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Republican National Convention launches Monday amid some grumbling over abortion stance

by Jennifer Shutt

The RNC released its trimmed-down party platform the week prior to the convention, after foregoing one entirely in 2020. And while many Republicans in Congress said during interviews they either support it, or hadn’t read it, some were critical it adopts Trump’s position that abortion access be left up to states — one of the top issues in the presidential race.

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DNC rolling out battleground billboards tying Trump to Project 2025

by Kim Lyons, Penn. Capital-Star

The Democratic National Committee is launching billboards that link former President Donald Trump to the controversial Project 2025 policy agenda. The billboards will be displayed in English and Spanish in Philadelphia and other cities in battleground states. Trump has said he is not connected with the plan, created by the conservative Heritage Foundation, that would […]

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Here’s some of what’s in the bill that directs historic new Pa. education funding

by Ian Karbal

The bill also contains what are effectively individual policies, from the massive new funding formula that will change how money is distributed to Pennsylvania’s school districts, to smaller policy points, like allowing schools grants to provide menstrual hygiene products.

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Biden at NATO press conference rebuts doubters: ‘I’m the best qualified to govern’ 

by Ashley Murray

The highly anticipated press conference followed weeks of speculation about Biden’s ability to hold office and whether he should remain in the 2024 presidential election against former President Donald Trump. His performance, while markedly stronger than his devastating debate performance, still included a notable gaffe and could leave questions open.

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