Politics
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Bob Casey calls for thorough investigation into Trump’s assassination attempt
US Sen. Bob Casey wants a thorough investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump before calling for Secret Service resignations.
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PA gets $500 million from Biden’s infrastructure law to replace I-83 bridge
Pennsylvania is set to receive $500 million from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to replace the I-83 bridge in Harrisburg.
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Where does RFK Jr. stand on abortion? It doesn’t seem like even he knows.
Kennedy said he would support a nationwide 15-week ban, but then changed his mind. He’s also said that he believes the choice of whether or not to have an abortion should stay between women and their doctors while simultaneously touting his plan to “reduce abortion” and “make it easier for women to choose life.”
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Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
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Josh Shapiro opposes PA’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortions in court
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Tuesday that his administration will not defend in court the commonwealth’s 1985 ban on abortions covered by Medicaid insurance.
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Inflation Reduction Act creates 295 union jobs at Lehigh Valley Mack Trucks facility
Sen. Bob Casey announced last week that Volvo Mack Trucks in the Lehigh Valley received $208 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to produce zero-emission vehicles. It’ll create 295 union-paying jobs.
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Who is J.D. Vance? Here’s what to know about Trump’s VP pick.
Vance has compared abortion to murder and slavery, has criticized divorce, and has suggested people in “violent” marriages should try to work things out. He’s additionally said he wants to ban pornography, and has blamed a school shooting on “fatherlessness.”
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Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
Corey Comperatore’s quick decision to use his body as a shield against the bullets flying toward his wife and daughter rang true to the close friends and neighbors who loved and respected him, noting that the Butler County resident was a “man of conviction.”
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Josh Shapiro remembers father who died shielding family at Trump rally as “hero”
Gov. Josh Shapiro called the father who died during the Trump rally on Saturday a “hero.” Corey Comperatore died while he was shielding his family from gunshots.
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What to know about Donald Trump’s apparent assassination attempt
The Secret Service shot and killed the would-be assassin, identified as a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured.

























