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ICE Arrests 13 at PA DMV, Sparks Chaotic Scene
Charles Creitz, Fox News
Before Big Tourism Year, Lawmakers Scrutinize Drivers
W. Downard, PA Capital-Star
Inaction on 'Save Women's Sports' Bill Cited as Dysfunction
F. Turner, Center Square
PA Gov. Shapiro Grows Fundraising Lead Over Garrity
Ian Thompson, WPMT
Douglas Gets 3 Endorsements in PA-10 Dem Primary
Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA
PA-03: And Then There Were Three
Steve Ulrich, Politics PA
Republicans Want Tax Breaks to Address Affordability
J. Campos, LancasterOnline
Rep. Perry Stands by Trump on Expanded War With Iran
Tirzah Christopher, PennLive
Josh Shapiro Appears in Six-Figure Ad Buy for Bob Brooks
Fallon Roth, Inquirer
Fetterman Says ‘No Regrets’ on Israel, Citing ‘Moral Clarity’
J.D. Prose, PennLive
Building the Workforce Western Pennsylvania Needs
Editorial, TribLIVE.com
Trump's Attempt to Hijack Election Authority is Dangerous
Editorial, Post-Gazette

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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David McCullough and the Study of History
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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

ICE Arrests 13 at PA DMV, Sparks Chaotic Scene

Charles Creitz, Fox News

Tips from the public helped ICE arrest over a dozen illegal immigrants at a sleepy Pennsylvania DMV flooded with CDL customers near... Read More

Before Big Tourism Year, Lawmakers Scrutinize Drivers

W. Downard, PA Capital-Star

Pennsylvania — and its drivers — will be in the spotlight with events like the FIFA World Cup, America250 events and the NFL... Read More

Inaction on 'Save Women's Sports' Bill Cited as Dysfunction

F. Turner, Center Square

(The Center Square) - One of the latest attempts to get a vote on a hot-button topic in Harrisburg ended with speakers talking over each... Read More

PA Gov. Shapiro Grows Fundraising Lead Over Garrity

Ian Thompson, WPMT

Shapiro leads in campaign fundraising, raising $10.5 million in early 2026, significantly outpacing Republican challenger Stacy Garrity. Read More

Douglas Gets 3 Endorsements in PA-10 Dem Primary

Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA

The Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance, One Pennsylvania and CASA In Action endorsed Douglas on Tuesday. Read More

PA-03: And Then There Were Three

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

The race to succeed Rep. Dwight Evans in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District started with as many as 13 Democrats filing their... Read More

Republicans Want Tax Breaks to Address Affordability

J. Campos, LancasterOnline

Kicking off a critical election year campaign, Pennsylvania House Republicans are proposing temporary tax breaks and other measures designed... Read More

Rep. Perry Stands by Trump on Expanded War With Iran

Tirzah Christopher, PennLive

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry says the U.S. and Israel’s expanded war with Iran is justified, but added he would “say things... Read More

Josh Shapiro Appears in Six-Figure Ad Buy for Bob Brooks

Fallon Roth, Inquirer

Gov. Josh Shapiro's ad for Brooks is the latest example of how the governor will likely be wielding his unusual popularity to help Democrats... Read More

Fetterman Says ‘No Regrets’ on Israel, Citing ‘Moral Clarity’

J.D. Prose, PennLive

In his latest appearance on Fox News, Sen. John Fetterman said over the weekend that he has “no regrets” over his widening split... Read More

Building the Workforce Western Pennsylvania Needs

Editorial, TribLIVE.com

It would be easy to look at the closure of schools such as Triangle Tech and assume demand for skilled trades is slipping. That isn’t what... Read More

Trump's Attempt to Hijack Election Authority is Dangerous

Editorial, Post-Gazette

Governor Josh Shapiro is correct to join 23 other states in challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that instructs the U.S.... 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

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PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics
Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push
Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More

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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

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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