Politics

Democrat Dan Goughnour has the support of former Obama administration official Eric Holder while Chuck Davis pledged to support term limits for Congress. Since January, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have been tied 101-101 between Republicans and Democrats after the late Rep...

Allegheny County’s Democratic Committee declined to endorse Mayor Ed Gainey over his challengers as Pittsburgh mayoral race heats up. Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor narrowly secured the endorsement of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee in a vote that triggered a recount...

Fetterman’s criticism followed denunciations from several liberal cable news pundits. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman recently took to X to criticize fellow Democrats for their conduct during President Donald Trump’s recent address to Congress, labeling their behavior as...

Retention elections will determine if three Democratic justices serve another decade on the bench. The election could determine the outcome of state legislative redistricting.  This year, three Democratic justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are up for retention elections.  Justices...

Ken Martin, the newly elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), began a national tour in McKeesport, where he met with local leaders and community members ahead of a special election. In an off-year, Western Pennsylvania remains a key region in American politics. The...

Facing criticism and mounting fiscal concerns, Gov. Shapiro proposed a tax on skill games, a policy that was quickly met with backlash.  Shapiro floated the idea for a tax on skill games in his most recent budget proposal. The Democratic Governor also pushed for the legalization of...

President Trump’s latest executive order bans trans-identifying males from female sports in federally funded institutions “as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.” President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring trans-identifying males from competing in women’s...

Ed Gainey’s Chief of Staff resigned abruptly last week, the latest member of his staff to do so in recent months ahead of November’s election.  Jake Wheatley, the Chief of Staff to Mayor Ed Gainey, resigned without citing a reason, marking the latest in a string of departures from...

The candidates selected by Democrats and Republicans will face off in March following the passing of Matt Gergely and will decide the majority for the PA House. Dan Goughnour, a McKeesport police officer and school board member, secured the Democratic nomination to replace the late Matt...

The governor’s proposal includes hundreds of millions in tax breaks for electricity-producing projects, hydrogen energy, and aviation fuel production. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said on Thursday that he wants to fast-track the construction of big power plants across the...

If confirmed, HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy aims to shift the focus of the agencies he would oversee toward promoting a healthy lifestyle and finding the root causes of chronic diseases.  President Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services...

Pittsburgh’s mayor Ed Gainey said his team will refuse the new Trump administration’s orders for local officials to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out deportations of illegal immigrants. Gainey said his office will not cooperate with Trump’s plan...

On Tuesday, the first debate of the 2025 Pittsburgh mayoral race was held outside Tory Hill’s shuttered Cowley Recreation Center.  Challenger Corey O’Connor used the building behind him as an example of a community resource that current Mayor Ed Gainey has neglected.  “This is a prime...

After a legal fight with investigative journalism outfit Spotlight PA, the Governor’s office was forced to release unredacted documents showing not just which private law firms were hired by the administration of former Governor Tom Wolf with taxpayer dollars, but the reasons why. During...

With just under two weeks remaining in his presidency, Joe Biden announced a ban on offshore drilling across 625 acres of American oceans. The move, made via executive action, is a policy most view as a direct shot at the incoming Donald Trump. Biden cited the need to “protect these...

Tuesday was a busy day in Harrisburg, with General Assembly legislators being sworn in and the State House electing its Speaker for the term. Democratic Representative Matthew Gergely of McKeesport suffered a medical emergency over the holidays that rendered him unable to be present for...

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister since 2015 and the leader of the Canadian Liberal Party since 2013, announced his resignation on Monday, January 6th. Trudeau, 53, blamed the “internal battles” of the Liberal Party for his decision, and did not specifically mention the recent poll...