Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, reportedly among the top contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, partnered with a major transgender lobbying group to challenge counselors who support children with gender dysphoria without promoting progressive medical transition methods. The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ youth, collaborated with Shapiro’s office to...
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'Suicide' ruling for teacher's 20 stab wounds may be reexamined as family secures potential major win
A pathologist’s controversial ruling that Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia woman whose death by 20 stab wounds was a suicide, will receive a new review after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments from her parents and their attorney. The family learned the court had agreed to hear their case on Tuesday, Greenberg’s mother, Sandee...
Butler Farm Show follows Trump rally shooting with annual event to ‘get back to normal life’
BUTLER, Pa. – The 76th Annual Butler Farm Show kicked off Monday in the very same field where an assassination attempt on former President Trump’s life took place just over three weeks ago. Vendors and organizers had been busy setting up Sunday for the event, which runs from Aug. 5-10, while most of the law...
Next Secret Service director would require congressional approval under new House bill
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House lawmakers want the next chief of the U.S. Secret Service to go through a rigorous confirmation process in the Senate before being allowed to lead the critical security agency. Currently, the Secret Service director is appointed by the president without consent of the legislative branch, unlike Cabinet officials...
Harris' top VP options all have drawbacks that could take them out of contention
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate for the 2024 election cycle by Tuesday, as four frontrunners vie to land on the ticket. Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Sen. Mark Kelley, D-Ariz., have emerged as top contenders for the vice presidency...
Newly reported transcripts depict communication breakdown hindering law enforcement at Butler Trump rally
CONNOQUENESSING, Pa. – Newly reported transcripts of law enforcement communications at the Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump rally depict a communications structure that essentially isolated local and federal law enforcement from each other at key times. Communications reported Sunday by the Washington Post also highlight the effect spotty cellular service in the rural Allegheny Valley purportedly had...
VP short-lister Shapiro on defense over Israel after decades-old college paper surfaces
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Penn., has had to defend his stance on Israel after an op-ed he penned more than three decades ago, in which he wrote of being an Israeli army volunteer and disparaged the Palestinian people, resurfaced. “Since he wrote this piece as a 20-year-old student, Gov. Shapiro has built close, meaningful, informative...
Trump agrees to debate Kamala Harris on Fox News
Former President Trump announced Friday night that he has agreed to Fox News’ proposal for a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump said the debate would be held on Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania, although the location of the event has not yet been determined. The former president also noted that an ABC News debate...
Butler lawmaker slams ‘inappropriate’ treatment of local police after Trump incident: ‘Thrown under the bus'
MARS, Pa. – A Pennsylvania state lawmaker whose district inculdes the Butler Farm Show grounds called out the national media for throwing local law enforcement and first responders “under the bus” after the attempted assassination of former President Trump last month. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, a Republican who represents Butler and Lawrence counties, said Saturday...
GOP senators react to acting Secret Service Director Rowe’s press conference: 'Clearly a cover-up’
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was among a number of Republican lawmakers who reacted to acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe’s press conference Friday about the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in July. Lee said he believes there’s more to the story than what Rowe told reporters. “It is clear that...








