Pennsylvania PoliticsGov. Josh Shapiro faces pressure as Trump launches attacks on the trans community: 'I haven’t heard of him doing anything'LGBTQ advocates are split on how forcefully to push Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 contender, to speak out on transgender healthcare.
Pennsylvania PoliticsGov. Josh Shapiro faces pressure as Trump launches attacks on the trans community: 'I haven’t heard of him doing anything'LGBTQ advocates are split on how forcefully to push Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 contender, to speak out on transgender healthcare.
Pennsylvania PoliticsShapiro talks democracy and citizens ‘giving a damn’ at America in One Room/Pennsylvania event in Center City
Pennsylvania PoliticsShapiro talks democracy and citizens ‘giving a damn’ at America in One Room/Pennsylvania event in Center City
Pennsylvania PoliticsFacing a raft of ICE arrests in Norristown, residents and advocates took their fears to Montgomery County officials
Pennsylvania PoliticsFacing a raft of ICE arrests in Norristown, residents and advocates took their fears to Montgomery County officials
Politics‘Such ingratitude’: Donald Trump, Elon Musk spar as president threatens to pull government contracts
Politics‘Such ingratitude’: Donald Trump, Elon Musk spar as president threatens to pull government contracts
Pennsylvania PoliticsPennsylvania Democrat Madeleine Dean grills Trump’s Commerce secretary on bananas
Pennsylvania PoliticsPennsylvania Democrat Madeleine Dean grills Trump’s Commerce secretary on bananas
PennsylvaniaGov. Josh Shapiro mocks Trump admin for yanking sanctuary city list: ‘I don’t know if ChatGPT wasn’t working or what’“These guys don’t know how to govern,” Shapiro said Wednesday, describing his own leadership style in Pennsylvania as offering residents “calm” while he said the federal government “injects chaos.”
PennsylvaniaGov. Josh Shapiro mocks Trump admin for yanking sanctuary city list: ‘I don’t know if ChatGPT wasn’t working or what’“These guys don’t know how to govern,” Shapiro said Wednesday, describing his own leadership style in Pennsylvania as offering residents “calm” while he said the federal government “injects chaos.”
Pennsylvania PoliticsShapiro is suing the federal government over $13 million in cuts to Pa. food banks, farmersThe USDA announced in March it would end the Local Food Purchase Agreement Program, which gives food banks money to purchase food directly from local farmers.
Pennsylvania PoliticsShapiro is suing the federal government over $13 million in cuts to Pa. food banks, farmersThe USDA announced in March it would end the Local Food Purchase Agreement Program, which gives food banks money to purchase food directly from local farmers.
Pennsylvania PoliticsJosh Shapiro and top Democrats say SEPTA and mass transit funding is a priority, but won’t say whether they’ll hold up the budget over itThe main negotiators at the table with the Senate GOP, Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D., Montgomery) won't publicly draw a line in the sand over mass transit funding.
Pennsylvania PoliticsJosh Shapiro and top Democrats say SEPTA and mass transit funding is a priority, but won’t say whether they’ll hold up the budget over itThe main negotiators at the table with the Senate GOP, Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D., Montgomery) won't publicly draw a line in the sand over mass transit funding.
Pennsylvania PoliticsFetterman loses another chief of staff in latest departure from his officeKrysta Sinclair Juris is the second chief of staff to leave John Fetterman's office in a little over a year.
Pennsylvania PoliticsFetterman loses another chief of staff in latest departure from his officeKrysta Sinclair Juris is the second chief of staff to leave John Fetterman's office in a little over a year.
Pennsylvania PoliticsPresident Trump says he would support the GOP’s Dan Meuser for Pennsylvania governor — if he runsMeuser, a Republican representing parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania in his fourth term, has been all-but-outright campaigning over the last six months.
Pennsylvania PoliticsPresident Trump says he would support the GOP’s Dan Meuser for Pennsylvania governor — if he runsMeuser, a Republican representing parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania in his fourth term, has been all-but-outright campaigning over the last six months.
PoliticsConfusion in Philly and elsewhere as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ list removed Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday the list was "absolutely continuing to be used." Now it's been removed from the agency's website.
PoliticsConfusion in Philly and elsewhere as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ list removed Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday the list was "absolutely continuing to be used." Now it's been removed from the agency's website.
Pennsylvania PoliticsDebate between Sens. John Fetterman, Dave McCormick touches on media ‘smears,’ support for Israel, and Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’Republican Dave McCormick said he thought public support could have "hurt" Democrat John Fetterman amid scrutiny during televised debate between the Pa. senators.
Pennsylvania PoliticsDebate between Sens. John Fetterman, Dave McCormick touches on media ‘smears,’ support for Israel, and Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’Republican Dave McCormick said he thought public support could have "hurt" Democrat John Fetterman amid scrutiny during televised debate between the Pa. senators.
Outdoors LifeDOGE closed campgrounds at Pa.’s biggest lake. Now, the locals are suffering.In March, the Army Corps’ Baltimore office announced that 300 of its campsites on the 8,600-acre lake would be closed indefinitely due to “executive-order driven staffing shortages.”
Outdoors LifeDOGE closed campgrounds at Pa.’s biggest lake. Now, the locals are suffering.In March, the Army Corps’ Baltimore office announced that 300 of its campsites on the 8,600-acre lake would be closed indefinitely due to “executive-order driven staffing shortages.”
Pennsylvania PoliticsThese rural Pennsylvania counties found themselves on the Trump administration’s list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ — and say it has to be a mistakeAdams, Montour and Clarion Counties — all of which overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump in 2024 — now have their federal funding at risk after being named to the noncompliance list.
Pennsylvania PoliticsThese rural Pennsylvania counties found themselves on the Trump administration’s list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ — and say it has to be a mistakeAdams, Montour and Clarion Counties — all of which overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump in 2024 — now have their federal funding at risk after being named to the noncompliance list.
Pennsylvania PoliticsSen. John Fetterman, who said he was shamed into being more present, amped up his travel in Pa. this weekBefore this week, Fetterman had attended only one public event this year, and has faced criticism for being an absentee senator.
Pennsylvania PoliticsSen. John Fetterman, who said he was shamed into being more present, amped up his travel in Pa. this weekBefore this week, Fetterman had attended only one public event this year, and has faced criticism for being an absentee senator.
NewsWhat to know about Trump’s list of sanctuary jurisdictionsPhiladelphia and other cities and counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware have been marked as sanctuary jurisdictions by the Department of Homeland Security.
NewsWhat to know about Trump’s list of sanctuary jurisdictionsPhiladelphia and other cities and counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware have been marked as sanctuary jurisdictions by the Department of Homeland Security.
ObituariesGerald Kaufman, former Pa. state representative and environmental and social activist, has died at 92He was executive director of Awbury Arboretum for a decade and helped establish the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership in 2005.
ObituariesGerald Kaufman, former Pa. state representative and environmental and social activist, has died at 92He was executive director of Awbury Arboretum for a decade and helped establish the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership in 2005.
EducationTensions rise on local campuses as Trump targets international studentsPenn, Haverford, Swarthmore, and other Philly-area schools are grappling with a potential loss of international students amid a pause in visa interviews and other actions.
EducationTensions rise on local campuses as Trump targets international studentsPenn, Haverford, Swarthmore, and other Philly-area schools are grappling with a potential loss of international students amid a pause in visa interviews and other actions.
National PoliticsTrump administration cancels contract for a vaccine to fight bird fluThe decision appears to be in keeping with a long-professed belief by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that vaccines can cause autism, an assertion that has been proven false.
National PoliticsTrump administration cancels contract for a vaccine to fight bird fluThe decision appears to be in keeping with a long-professed belief by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that vaccines can cause autism, an assertion that has been proven false.
PennsylvaniaTalking (and scrolling) on the phone while driving will be illegal in Pa. starting next weekPennsylvania is one of the last states in the region to ban the use of handheld devices while driving.
PennsylvaniaTalking (and scrolling) on the phone while driving will be illegal in Pa. starting next weekPennsylvania is one of the last states in the region to ban the use of handheld devices while driving.