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Former 2016 Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has died, a message on his blog said Thursday. He was 74. This is a developing story. Read more now.

The extra $600 of federal aid for jobless workers ends in just a few days — even with the unemployment rate hovering near 11% nationally. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to pull together another stimulus bill, with the focus on unemployed workers. Read more here.

President Donald Trump announced he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a “flare-up” of the coronavirus. Convention events will still be held in North Carolina. Read more here.

Lebanon County filed suit Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders. Read more here.

An amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that would put limits on the governor’s ability to declare emergencies is one step closer to being put before voters. Read more here.

Now that the deadline for the primary election has passed, assuming there aren't any late-night mail collections, the waiting begins. Don't expect a full slate of results for about a week in the Garden State, but there are a few races we already know. Read more here.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has shot down Republican state lawmakers’ attempt to force Gov. Tom Wolf to lift his emergency declaration. Read more here.

The U.S. House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Thursday night with a vote mostly along party lines. Only a few Republicans supported the bill. One was a Bucks County congressman. Read more here.

Top U.S. health officials, including top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, spoke on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning. They testified before a House committee about the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism. But his intended show of political force amid a pandemic featured thousands of empty seats and new coronavirus cases on his own...