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After a Staffer Allegedly Took $161K, Chris Rabb Rebounds

Sam Walsh, Inquirer

Rabb Tops Fundraising in PA Primary

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY

Stelson Raises Most Among PA Congressional Candidates

J. Cole, Center Square

State Sen. Lisa Baker Faces GOP Challenger

Peter Becker, Tri-County Independent

Report: PA Tax Burden is Heavy, Economic Outlook Higher

C. Smith, Center Square

Family Breakdown in PA Prompts Effort to Fix It

R. Wolf, Institute for Family Studies

Questions Arise Around Brooks Campaign in PA-07

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

Pope Leo Enters, Trump Overreacts, the Enemies of Catholicism

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

PA Insurance Group: Counties' ICE Deals Not Covered

Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette

This Philly-Area School District That Won't Take Phones Away

M. Hanna, Inquirer

A PA Pioneer | Why Thaddeus Stevens Remains Important

Andrew Klein, WHP

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

Videos

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.

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.

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

Daniel Ruggles, Jack Miller Center

Making American Politics Exciting for Students
Blake Scott Ball, Jack Miller Center

How Snoopy Inspired Me to Become a Historian

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

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

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

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

After a Staffer Allegedly Took $161K, Chris Rabb Rebounds

Sam Walsh, Inquirer

Rep. Chris Rabb’s new campaign finance reports offer the first glimpse into the depth of the alleged “unauthorized withdrawals" made by... Read More

Rabb Tops Fundraising in PA Primary

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY

State Rep. Chris Rabb nearly doubled his rivals in first-quarter fundraising, but Dr. Ala Stanford enters April with the most cash on hand. Read More

Stelson Raises Most Among PA Congressional Candidates

J. Cole, Center Square

(The Center Square) – In the first campaign finance report of 2026, Democratic challenger Janelle Stelson outraised all congressional... Read More

State Sen. Lisa Baker Faces GOP Challenger

Peter Becker, Tri-County Independent

State Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20th District) is seeking another two-year term and faces Republican challenger Tyler Meyers in the May 19 primary.... Read More

Report: PA Tax Burden is Heavy, Economic Outlook Higher

C. Smith, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Tax burdens growing a tick lighter for residents and businesses alike in Pennsylvania pushed the state’s economic... Read More

Family Breakdown in PA Prompts Effort to Fix It

R. Wolf, Institute for Family Studies

Pennsylvania families are in crisis, with the commonwealth ranking 34th in the country for family stability and with just over half of... Read More

Questions Arise Around Brooks Campaign in PA-07

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

We knew the Democratic primary in the 7th Congressional District in the Lehigh Valley was going to be contentious. Read More

Pope Leo Enters, Trump Overreacts, the Enemies of Catholicism

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

PA Insurance Group: Counties' ICE Deals Not Covered

Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette

Beginning in June, Pennsylvania counties that have partnered with the federal government to assist in its immigration enforcement efforts... Read More

This Philly-Area School District That Won't Take Phones Away

M. Hanna, Inquirer

Garnet Valley restricts phones instead of taking them away from middle and high school students. But Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing for a... Read More

A PA Pioneer | Why Thaddeus Stevens Remains Important

Andrew Klein, WHP

One of the pioneers of public education in the United States, Thaddeus Stevens is considered one of the most influential Americans who many... 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