A lawsuit by independent voters including commentator Michael Smerconish is seeking to end Pennsylvania’s closed primary election system, which prohibits them from participating.

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified the results Monday after county officials confirmed the accuracy of their reported results.

The defendant, accused of voting for Trump twice in 2020, argues the president’s pardon of allies who attempted to overturn his loss should apply to his alleged crimes.

Pennsylvania certified its 2025 election results after counties completed two audits confirming accuracy. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified Pennsylvania’s 2025 municipal election results on Monday after two required audits were performed that confirmed the accuracy of the reported vote totals.

Ballot PA Action, an offshoot organization of the good government Committee of Seventy group, praised the filing their chairman and former Committee of Seventy CEO David Thornburgh, TV and radio host Michael Smerconish and three other Pennsylvanians.

There are four highly competitive U.S. House races in Pennsylvania, more than any other state. Democrats hope to flip them all.

Ballot PA Action issued the following statement Wednesday about a group of five independent voters asking the Commonwealth Court to declare Pennsylvania’s law prohibiting independent voters from votin

Pennsylvanians will return to the polls in just a few months for the 2026 primary election. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, as of December 2, 2025, the spring

A 63-year-old Philadelphia man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for threatening to kill a Pennsylvania election official in 2024, officials said.

President Trump is set to deliver remarks on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where he is expected to tout his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm election. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest.