The son of Scranton has much to do in his early days in office.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a quick impeachment trial in the Senate, essentially assuring it takes place after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

A major crimes detective with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has been placed on restricted duty for posting that he’s “ready to go to war” over the false claims of a rigged election.

Prosecutors charged Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta, who came to Philadelphia voting center with guns and ammo during the counting, with attempting to to interfere with an election.

Daniel J. Hilferty, the former CEO of Independence Health Group, has been calling potential donors and gauging interest among supporters for a prospective Republican candidacy.

Law enforcement in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey are bracing for violence following a rare bulletin put out by the FBI Monday indicating armed demonstrations are planned at all 50 state capitals.

Robert Sanford, a Chester Fire Department veteran, allegedly lobbed a fire extinguisher officers' heads. Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter of Delaware, breached the Capitol building early.

Ten Republicans joined Democrats in the vote, which came a week after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol at the incitement of the president in an effort to overturn the election.

“It’s going to be very difficult to reason with them,” the moderate Democrat from Southwestern Pennsylvania said of Republicans who voted to overturn the election even after the Capitol attack.

The challenge, filed in late December, lacks a "scintilla of legal merit," the judge wrote in his ruling.

In Washington, D.C., a prosecutor said more than 170 case files had been opened in the investigation into the "egregious conduct" that occurred at the Capitol last week.

In the aftermath of violence last week, about three dozen firms have taken steps to suspend campaign donations. An Inquirer analysis looks at the impact on the Pennsylvania congressional delegation.

Gugger, 51, had already been reassigned from her position as a background checker for police recruits.