State & Local
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak added 43 new cases in just two days, pushing the statewide total past 800 as health officials struggle to contain one of the worst outbreaks in the state's recent history. Gov. Josh Shapiro has called the situation grave, telling reporters in Montgomery County that the outbreak is a deeply serious situation unfolding […]
A Pennsylvania state Senate race in Lancaster County is shaping up as one of the more consequential down-ballot contests of the 2026 election, with incumbent Democrat James Malone defending a seat Republicans have strong reasons to believe they can reclaim. Malone narrowly won the 36th Senate District in a 2025 special election, defeating Republican candidate […]
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Monday stripping away Massachusetts' 24-week gestational limit on abortion, making the state one of ten in the country with no cutoff on how late in pregnancy the procedure can be performed. The "Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act" replaces the state's previous statute which required a threat to the mother's […]
Postmaster General David Steiner told the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to turn over their voter lists to the federal government. Adhering to an executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump in Mar. 2026, Steiner defended […]
