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Trump Returns PA Steel to the Backbone of America
Salena Zito, Examiner
A Plan for Pennsylvania Prosperity
Dave McCormick, Post-Gazette
Fetterman and McCormick Set for High-Stakes PA Forum
P. Steinhauser, Fox News
Trump Says He’ll Double Steel Tariff to 50 Percent
Doug Palmer, Politico
What’s Next for U.S. Steel After $14B Merger?
Lauren Jessop, Center Square
Trump Pledges U.S. Steel-Nippon Deal Will Involve ‘No Layoffs’
M. Powers, WaPo
Trump’s Foreign Visa Suspensions Threaten Higher Ed in PA
I. DeJesus, PennLive
Fetterman Amped Up His Travel in PA This Week
Julia Terruso, Inquirer
Original Sin Is a Vital Account of Biden’s Decline
Charles F. McElwee, City Journal
Khanna Believes 'Blue MAGA' Can Save the Dems
Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair
The Fraught Legacy of Chester County's Treasurer
Todd Shepherd, Broad & Liberty
The First Casualty in the War Against Elite Universities
Evan Mandery, Politico
Will Legal Weed, More School Funding Make It Into PA’s Budget?
Staff, Spotlight
Trump Withdraws NASA Nomination of LV's Jared Isaacman
Staff, LVN
Polarizing Politics Chills Participation in Bucks Primary
Jess Rohan, PhillyBurbs
How the Northeast Philly Plane Crash Changed One Street
Morris et al., Inquirer
DOGE Closed Campgrounds at PA's Biggest Lake
Jason Nark, Inquirer
City Budget Negotiations Between Parker and Council
Sean Walsh, Inquirer

Research

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation
Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?
Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute
Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality
Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

More From Real Clear

Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession
PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District
New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting

USA Energy Affordability Map

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Censorship

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May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that...
The Louisiana Purchase and Pragmatic Presidential Power
On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase...

In the News

Multimedia

Why Congress Couldn't Kill Earmarks
Who Controls the Federal Purse?
Virginia & the Revolution

Podcasts

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania
Sarah McCammon, NPR
Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink
Staff, Broad + Liberty

Trump Returns PA Steel to the Backbone of America

Salena Zito, Examiner

President Donald Trump told steelworkers in Pennsylvania that, "We are once again going to put Pennsylvania steel into the backbone of... Read More

A Plan for Pennsylvania Prosperity

Dave McCormick, Post-Gazette

Last Thursday, I stood in the Oval Office with my House colleagues Mike Kelly and Dan Meuser. President Trump had invited us to discuss the... Read More

Fetterman and McCormick Set for High-Stakes PA Forum

P. Steinhauser, Fox News

The Senate Project hosts Pennsylvania's Fetterman and McCormick for a bipartisan discussion moderated by Fox News' Shannon Bream at the... Read More

Trump Says He’ll Double Steel Tariff to 50 Percent

Doug Palmer, Politico

What’s Next for U.S. Steel After $14B Merger?

Lauren Jessop, Center Square

(The Center Square) – What’s next for U.S. Steel after its $14 billion merger? Read More

Trump Pledges U.S. Steel-Nippon Deal Will Involve ‘No Layoffs’

M. Powers, WaPo

Trump’s Foreign Visa Suspensions Threaten Higher Ed in PA

I. DeJesus, PennLive

A Trump administration order suspending visas for foreign students threatens to upend the legacy that is the American higher education system... Read More

Fetterman Amped Up His Travel in PA This Week

Julia Terruso, Inquirer

Before this week, Fetterman had attended only one public event this year, and has faced criticism for being an absentee senator. Read More

Original Sin Is a Vital Account of Biden’s Decline

Charles F. McElwee, City Journal

Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson offer vivid portraits of the personalities involved in covering up the president’s condition. Read More

Khanna Believes 'Blue MAGA' Can Save the Dems

Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair

Silicon Valley’s congressman wants to revive his party’s fortunes with his own version of progressive populism. MAGA leaders and Rust... Read More

The Fraught Legacy of Chester County's Treasurer

Todd Shepherd, Broad & Liberty

The First Casualty in the War Against Elite Universities

Evan Mandery, Politico

Will Legal Weed, More School Funding Make It Into PA’s Budget?

Staff, Spotlight

Pennsylvania lawmakers are at odds over legal weed, transit, and education funding as the June 30 budget deadline approaches. Read More

Trump Withdraws NASA Nomination of LV's Jared Isaacman

Staff, LVN

Trump said he reached the decision after a “thorough review” of Jared Isaacman’s “prior associations" but did not elaborate. Said... Read More

Polarizing Politics Chills Participation in Bucks Primary

Jess Rohan, PhillyBurbs

How the Northeast Philly Plane Crash Changed One Street

Morris et al., Inquirer

On Jan. 31, a medical transport plane took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. It crashed 42 seconds later, killing six passengers and... Read More

DOGE Closed Campgrounds at PA's Biggest Lake

Jason Nark, Inquirer

In March, the Army Corps’ Baltimore office announced that 300 of its campsites on the 8,600-acre lake would be closed indefinitely due to... Read More

City Budget Negotiations Between Parker and Council

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

The administration and Council are negotiating behind closed doors as legislative deadlines approach. Read More

Research

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?

Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh counties already implment a sales tax. Proposed legislation would allow the other 65 counties in Pennsylvania to... Read More

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced officials in cities throughout the country to deal with unexpected budget shortfalls... Read More

More From Real Clear

Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession
PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District
New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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Essential Reading

America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that...
The Louisiana Purchase and Pragmatic Presidential Power
On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase...

In the News

Multimedia

Why Congress Couldn't Kill Earmarks
Who Controls the Federal Purse?
Virginia & the Revolution

Podcasts

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More

Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania

Sarah McCammon, NPR

NPR tracked where the candidates are investing the most travel time and money. Unsurprisingly, the most competitive states are receiving the... Read More

Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink

Staff, Broad + Liberty

From their voting power to their leadership in the halls of state government, women are a force reshaping Pennsylvania politics. Read More

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