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Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he's challenging his fellow Democrats

Read full article: Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he's challenging his fellow Democrats

When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, many backers had hoped he’d challenge the status quo.

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Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it's still a swing state

Read full article: Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it's still a swing state

The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania has prompted vows to rebound.

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Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest

Read full article: Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is conceding his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick.

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Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation

Read full article: Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation

The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through outstanding ballots and the campaigns jousted over which ones should count.

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Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey

Read full article: Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey

Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, beating three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.

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Why AP called the Pennsylvania Senate race for David McCormick

Read full article: Why AP called the Pennsylvania Senate race for David McCormick

Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent’s pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race on Thursday.

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The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records

Read full article: The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records

Billions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day

Pennsylvania voters are expected to play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress and the state Legislature hanging in the balance.

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Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

Read full article: Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with visits to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin

President Joe Biden has made a rare jump into the 2024 battleground political fray since ending his reelection bid.

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McCormick's hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania's Senate race

Read full article: McCormick's hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania's Senate race

Before he ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street as CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund.

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Here's the schedule for the DNC's fourth and final night leading up to Harris' acceptance speech

Read full article: Here's the schedule for the DNC's fourth and final night leading up to Harris' acceptance speech

The fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention is underway, culminating with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s nomination for president.

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Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey stands by Biden, says voters will decide on issues, not on a bad debate

Read full article: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey stands by Biden, says voters will decide on issues, not on a bad debate

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey says President Joe Biden is able to run a strong race and serve a second term in the Oval Office.

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Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet

Read full article: Biden's debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet

President Joe Biden's debate performance spurred anxiety and silence among some Democrats running in competitive races across the country.

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Democrats put a spotlight on more than 1 million pensions saved under a 2021 law

Read full article: Democrats put a spotlight on more than 1 million pensions saved under a 2021 law

Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose pensions are being saved under a 2021 law.

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The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey

Read full article: The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey

Abortion rights have found an unlikely champion in swing state Pennsylvania.

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Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms

Read full article: Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms

Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws.

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Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate

Read full article: Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate

Senate Republicans are returning to a strategy they hope could neutralize their Democratic rivals' financial edge: Find rich people to run.

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Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

Read full article: Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens

The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November.

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Casey and McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania's high-stakes US Senate contest

Read full article: Casey and McCormick to face each other as nominees in Pennsylvania's high-stakes US Senate contest

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall.

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A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war

Read full article: A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war

An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who've criticized the conflict.

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Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers

Read full article: Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvania’s April primary after a ruling by the state’s highest court.

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Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime

Read full article: Democratic senators push bill focusing on local detainment of immigrants linked to violent crime

A group of Democratic and independent senators are pushing legislation that focuses on immigrants — with permanent legal status or without — who are charged with or convicted of violent crimes.

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Students and lawmakers gather at Philadelphia temple to denounce antisemitism

Read full article: Students and lawmakers gather at Philadelphia temple to denounce antisemitism

Students, lawmakers and religious leaders have joined forces at a temple in Philadelphia to strongly denounce antisemitism on college campuses and in their communities.

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Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere

Read full article: Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere

Three members of Congress are asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how hackers breached a water utility system near Pittsburgh.

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After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers

Read full article: After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers

After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania's new governor plans to end a contract with an organization that distributes funds to anti-abortion counseling centers.

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Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey lands his best fundraising quarter in his Senate reelection campaign

Read full article: Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Casey lands his best fundraising quarter in his Senate reelection campaign

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s campaign says he raised more than $4 million in the last three months — his best fundraising quarter ever.

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Collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says

Read full article: Collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says

Pennsylvania's governor says the collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks.

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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term

Read full article: Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a presidential battleground state.

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Members of Congress on TikTok defend app's reach to voters

Read full article: Members of Congress on TikTok defend app's reach to voters

More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress who are active on TikTok are now facing questions about whether they’ll continue to use it.

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Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing

Read full article: Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing

When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate’s new members, he’ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania.

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Democrats kept the Senate this year, but 2024 may be harder

Read full article: Democrats kept the Senate this year, but 2024 may be harder

Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more challenging.

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Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

Read full article: Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state.

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Biden, the optimist, wrestles with US democracy concerns

Read full article: Biden, the optimist, wrestles with US democracy concerns

Facing a midterm election that will define, and quite possibly constrict, the next two years of his term, President Joe Biden is treading a difficult line.

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Biden says of candidate Fetterman: 'John IS Pennsylvania'

Read full article: Biden says of candidate Fetterman: 'John IS Pennsylvania'

An energized President Joe Biden returned Friday to the Keystone State, his 15th visit since he took office, this time to attend a fundraiser with Vice President Kamala Harris and other leaders to boost Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman.

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Biden closely tends his Pennsylvania roots in election year

Read full article: Biden closely tends his Pennsylvania roots in election year

Pennsylvania has been a central part of Joe Biden's political identity for years.

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Not Mar-a-Lago: Congress' secrets in sealed rooms, lock bags

Read full article: Not Mar-a-Lago: Congress' secrets in sealed rooms, lock bags

Security-sealed rooms and lock bags are some of the ways Capitol Hill keeps classified documents secured.

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Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans'

Read full article: Gloves off, Biden embraces tough tone on 'MAGA Republicans'

In recent days, President Joe Biden has sharpened his attacks against Donald Trump and the so-called MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy.

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Darvish leads Padres past Phillies 2-0 with 7 sharp innings

Read full article: Darvish leads Padres past Phillies 2-0 with 7 sharp innings

Yu Darvish struck out five and walked none over seven shutout innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Anti-abortion Senate Democrat backs abortion rights bill

Read full article: Anti-abortion Senate Democrat backs abortion rights bill

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, one of the last anti-abortion rights Democrats on Capitol Hill, says he would support a bill to write the rights into federal law.

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'We want to win': Democrats face choice in key Senate race

Read full article: 'We want to win': Democrats face choice in key Senate race

Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party committee members backed U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb by 2 to 1 in an endorsement vote over Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the primary race for the state's open U.S. Senate seat.

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Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law

Read full article: Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden has visited the bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package — a new law that aims to prevent just such disasters.

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Consumers get online tool to check nursing home vaccine data

Read full article: Consumers get online tool to check nursing home vaccine data

Medicare says families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing homes.

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The Latest: New Zealand buys 500K Pfizer doses from Denmark

Read full article: The Latest: New Zealand buys 500K Pfizer doses from Denmark

New Zealand is buying an extra 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from Denmark as it tries to keep its coronavirus vaccination program running at full speed, the government said.

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Nursing home overhaul bill would boost staffing, oversight

Read full article: Nursing home overhaul bill would boost staffing, oversight

Senior Democratic senators are introducing legislation that responds to the ravages of COVID-19 in nursing homes.

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Biden's ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate

Read full article: Biden's ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate

President Joe Biden has proposed a major expansion of the government’s role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his use of the low-income Medicaid program and piggybacking the whole idea on an infrastructure bill.

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Lawmakers: Require nursing homes to disclose vaccine data

Read full article: Lawmakers: Require nursing homes to disclose vaccine data

Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia, but theres no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots. Nursing homes have been required since last May to regularly report cases and deaths among residents and staff to the government. Nursing homes are again allowing loved ones to visit, and hugs are included. The main nursing home industry trade group, the American Health Care Association, says it supports disclosure of vaccination data. Wyden and Crapo said current government policy that encourages nursing homes to voluntarily report vaccination data to the government has only led to “limited participation by the industry.”The government should require nursing homes to break down vaccination data by race and ethnicity, given disparities in vaccine acceptance.

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Democrats' 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path

Read full article: Democrats' 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path

Lamb’s dilemma is a window into the Democratic Party's debate over how to win elections in Pennsylvania and across battlegrounds. “It’s kind of amazing that we even have to ask what the Democratic Party has to do to appeal to working-class people,” Lamb said. Pennsylvania's Democratic Party, in fact, has only twice nominated a woman for one of those offices and never a non-white candidate. Another candidate could be Sharif Street, the vice chair of the state Democratic Party and a Black state senator from Philadelphia. Fetterman has since joined the Democratic Party mainstream in defending the gas industry — popular with blue-collar unions — as a transition to a clean energy future.

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Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

Read full article: Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – This time the fury enveloping the U.S. Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing — Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic security failure that left top leaders of the government vulnerable to last week's violence as well as to the coronavirus in their ranks. Shaken members, long accustomed to protective bubbles, inquired whether they can expense their own bulletproof vests to taxpayers (yes they can). McCarthy had joined most House Republicans in December in supporting a lawsuit to block Biden’s election, and again last week in two votes against certifying Biden’s win. In their oath of office, lawmakers vow to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

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Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

Read full article: Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – This time the fury enveloping the Capitol comes not from an insurgent mob but from within. The anger on display is searing — Democrat against Republican; Republican against Republican; legislators of both parties against the catastrophic security failure that left top leaders of the government vulnerable to last week's violence as well as to the coronavirus in their ranks. Shaken members, long accustomed to protective bubbles, inquired whether they can expense their own bulletproof vests to taxpayers (yes they can). McCarthy had joined most House Republicans in December in supporting a lawsuit to block Biden’s election, and again last week in two votes against certifying Biden’s win. In their oath of office, lawmakers vow to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

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In battleground states, Catholics are a pivotal swing vote

Read full article: In battleground states, Catholics are a pivotal swing vote

For decades, Roman Catholic voters have been a pivotal swing vote in U.S. presidential elections, with a majority backing the winner whether Republican or Democrat nearly every time. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)For decades, Roman Catholic voters have been a pivotal swing vote in U.S. presidential elections, with a majority backing the winner — whether Republican or Democrat — nearly every time. “The swinging portion of the Catholic vote swings more than other voting segments — that’s the target-rich segment,” said Brian Burch, president of the conservative advocacy group CatholicVote.org. Among Wisconsin Catholics praising Altman was Kevin O’Brien, co-founder of a movement called Men of Christ. He said priests in his region around Harrisburg are openly suggesting that politicians who support abortion rights should be denied Communion.

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Dem report: Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs

Read full article: Dem report: Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. Postal Service operations, according to a report released Wednesday by Senate Democrats. The Postal Service had no immediate comment. In a letter to the Postal Service Board of Governors, the senators urged quick action to reverse these lapses in services," which they said "represent an ongoing public health threat.'' We know Louis DeJoy is sabotaging the Postal Service, Warren said.

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US detaining more migrant children in hotels despite outcry

Read full article: US detaining more migrant children in hotels despite outcry

The Trump administration has sharply increased its use of hotels to detain immigrant children before expelling them from the United States during the coronavirus pandemic. We were given them with only one instruction, to eat them to lower our temperature, Verty told the AP last week. Instead, the Trump administration is holding children in hotels or Border Patrol facilities for days, sometimes weeks, before expelling them. In court filings, the Trump administration says children in hotels are given medical care and temperature checks every four hours. As first reported by ProPublica, the government says it expels children detained in hotels only after they test negative for COVID-19.

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Transgender official takes abuse while leading virus efforts

Read full article: Transgender official takes abuse while leading virus efforts

Many of the attacks against Pennsylvanias health secretary have little to do with the way she has handled the statewide response to the coronavirus pandemic. As a transgender woman, Dr. Rachel Levine has been subjected to a stream of mockery and abuse on social media and elsewhere. The dunk tank was part of a weekend carnival held on the fairgrounds to benefit the region's volunteer fire departments. The fair deleted the post from its Facebook page, but critics slammed the dunk tank impersonation and the fair associations comment as transphobic. A fellow dressed up in a dress to get people to throw balls at the dunk tank to raise money.

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Dems: Nursing home virus effort 'chronicle of deadly delay'

Read full article: Dems: Nursing home virus effort 'chronicle of deadly delay'

The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the lead federal agency on nursing homes, defended the administration's record. Statistics reported by nursing homes to the federal government as of June 14 show nearly 30,800 residents have died, according to an AP analysis. An AP count that includes nursing homes and other long-term care facilities finds nearly 52,500 deaths, combining residents and staff. Verma said CMS tried to help by changing its rules to allow labs to go into nursing homes and collect samples. CMS has impaneled a 25-member commission to analyze what happened in nursing homes and make recommendations to better protect elderly and frail residents.

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Grim blame game over COVID deaths in besieged nursing homes

Read full article: Grim blame game over COVID deaths in besieged nursing homes

A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents a shockingly high proportion of Americans who have perished in the pandemic. Advocates for the elderly say the federal government hasnt provided needed virus testing and sufficient protective gear to allow nursing homes to operate safely. With more coronavirus legislation possible this year, congressional Democrats are pressing for a national testing plan and additional resources for nursing homes. She says states have money from the federal government that they can use to support testing of nursing home staff. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the third-ranking House Democrat and chairman of a special panel on the pandemic, says the crisis in nursing homes should not be a partisan issue.

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Democrats charge OSHA isn't protecting front-line workers

Read full article: Democrats charge OSHA isn't protecting front-line workers

Instead of an emergency standard, the agency has relied on voluntary guidance that recommends companies erect physical barriers, enforce social distancing and install more hand-sanitizing stations, among other steps. More than 80,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported among health care workers, meatpacking employees and prison staff, including at least 372 deaths, Adams said. OSHA quickly pivoted to focus intensely on giving employers and workers the guidance they need to work safely in this rapidly changing situation. A group of Senate Democrats asked the Labor Departments inspector general to investigate OSHAs inspections and citations related to COVID-19. The lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also want the watchdog to investigate OSHAs decision not to put in place a temporary emergency standard to deal with the virus.

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