WASHINGTON — Members of Congress rejected political violence Saturday after a shooting at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania left at least one rallygoer dead and forced the Secret Service to rush the former president off stage. Local authorities confirmed the shooter was killed, according to The Associated Press. The shooting at a crowded outdoor […]
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The shooting at a crowded outdoor rally in Butler, just an hour outside Pittsburgh, occurred less than 48 hours before the Republican National Convention is set to begin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Trump is expected to become the party’s official presidential nominee on Thursday.
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BUTLER — Former President Donald Trump was recovering Saturday after a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler that left a rally-goer and the gunman dead, authorities said. Two people were critically injured in the incident, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Shortly after Trump took the stage at about 6 p.m., several loud pops […]
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Harris, the first Asian-American vice president, is seeking to court the key AAPI voting bloc that has seen support for President Joe Biden soften since 2020, according to a bi-annual survey.
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WASHINGTON — Thousands of Republicans will gather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin beginning Monday for the party’s presidential nominating convention — an opportunity for the GOP to showcase its candidates up and down the ballot and unify behind Donald Trump. The RNC released its trimmed-down party platform the week prior to the convention, after forgoing one entirely […]
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DARLINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio on Friday criticized Norfolk Southern and renewed calls for the railroad to offer more support to people affected by the 2023 derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio. Casey and Deluzio spoke at Darlington Township Fire Hall, not far from the site of the 2023 […]
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Iowa and national conservative leaders discussed wins and future goals for issues like abortion and education policy Friday at the Family Leadership Summit, with one of the group’s officials calling for further abortion restrictions in Iowa. The Family Leader, an influential conservative Christian organization, brought speakers to the gathering of an estimated 1,000 at the […]
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While Gov. Josh Shapiro characterized the budget as a “major victory” and ended up with a budget that would cost the state only $700 million less than the $48 billion he proposed, both Democrats and Republicans had to sacrifice some of their priorities.
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The 2024-25 budget includes money for solar power at public schools, Alzheimer’s research, and redeveloping blighted shopping malls.
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