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Pa. sues over Trump’s EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants
Twenty-one states, led by New York, are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant rule.
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NFL asks Homeland Security to take down video of Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins
The NFL has asked the Department of Homeland Security to take down a video on social media showing highlights of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins in reference to a purported caravan of immigrants approaching the U.S. border.
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Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid
The Energy Department said Thursday that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid, as President Donald Trump’s administration steps up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand spurred by artificial intelligence. The money will go toward 31 projects across 26 states that are…
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This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick voted against Trump’s tariffs, his signature tax legislation and his power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval. The lawmaker even skipped Trump’s recent midterm convention in Dallas.
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro: Congress, federal government must regulate AI
The Democratic governor seeking a second term said he is not an AI “doomer,” he used his speech at AI Horizons Summit in Pittsburgh to criticize President Donald Trump for calling concerns around the technology “a hoax” and Congress for sidestepping the issue.
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Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House
Kennedy boasted about the administration’s moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board — steps that have since been halted by a judge.
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Judge refers Philadelphia district attorney to federal prosecutors for investigation
In a memorandum referring the matter for “investigation and other appropriate action” the judge said “troubling” activity by Larry Krasner and Matthew Stiegler was uncovered during recent evidentiary hearings into how the DA’s office handled a case.
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Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
The two-plus hour discussion, which included local politicians, union leaders, lifelong residents, recent arrivals and a few high schoolers, had immense political stakes.
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Pennsylvania officials report state’s 3rd death involving measles
The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called the death “measles-related.”
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Democratic Sen. Fetterman speaks at a GOP midterm convention, fueling party-switch fears
Fetterman didn’t criticize anyone by name during his surprise appearance, but suggested Democrats are extremists, underscoring the message that Republicans are trying to drive home during their two-day rally in Dallas.
