When a party’s leader claims to “back the blue” but pardons or frees those who assaulted police, some party members may feel dissonance. How do they reduce that dissonance?

More than 1,500 pardons were issued to those involved with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol.

POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County Chief Deputy Sheriff Shawn Butler is running for sheriff. The 45-year-old Frackville resident, a Republican, has been with the office since 2014, starting as an armed ...