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PA Primary Elections: Who Won US House Races?
Marc Levy, Spotlight PA
‘Unknown Explosive Device’ Detonates at PA Polling Place
C. Walker, PA Capital-Star
Shapiro-backed Brooks Wins Competitive PA Primary
Lisa Kashinsky, Politico
Challenges Ahead for Shapiro, Garrity in PA Gov. Race
L. Shachnow, Post-Gazette
Blame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
PA's Primaries: Chris Rabb, Bob Brooks Among Winners
Staff, NBC 10 Philadelphia
Chris Rabb Wins Contentious 3rd District Race
Rob Tornoe, Inquirer
In Hard-Fought PA Senate Primary Bartolotta Prevailed
J. Geanous, Post-Gazette
Shapiro vs Garrity Set for High-Stakes Showdown
Paul Steinhauser, Fox News
Progressive Firebrand Rabb Wins Primary in 3rd District
Lisa Kashinsky, Politico
Firefighters Union Boss Bob Brooks Wins Primary in PA 7th
C. Creitz, Fox News
Scranton Mayor Cognetti to Challenge U.S. Rep. Bresnahan
C. Smith, Center Square

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

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Remembering Washington’s Patriotism
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Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

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More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

PA Primary Elections: Who Won US House Races?

Marc Levy, Spotlight PA

Janelle Stelson, Bob Harvie, and Bob Brooks won the party’s nomination in three swing districts and will take on Republican seat-holders in... Read More

‘Unknown Explosive Device’ Detonates at PA Polling Place

C. Walker, PA Capital-Star

An explosive device went off near a polling place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday morning, as voters cast ballots in primary... Read More

Shapiro-backed Brooks Wins Competitive PA Primary

Lisa Kashinsky, Politico

The governor’s pick will take on GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a key November battleground. Read More

Challenges Ahead for Shapiro, Garrity in PA Gov. Race

L. Shachnow, Post-Gazette

Now comes the hard part. As the party nominees for governor — incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity... Read More

Blame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

In recent weeks, there has been almost as much focus on gerrymandering and redistricting congressional seats as there is discussion of Iran,... Read More

PA's Primaries: Chris Rabb, Bob Brooks Among Winners

Staff, NBC 10 Philadelphia

The polls have closed and the results are in after Democratic and Republican voters chose their nominees in Pennsylvania's primaries on... Read More

Chris Rabb Wins Contentious 3rd District Race

Rob Tornoe, Inquirer

The big race in Philly was the highly competitive primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. Read More

In Hard-Fought PA Senate Primary Bartolotta Prevailed

J. Geanous, Post-Gazette

State Sen. Camera Bartolotta survived a Republican challenge from an opponent who accused her of disloyalty to President Donald Trump in a... Read More

Shapiro vs Garrity Set for High-Stakes Showdown

Paul Steinhauser, Fox News

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity cruise to nominations, setting up Pennsylvania's 2026 gubernatorial general... Read More

Progressive Firebrand Rabb Wins Primary in 3rd District

Lisa Kashinsky, Politico

The self-styled “troublemaker” and unabashed progressive was backed by members of the “Squad.” Read More

Firefighters Union Boss Bob Brooks Wins Primary in PA 7th

C. Creitz, Fox News

Firefighters union boss Bob Brooks, backed by Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bernie Sanders, appeared favored in Pennsylvania's 7th Democratic... Read More

Scranton Mayor Cognetti to Challenge U.S. Rep. Bresnahan

C. Smith, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will officially face off against Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan in... Read More

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll... Read More

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

On election day 2024, the headline for CBS News was “Pennsylvania is the top prize among battleground states.” Political experts... Read More

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

More From Real Clear

Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation
PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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Essential Reading

Remembering Washington’s Patriotism
No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders. 
America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

With the issues of trade and energy policy front and center in American politics, Jeff Vogel joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to... Read More

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More


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