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

For both Malone, and Pennsylvania Democrats more broadly, the campaign launch was something like planting a flag.

A man with a decades-long career in professional theater — including working as the personal assistant to award-winning actor Sarah Jessica Parker — admitted to sending violent death threats to a Pennsylvania election official,

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

Counties use a variety of methods to cast lots, but it typically involves drawing a numbered object — a piece of paper, ping pong ball, playing card, etc. — out of a box or bag. Depending on the county, whichever candidate draws the higher or lower number wins the election.

Pennsylvania lawmakers just received a 3.25% pay increase on Dec. 1, raising their base salary to $113,575. Only New York and California’s legislators make more. The national average for state lawmakers was $47,