2024 Elections
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Poll: 1 in 5 Americans believe Berks County native Taylor Swift is part of conspiracy to elect Biden
This is just the latest Taylor Swift conspiracy theory to gain traction among Donald Trump’s base.
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Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.
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Thousands of Lebanon County voters disenfranchised after drop box removal
An estimated 4,500 Lebanon County voters were set to use the county’s only drop box this primary. Now they may face 45 minute lines if they want to drop their ballot off in person.
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Republicans cave to Trump, block border security deal they demanded
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
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Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
Trump is seeking to delay a trial until after the November election. If he were to defeat President Joe Biden, he could presumably try to use his position as head of the executive branch to order a new attorney general to dismiss the federal cases he faces or potentially could seek a pardon for himself.
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Pennsylvania House committee holds hearing on legalizing marijuana
Cannabis industry officials testified in front of the Pennsylvania House Health Committee on Monday and laid out a vision of what adult-use cannabis could look like in the commonwealth.
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Dave McCormick spent $37,000 on his private planes while campaigning for US Senate
McCormick co-owns four Pilatus PC-12s through a fractional ownership program. Memberships start at $345,000 per year with an additional $6,540 monthly management fee according to an industry website. Campaign finance reports show that former hedge fund manager and Republican US Senate candidate Dave McCormick spent over $37,000 flying around Pennsylvania on his private jets throughout…
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2.9 million Pennsylvanians rely on Social Security–Biden’s vowing to protect it
While President Biden has repeatedly pledged to protect the program, conservatives, including the likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, have a record of supporting cuts to Social Security.
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Scott Perry’s legal fees top $150,000 for Jan. 6th involvement defense
Campaign finance reports show that Congressman Scott Perry has spent $150,000 in contributions on legal fees relating to his involvement in Jan. 6th.
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PA’s top elections official looks to pre-empt conspiracy theories about election
Schmidt appeared cautiously optimistic that election officials will be able to count Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots following the upcoming presidential election.
