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October 24, 2025 | 7:11 PM

Pa. attorney general charges canvassers with forgery, illegal registration solicitation in 2024 election

Charges stem from allegedly fraudulent registration forms submitted in Berks, Lancaster, York ahead of the 2024 election, with Monroe’s district attorney filing additional charges.

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

March 21, 2024 | 10:05 AM

Pa. election 2024: How much the Democratic and Republican attorney general candidates have raised

The Republican attorney general candidate who received his party’s nod has a small fundraising advantage over his opponent, while Democratic donors have yet to coalesce around one of the five candidates.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA, Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

March 19, 2024 | 3:10 PM

Pa. election 2024: A complete guide to the primary candidates for attorney general

By Félicie Jungels, Maya Mehrara, and Sophia Takla for Spotlight PA

September 12, 2023 | 6:22 PM

Democratic Philadelphia state lawmaker joins race for Pennsylvania attorney general

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

June 21, 2023 | 11:34 AM

Ex-chief public defender to run for Pennsylvania attorney general

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

February 25, 2023 | 10:22 AM

Democratic state attorneys general sue Biden administration over abortion pill rules

Mifepristone was approved more than 20 years ago to induce first-trimester abortions in combination with a second drug, misoprostol

By Sarah McCammon/NPR

January 14, 2023 | 9:46 AM

Who is Robert Hur, the special counsel leading the Biden classified documents inquiry

Hur, who currently serves as a litigation partner in a Washington, D.C., law firm

By Dustin Jones/NPR

November 19, 2022 | 7:53 AM

DOJ names Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations

Smith will oversee the department’s investigations into the possible mishandling of classified documents and presidential records at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate

By Carrie Johnson and Ryan Lucas/NPR

May 26, 2021 | 6:08 AM

Senate Democrats push for greater accountability from natural gas industry

The bills come nearly a year after a statewide investigative grand jury found that state regulators failed to protect the public from the health impacts of fracking.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

February 22, 2021 | 7:32 AM

Biden’s pick for Attorney General, Merrick Garland, set for confirmation hearing

Garland, a widely respected judge who has served for more than 20 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By Ryan Lucas/NPR

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