US Rep. Scott Perry called on House Republicans to start impeaching and defunding federal judges standing in the way of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Perry is upset that federal judges are issuing nationwide injunctions, which are hampering Trump’s ability to carry out his right-wing agenda.
More than 3 million Pennsylvania residents benefit from Medicaid, but the US House Republicans’ plan to make massive cuts to the program puts 800,000 of them at risk of losing their coverage.
The upcoming primaries will determine which candidates advance in a host of local and statewide races that will be held in November.
Pennsylvania’s Congressional Democrats are sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump willfully ignoring a unanimous Supreme Court order to bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legal resident who was sent to a foreign prison after being wrongly accused of being a gang member.
Police have said that Cody Balmer harbored hatred toward Shapiro. Balmer called 911 less than an hour after the fire erupted, promised a confession and talked about Palestinians being killed, police wrote in search warrants.
The suspect, Cody Balmer, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but didn't believe the assessment, according to his brother, who said he said he twice helped him get treatment at the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.
During a police interview, the arson suspect, Cody Balmer, "admitted to harboring hatred towards Governor Shapiro," but a motive for the attack, including whether it had anything to do with Shapiro's politics or religious beliefs, wasn't immediately clear.
During a police interview, authorities said Cody Balmer told them after he was taken into custody that he would have beaten Shapiro with a small sledgehammer if he had found him.
Police allege that 38-year-old Corey Balmer broke into the Harrisburg residence and set a fire in a room using a homemade incendiary device. Shapiro, his family, and guests, were staying at the mansion to celebrate Passover.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, is in custody, and will face charges for allegedly setting an early morning fire that badly damaged the governor's mansion and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family, and guests to quickly escape.
