News
One thing that didn't come up during Mullin’s Senate confirmation hearing that should have is his involvement with City Elders, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based political organization enmeshed with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement, writes Frederick Clarkson.
"The message of the Gospel is very clear: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers,’” Leo said in response to Trump's attacks.
The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
Many states and local communities see the 250th anniversary as an opportunity to tell a story that doesn’t shrink from revealing the uglier parts of the past.
Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”
Opinion
Locally, this Eid felt different. It felt recognized. It felt personal. It felt like progress, writes Olcay Ayata.
Rhetoric about Donald Trump being divinely anointed and about to cause Armageddon indicate that U.S. policy is being promoted with violent religious fanaticism.
Steve Cickay reviews Joyce Vance’s new book “Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy."
The $200 billion that the Pentagon wants for this war could easily restore SNAP and Medicaid benefits to millions of struggling Americans.
The ACLU of Pennsylvania created a resource for Saturday's events: "Democracy Takes US ALL: Toolkit for Pennsylvanians to Move From Thought to Action."
Education
Local author Rich Shifman speaks to Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book "We Were the Cuckoo Bees" and how the local community who defeated Moms for Liberty served as his muse.
The report’s heart is in the right place, but its ideas are not new and are unlikely to catch hold without someone, somewhere putting more thought into how, exactly, these ideas could be implemented, writes Peter Greene.
“My soul is overflowing with gratitude. My kid has struggled mightily the last two years, and this was the happiest I’ve seen him in ages," one parent wrote afterward.
Many Quakertown school district residents argued more could – and should – have been done to avoid Friday’s events, violence and subsequent arrests.
Students from 13 Bucks County schools joined AG Dave Sunday to discuss AI and social media. The students provided “powerful insight” and "were extremely engaged in the conversation," said Rachel Holler, Bucks County Intermediate Unit assistant executive director, following the TeenTalk session.
Elections
“Abortion is on the ballot in every election and for every office. State legislatures have become the front lines in the fight for reproductive freedom," said Adam Hosey, the PAC's political director.
“I’m concerned that all of the advances that we made for the last 61 years are going to be eradicated,” said Charles Mauldin, 78, one of the marchers beaten on Bloody Sunday.
"We’re about 100 years out from getting the right to vote and now we’re fighting this bill, which would make it harder for millions of women to vote,” said Gréta Bedekovics, director of democracy policy at the Center for American Progress.
Some of the state legislative proposals would place local election workers on the front lines of resisting federal interference.
MAGA-aligned activists are now openly discussing manufacturing or exaggerating a national emergency to justify Trump’s agents in the federal government to interfere in this November’s elections, The Washington Post reported.
Buried in the legislation is a mandate requiring every state to funnel voter data into a centralized voter-purge system plagued by security and accuracy concerns and controlled by the Trump administration.
Recent Votes:
- H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes. April 17, 2026Vote: Failed 197/228 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye
- H.Amdt. 175 (Scott) to H.Res. 1175: An amendment to strike the first section after the resolving clause and insert a new paragraph providing for the consideration of H.R. 8035. April 17, 2026Vote: Failed 200/220 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments … April 17, 2026Vote: Passed 211/210 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1156: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. April 16, 2026Vote: Passed 219/207 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea