News
According to rule changes from President Trump and Republicans' “big beautiful bill”, each state’s SNAP “error rate” will bring severe financial consequences.
9/11, writing and Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign were all sign posts directing him to become a lawmaker.
The spending plan was passed only a week and a half after the deadline set by the state’s constitution.
In courthouses and public squares, they marked the nation's semiquincentennial with a dire warning: The rule of law in America is in grave danger.
The AI boom has set in motion the biggest-ever construction boom of natural gas-fired power plants, not to mention moves by utilities, power plant owners and the federal government to keep aging coal-fired power plants operating past their previously scheduled retirement dates.
Opinion
As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics.
Regardless of whether Americans think socialism is bad or good, or how they define it, most of them embrace socialist policies and programs – as long as no one calls them that.
The quasi-colonial friendship that binds the two countries depends on an old formula: concentrate on making money and don’t annoy Washington.
While CBSD Neighbors United is closing its doors, the movement we started lives on.
Trump attempts to fuse patriotism with personal loyalty so that love of country is the same as loving him.
Education
“Every day, decisions are made that affect Pennsylvania’s public schools, but many people are not sure how they can play a role in the process,” said Lucas Wolk, director of community impact at Education Voters of PA.
The Residency Task Force is designed to safeguard the district’s resources and encourage residents to report concerns.
“Thank you to the support staff union and the negotiating team. I know it was long, it was hard and it was tough,” said Heather Reynolds, Central Bucks School Board president.
Cash-strapped Morrisville Borough School District was the big winner with its $7 million allotment – a 99.4% increase in funding from the previous year.
While CBSD Neighbors United is closing its doors, the movement we started lives on.
Elections
Corbett penned a column in TIME Magazine with former GOP Wisconsin Congressman Reid Ribble warning against the legislation supported by PA-01 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
The new survey of more than 1,000 Jewish adults offers a rare detailed accounting of a key demographic that sits at the very center of some of the nation’s most divisive political debates.
A Democratic trifecta could restart stalled election proposals such as pre-canvassing, same-day voter registration, and mandatory electronic pollbooks.
The Department of Justice could now appeal the ruling, as it has in other states.
Left-wing insurgents are increasingly challenging legacy political institutions that often are led by Black and Latino lawmakers.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani on Thursday sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the Republican president’s order. Her ruling applies to this year's midterm election cycle.
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Recent Votes:
- H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act July 14, 2026Vote: Passed 221/201 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act July 14, 2026Vote: Failed 208/217 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.R. 139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 July 14, 2026Vote: Passed 308/117 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1423: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and rel July 14, 2026Vote: Passed 215/211 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye