navy commissions ship in honor of late longtime congressman

The U.S. Navy is commissioning the USS John P. Murtha, a new ship named in honor of the late longtime Pennsylvania congressman and decorated Marine Corps veteran. Thousands are expected to honor Murtha on Saturday at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia during a ceremony to place the ship into active service.

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

With a tight election on the line, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton will face off in less than an hour at their first presidential debate, a battle 18 months in the making that is emerging as the most hotly anticipated moment in modern US political history. An audience rivaling that of the Super Bowl - perhaps around 100 million Americans - will be glued to televisions, smart phones and social media when the rivals rip off the gloves at 9 pm ET.

Welcome to Trumpton: Why billionaire Trump is getting the vote of poverty-stricken Americans

IF Donald trump wins in Pennsylvania he will almost certainly become president. So pivotal is the swing state that one recent analysis concluded that the entire election could probably be held there.

Even the swing states where Trump and Clinton are tied arena t enough to hand him a win

WASHINGTON >> Hillary Clinton appears to have survived one of her worst stretches on the presidential campaign, including concerns about her health, with her lead intact in some key battleground states, several new polls indicate. Surveys released this week delivered good news to Donald Trump in some states, Clinton others.

Smith to retire after 6 years as US attorney in Harrisburg

The chief federal prosecutor in the central region of Pennsylvania is retiring after more than six years on the job. The 75-year-old resident of Camp Hill leads the Justice Department's operations in the Middle District of Pennsylvania , which covers 33 counties and has offices in Williamsport, Scranton and Harrisburg, the headquarters.

Clinton focuses on Pennsylvania, a must-win state for Trump

Hillary Clinton's campaign is aggressively outworking Donald Trump in battleground Pennsylvania, a state the billionaire businessman can scarcely afford to lose and still hope to become president. Despite polling well in Pennsylvania throughout the summer, Clinton's team is nevertheless bearing down in a state her party has carried in six straight elections.

Donald Trump child care plan breaks with conservative orthodoxy

Donald Trump is rolling out plans Tuesday to make child care more affordable, guaranteeing new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and suggesting new incentives for employees to provide their workers childcare, breaking with conservative orthodoxy and wading into topics more often discussed by Democrats. Trump will unveil the plans in a speech in a politically critical Philadelphia suburb as he tries to build his appeal with more moderate, independent voters - especially women.

Obama hits campaign trail for Clinton in Philadelphia

President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail Tuesday to rally support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, a state that has served as a firewall for her party in the past six general elections but is now viewed as competitive. Obama is scheduled to appear without the candidate herself.

Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi

President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail Tuesday to rally support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, a state that has served as a firewall for her party in the past six general elections but is now viewed as competitive. Obama is scheduled to appear without the candidate herself.