Former Trump officials are barnstorming Pennsylvania this week in hopes of electing the man who could give them roles in a second administration. The Trump campaign launched a bus tour Monday made up largely of senior officials from former President Donald Trump’s first term.

The sun was creeping over the horizon on a recent morning in Pennsylvania’s erstwhile steel country, but inside a house next to two radio towers, Victor Martinez stood with a microphone, ready to broadcast his views to thousands of Spanish-speaking listeners.

A top political handicapper shifted its rating on Monday in the pivotal Pennsylvania Senate race, signaling dwindling chances for Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's re-election.

A Pennsylvania man was charged with threatening to kill an employee of a state political party who had been recruiting people to monitor polls for the Nov. 5 U.S. election, according to court documents made public on Monday.

As the two presidential candidates ramping up their efforts in Pennsylvania, voters throughout the state have already begun sending in their mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election day.

The state is crucial in order to secure victory in November and has voted for the overall winner in 48 out of 59 of the last elections.

The neck-and-neck contest between Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Republican challenger Dave McCormick is one of several that could be the Senate majority-maker.

Federal prosecutors said John C. Pollard of Philadelphia allegedly sent threatening text messages to the person’s cellphone.

Trump will host a rally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, attend the Jets-Steelers NFL game in Pittsburgh, and work behind the counter at a McDonald’s in Lower Southampton Township, his campaign said. But for Rep. Scott Perry, R-PA, this will “highlight he’s for the working class,” he said on NewsNation’s “Morning in America with Hena Doba” on Sunday.

The Cook Political Report shifted the Pennsylvania Senate race between Democratic Senator Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick toward Republicans on Monday, just over two weeks before Election Day.