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Government Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government Biden Announces First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson September 22, 2023 2:56 pm EDT
Government FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., waves to members of the media, Monday, April 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Government The Fetterman Effect: Senate Ditches Traditional Dress Code

The US Senate has adopted a more casual dress code, which seems to be influenced by Pennsylvania’s senator John Fetterman’s “dress down” style of shorts and hoodies.

The Keystone Staff The Keystone Staff September 19, 2023 10:52 am EDT
National President Joe Biden rallied with hundreds of Philadelphia area union members at a Labor Day Rally in South Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo: Sean Kitchen)
National Philly Union Members Rally with Biden on Labor Day

Hundreds of union members gathered at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 facility in Philadelphia on Monday morning to celebrate Labor Day with President Joe Biden. 

Sean Kitchen Sean Kitchen September 5, 2023 11:38 am EDT
National Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, Dave McCormick and his wife Dina Powell greet supporters as he arrives for his returns watch party in the Pennsylvania primary election, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
National Connecticut Millionaire Plans to Run for US Senate in Pennsylvania

Dave McCormick is gearing up for a second campaign for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania, hoping to unseat Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in the 2024 general election. 

Sean Kitchen Sean Kitchen August 14, 2023 11:36 am EDT
National FILE - Former President Donald Trump attends an event with supporters at the Westside Conservative Breakfast, in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Trump described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared a classified map related to a military operation, according to an indictment unsealed Friday, June 9. The document marks the Justice Department’s first official confirmation of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
National Pennsylvania Scheme Highlighted In Latest Trump Indictment

Elected officials in Pennsylvania played an important role in Trump’s conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. Here’s a quick refresher following Trump’s indictment.

Sean Kitchen Sean Kitchen August 2, 2023 2:55 pm EDT

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Photo of an airport lounge via Getty Images Government Helps/Hurts Erie, Harrisburg and Lancaster Airports Getting Upgrades Thanks To Biden Infrastructure Funds
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Economy FILE - President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left. After a series of major blows to his agenda from the Supreme Court, Biden is intent on making sure it is voters — not the justices of the high court — who have the final say. “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given,” Biden said hours after the high court overturned his plan to forgive a majority of the country’s federal student loans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Economy 800,000 Borrowers to Get Student Debt Canceled, Biden Administration Announces

For many borrowers, qualifying monthly payments that should have moved them closer to forgiveness were not accounted for, effectively forcing them to make extra payments under their IDR plans.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson July 14, 2023 2:55 pm EDT
Commentary Trump has never shied away from launching ugly and personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions in recent months suggest a growing truth: that the former president is getting even stranger and more reckless in his behavior. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Commentary Trump’s Campaign is Getting Weird–Is He Losing It?

Trump has never shied away from launching personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions recently suggest a growing truth: that he's getting even more reckless.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 13, 2023 4:15 pm EDT