Democrats have been chasing straight-talking incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA-10) for years. Now, six candidates are vying for the top spot on the ticket in the November general election, each believing they have the best chance to unseat him. Mr. Perry is unchallenged on the Republican side. However, he faces criticism from local, left-leaning media […]

As results were called Tuesday night, the projected presidential primary results in the four April 2 primary states—New York, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Rhode Island—are not a huge surprise. In each state, Democrat President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump led their parties in votes. What is more surprising is the number of votes […]

Federal officials are not prepared to speculate on when the Port of Baltimore will be open again, but there is a financial urgency to open as soon as possible. The port is responsible for nearly $3.3 billion in personal wages and salaries, $2.6 billion in business revenue, and nearly $400 million in state and local […]

Two bodies have been recovered in search-and-recovery efforts following the March 26 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, announced Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., superintendent of the Maryland State Police, on March 27. The families of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, 26, have been notified, according to Mr. Butler. Those two […]

Bryan Malinowski, executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died on Thursday after he was shot in his home Tuesday morning as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was serving a federal search warrant. The ATF believed he was selling guns without a license, and […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) takes issue with calling abortion “women’s health care,” and to illustrate her point, she spent the first 10 minutes of a congressional hearing on Tuesday graphically describing the different types of abortions, and showing photos of the instruments used in the procedures. That was only the beginning of a hearing […]

When the historic American company U.S. Steel announced in December 2023 that it had struck a $14.9 billion deal to sell the company to Japan-based Nippon Steel Corp., Washington politicians immediately spoke of blocking the transaction. U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) sent a letter in December […]

It only takes one member of Pennsylvania’s statehouse to upset the delicate power balance. In a special election held Tuesday for House District 140 in Bucks County, the Associated Press called the race for Democratic candidate Jim Prokopiak, giving Democrats a slight majority in the House. With 66 percent of the precincts reporting, Mr. Prokopiak […]

Former President Donald Trump met with members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union on Wednesday to seek their endorsement for the presidency. After the meeting, President Trump said it was productive and that General President Sean M. O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman are “terrific people” and “great leaders.” “Stranger things have happened. Usually, […]

CONCORD, N.H.—Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a one-time rival to former President Donald Trump, enthusiastically endorsed him at an event in Concord, New Hampshire, on Jan. 19. Mr. Scott ran for the Republican nod on the ballot and met early requirements to participate in debates, but he dropped out of the race in November. During an […]

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has put her third-place finish in the Iowa caucus in the rear-view mirror. At an event in Mt. Washington, New Hampshire on Tuesday, Ms. Haley mentioned Iowa only once, saying it was cold there and comparatively warmer in New Hampshire. She meant the weather but is surely hoping a bigger […]

Nearly 59,000 registered Pennsylvania Democrats left the party in 2023; that makes more voters than fans needed to fill the capacity of the Franklin Field Football Stadium at the University of Pennsylvania. Of those nearly 59,000 who left the Democratic Party, 36,950 switched to the Republican party, and 21,644 switched their party affiliation to “other,” […]

Former President Donald Trump has never been convicted of leading an insurrection. His crime may be leading President Joe Biden in the polls for the 2024 election. Using insurrection as a legal tool, a Democrat-led movement across the United States is trying to remove President Trump from primary ballots, and this week that movement picked […]

In purple Pennsylvania, Democrats mobilized their voters better and swept all statewide judicial races in this off-year election. Pennsylvania results are considered unofficial until the votes are certified, which takes days. Justice of Supreme Court In the Pennsylvania Supreme Court race, the state’s highest court, Democratic candidate Daniel McCaffery, received 54 percent or 1,632,786 votes […]

When getting a driver’s license or official state identification card in Pennsylvania, anyone eligible to vote will now be automatically registered. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Sept. 19 that Pennsylvania has implemented automatic voter registration (AVR) at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) driver and photo license centers, starting on the day of the announcement. With […]

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw is exiting the Philadelphia Police Department and moving to a new job at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where she will serve as deputy chief security officer, according to a statement from the office of Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. Ms. Outlaw’s last day as police […]

Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has vowed that her state will not participate if another round of federal COVID restrictions is imposed. “COVID lockdowns killed businesses, tore apart communities and stunted our kids’ education. And now they’re talking about doing it again. So let me be clear: as long as I am governor, Arkansas […]

In Goodhue, Minnesota, population 1,252, the entire police force has given notice that they are quitting as of Aug. 24. All have found jobs in surrounding police departments that offer higher pay; that includes Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith, one full-time and five part-time officers. Mr. Smith did not respond to a request for comment, […]

In a cryptic message on social media and its website Tuesday, Roc Nation abruptly announced that its “2023 Made in America festival” has been canceled. Scheduled for Sept. 2-3, the event was to feature headliner performers Lizzo and SZA. “Due to severe circumstances outside of production control, the 2023 Made in America festival will no […]

PHILADELPHIA—A smattering of protesters hollered insults, like “bigot” and “fascist,” over a loud speaker, blasted music, waved rainbow flags and danced in the street in a transgender “dance protest” on Friday and Saturday at the Moms for Liberty “Joyful Warriors” National Summit in Philadelphia. The political rally, which was advertised beforehand as a dance protest […]

Police in Reading, Pennsylvania, arrested street preacher Damon Atkins for speaking briefly at a pride event at Reading City Hall. The arrest was caught on video on June 3 by Matthew Wear of Reading, another street preacher. For the last three years, the city of Reading has flown a pride flag at city hall during […]

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has announced he is not running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. He made the announcement Thursday evening with his wife, Rebecca “Rebbie” Mastriano, in a Facebook Live post. In a bid for Pennsylvania’s governor seat last year, Rebbie Mastriano campaigned alongside her husband […]

The Illinois office of Attorney General has released a report on Catholic Clergy engaging in child sex abuse. Its investigation found nearly 2,000 children have been abused by clergy in the state. “Decades of Catholic leadership decisions and policies have allowed known child sex abusers to hide, often in plain sight. And because the statute […]

With a signature from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana has banned gender reassignment interventions for minors. That means minors will not be able to use puberty blockers, hormone medicines, or undergo gender reassignment surgery until they have the maturity granted from 18 years of life. Senate Bill 480, signed on Wednesday, prohibits a physician or […]

Between the speeches, in the hallways and around tables at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference this week, some of the state’s most engaged conservative voters contemplated the Republican Party’s dual leadership. “Trump or DeSantis, who do you like?” was the question on many minds. The answer was usually, “both.” And that leads to the next question, […]

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address Tuesday laid out his vision of policies to prioritize in his proposed $44.4 billion budget, and he made an attempt to unify those listening. “Let’s work together,” he urged House and Senate members who assembled to hear his plan. And, “believe in us,” Shapiro, a Democrat, asked of those […]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is back in the hospital according to his chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, who released a statement Thursday afternoon. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it […]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was released from a hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon, according to his Communications Director, Joe Calvello. “A few minutes ago, Senator John Fetterman was discharged from The George Washington University Hospital. In addition to the CT, CTA, and MRI tests ruling out a stroke, his EEG test results came […]

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman spent Wednesday night in a Washington, D.C. hospital after feeling lightheaded at the Senate Democratic retreat. “He left (the retreat) and called his staff, who picked him up and drove him to The George Washington University Hospital,” according to a Wednesday night statement from his Communications Director, Joe Calvello. “Initial tests did not […]

Persistent questions from voters and a petition with 5,000 signatures have convinced the Lycoming County Commissioners in Pennsylvania to recount its 2020 election results. Around the state, loosely organized groups of voters have been asking various counties for recounts from 2020. “In our county, they approached our commissioners and leveled allegations that there were thousands […]

Pennsylvania is officially a border state, courtesy of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott who announced Tuesday the departure of the first group of migrants, who illegally entered the United States through the Texas-Mexico border, to be bused to Philadelphia. In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago, sanctuary city Philadelphia will now be a […]

Pennsylvania House members debated passionately on Wednesday before voting to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, saying he violated his oath of office by enforcing policies that have been a direct cause of increasing crime in Philadelphia. The next step is for the state Senate to conduct a trial, in which a two-thirds vote is […]

The balance of political power in Pennsylvania has taken a left turn as the Republican-controlled state House lost at least 12 Republican seats in the Nov. 8 election and could lose more. Control of the chamber will remain undecided until at least next week because results in two races are too close to call. Democrat […]

Democrats braced for it; Republicans expected it, but a red wave did not materialize on election night 2022. In the first election after a new president comes to office, it is common for the party opposite of the president to pick up congressional seats. With President Joe Biden’s approval rating at 39 percent on the […]

Democrat Josh Shapiro has been elected Pennsylvania’s next Governor with Austin Davis as lieutenant governor, although Republican Doug Mastriano did not concede Tuesday night. Shapiro had 54.42 percent of the vote, or 2,571,668 votes, at the time his victory was called. Mastriano 43.74 percent, or 2,067,092 votes. In what felt like a concession speech, Mastriano told supporters 30 […]

Several election lawsuits in Pennsylvania continue to argue over whether to count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots. The disagreement lives on a week after the State Supreme Court ordered county boards of elections to refrain from counting any undated or incorrectly date absentee and mail-in ballots received for the Nov. 8 general election. In […]

In Pennsylvania, the Department of State has allowed at least 249,000 unverified voters to receive mail-in ballots so far in the 2022 general election, due to an odd process for verifying the identity of those requesting mail-in ballots where people vote first and verify their identification later. The Department of State also recently changed directives […]

With just 13 days before the election, and early voting already underway, Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz met Tuesday in Harrisburg at WHTM Television, for their first and only debate. It was a chance for voters to finally compare Republican Oz, a heart surgeon and television personality, next to Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s […]

The U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests, according to an annual report released by The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based conservative think tank. “This is the logical consequence of years of sustained use, underfunding, poorly defined priorities, wildly shifting security policies, exceedingly […]

Pro-life organizations are curbing their enthusiasm at the leaked “initial draft majority opinion” reportedly written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, which indicates the court would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. It would put abortion laws back fully in the hands of states and give voters more local control over the issue. That […]

The City of Philadelphia plans to reinstate indoor masking for COVID-19 mitigation as cases are on the rise. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole made the announcement April 11. “I’d hoped we wouldn’t be meeting like this again, but here we are,” Bettigole said in an online press conference. “Starting today, I’m asking businesses and […]

The Pennsylvania judge who ordered Tuesday to remove five elected school directors from the nine-member West Chester Area School board, reinstated them Friday. But the saga is not over; they could be booted again. The five were removed on a technicality. There was a dispute over how much time the school had to respond to […]

Beep, beep, beep. It’s the familiar sound of food scanned and placed into bags at your local grocery store. You just went in for a few things and meant to keep it under $100. But you walk away with a new case of sticker shock and fewer bags than $100 used to buy. Inflation has […]

A major pharmaceutical company this week fired many employees who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Syneos Health is a global pharmaceutical outsourcing company with some 28,000 employees in more than 110 countries. It contracts with bigger pharmaceutical companies including COVID-19 vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson/Janssen. While J & J employs pharmaceutical representatives, it also […]

WEST HAMBURG, Pa.—Despite a historically high number of people coming across the United States border in 2021, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had a historically low number of arrests and removals. “That’s on purpose,” according to Thomas Homan, former Acting Director of Ice under President Donald Trump. Homan worked under six presidents but says this […]

Protesters. Insurrectionists. White supremacists? The thousands of Americans who went to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their intentions on that day, have been described in many ways. They were there to: Have their voices heard. Register concern over election accuracy. Overthrow the government? The narrative of that day depends on who is […]

After 61 days held captive in Haiti, 12 Christian Aid Ministries missionaries have been freed, according to a short statement Thursday from the Ohio-based mission organizer. Originally, 17 of its workers were abducted on Oct. 16 while on a trip to visit an orphanage supported by the organization. Since then, kidnappers released five people, and now […]

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Friday affirmed a Commonwealth Court decision that said Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam did not have the authority to issue a mask mandate for everyone indoors at schools and childcare centers. It means, effective immediately, school mask mandates are no longer mandatory, although many schools have a local rule that students […]

Gas prices are the highest they have been in seven years, and they are going to keep on climbing through winter.

Amid school closures, cancelled holidays, and compulsory mask wearing, 2020 was a difficult year for children, but none more so than for those who lived in abusive homes. A recently released annual child abuse report from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services showed that in 2020, the state registered a 43 percent increase in child […]

It was a beautiful day for golf and Steve Aaron, then-deputy communications director for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, intended to enjoy a few rounds with coworkers who were enjoying a last leisure day before state senators and representatives returned to session in Harrisburg. Most folks still carried beepers in 2001, instead of cell phones. That […]

After weeks of debate over schoolchildren wearing masks as a COVID-19 mitigation measure, Pennsylvania’s acting Health Secretary Alison Beam has issued an order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school buildings, early learning programs, and childcare providers. The order, announced Tuesday, takes effect Sept. 7 and applies to everyone in education buildings, vaccinated or […]