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The announcement was made by the group's founder Stewart Rhodes, whose 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy and other crimes committed during the Jan. 6 insurrection was commuted by Trump immediately following the president's inauguration for his second term.
Editor Cyril Mychalejko reviews 10 stories that he really appreciated from this past year.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development have worked to usher in stricter employment conditions to receive health care, food aid and rental assistance benefits funded by the federal government.
At issue is the Department of Health and Human Services' declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents whose gender expression doesn't match their sex assigned at birth.
Reporter Naomi Weiss interviewed audience members and reenactors about what makes this historical Christmas tradition so special.
Opinion
Arnošt Lustig experienced the worst of humanity — and maintained hope, anyway.
When Americans ignore or discount extremism, they miss how effectively such movements borrowed American idioms, such as patriotism, Christianity and law and order, to further hatred, violence and exclusion.
The community voted for oversight, accountability, and a more transparent, respectful school board in November. There's still work to do, writes Maureen Kratz.
They are routinely asked to vote, volunteer, or participate, but rarely invited to shape priorities, language, or direction.
Pennsylvania's First Congressional District deserves more than performative moderation and last-minute cover stories, writes Bob Harvie.
Education
It could have been worse, writes our education reporter Peter Greene.
Public Source reached out to faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Duquesne University to understand how this year’s funding challenges affected their ability to research — a core tenet of academic freedom.
Students have been prosecuted in Florida and Pennsylvania and expelled in places like California.
Upper Bucks United is demanding full transparency to parents, an independent, third-party investigation, and an immediate termination of the C&J Environmental contract.
'Degree apprenticeships' that pair bachelor’s with jobs can be harder to get into than elite colleges, writes Kelly Field for The Hetchinger Report.
Elections
Three years after the county ran out of ballot paper in numerous precincts, election administration issues persist.
The 2025 off-year elections were a windfall for Democrats. But the experiences of rural candidates show the challenges ahead in 2026.
She joins Bob Harvie, Tracy Hunt and Rob Strickler in the race to take on inumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett takes direct aim at President Donald Trump, using his insults to energize her 2026 campaign. State Rep. James Talarico is emphasizing economic divides rather than political ones.
Matthew Laiss allegedly voted for Trump both in person in Florida and via mail ballot in Bucks County in that year’s November election.
One of those is first-term U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., whose victory for the Allentown-area seat last year was among the narrowest in the nation.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act December 18, 2025Vote: Passed 215/201 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act December 18, 2025Vote: Failed 204/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.R. 845: Pet and Livestock Protection Act December 18, 2025Vote: Passed 211/204 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 845: Pet and Livestock Protection Act December 18, 2025Vote: Failed 204/213 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
