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Trump to send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Wednesday invoked an executive order he signed on his first day in office to send 1,500 ...
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Congress clears immigrant detention bill for Trump’s signature on his 3rd day in office
In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill, S. 5, to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law. The passage of the measure gave Trump — who campaigned on ...
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Sunday sworn in as state’s attorney general; DeFoor and Garrity take oath for second terms
As a result of Sunday’s victory, plus Auditor General Tim DeFoor and Treasurer Stacy Garrity winning reelection, Republicans ...
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Wildlife, agriculture officials increasing vigilance as bird flu outbreak continues
More snow geese suspected to be infected with highly contagious bird flu have been found dead in the Lehigh Valley, where ...
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Special election set March 25 for Rep. Matt Gergely’s Allegheny County state House seat
A special election will be held March 25 for the late Rep. Matt Gergley's state House district in Allegheny County.
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Pa. Democrats call on GOP state Senate leaders to raise minimum wage
Gov. Josh Shapiro also said increasing the minimum wage will be top of mind when he introduces his 2025-2026 budget proposal ...
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Pa. state Rep. Matthew Gergely died Sunday, weeks after New Year’s Eve medical emergency
Matthew Gergely was first elected in 2023 to replace Lt. Gov. Austin Davis after he resigned from the 35th District seat in ...
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Pennsylvania approves $56.5 million for violence prevention programs
The Shapiro-Davis administration’s $56.5 million allotment for violence prevention grants is an increase from $40 million ...
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Trump issues pardons for 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
Star At least 110 Pennsylvania residents were charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Of ...
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Who is and (isn’t) attending Trump’s inauguration from Pa.’s congressional delegation?
A majority of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation will be in attendance for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, ...
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MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?
By Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into ...
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Immigration advocates prep for Trump mass deportations, vow legal challenges
WASHINGTON — As President-Elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in for a second term next week, immigration advocates said ...