Pittsburgh Judge ‘Very Much In The Mix’ For Supreme Court Nomination
A Pittsburgh-based judge is reportedly in the running to be Trump’s next pick for the U.S. Supreme Court. If chosen, federal appeals court judge Thomas Hardiman, 52, would replace retiring Justice...
View ArticlePA Sen. Bob Casey Says He'll Oppose Any Of Trump's Supreme Court Nominees
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) says he'll vote against any Supreme Court nominee President Donald Trump chooses to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. He called the system Trump is using to pick...
View ArticlePittsburgh DA Stephen Zappala Vows To Protect Abortion Rights
A district attorney in Pennsylvania says should Roe v. Wade be overturned, he would not prosecute any women or medical professionals for seeking or performing safe abortion services. Allegheny County...
View ArticleTwice A Supreme Court Runner-Up, PA's Thomas Hardiman Is Back At Work
Judge Thomas Hardiman was in the Washington area Monday, but it was for a meeting on court cybersecurity — not for a prime-time introduction as President Donald Trump's choice for the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Pummels Trump In Address To Teachers Convention In Pittsburgh
Hillary Clinton pulled few punches in a fiery 25-minute address to the American Federation of Teachers in Downtown Pittsburgh mid-morning Friday.
View ArticleToomey Offers More Criticism For Trump On Russia During Town Hall
In a 45-minute "tele-town hall" with Pennsylvanians Wednesday morning, Pat Toomey made clear -- again -- that he thought the Russians should pay a steep price for trying to shape the outcome of the...
View ArticleTrump To Hold Pennsylvania Rally, Stump For GOP's Barletta
President Donald Trump will hold a Make America Great Again rally in Wilkes-Barre next week and urge voters to support Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta's campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Trump's Press Conference With Italian Prime Minister
President Trump is holding a news conference at the White House with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Conte has been in the office for a few months. His approach to government in Italy has been...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre Eager For Trump Visit For GOP Senate Candidate Barletta
President Donald Trump will visit Northeastern Pennsylvania Thursday, set to speak to an audience in Luzerne County, which helped deliver the state to Trump in 2016. A day before his appearance,...
View ArticleTrump Renews Attacks On ‘Fake, Fake, Disgusting News’
President Donald Trump is renewing his campaign against the media, claiming at a Pennsylvania rally that the media is the "fake, fake disgusting news" and casting journalists as his true political...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Trump Says U.S. Steel Opening Mills; Not So
President Donald Trump is crediting his tariffs with persuading U.S. Steel to open a half dozen new plants. That's not so. Trump at a rally in Wilkes-Barre Thursday night said: "U.S. Steel is opening...
View ArticleBarletta Looks To Parlay Trump’s Support Into A Fundraising Renaissance
With three months until midterm elections, Republican Congressman and U.S. Senate hopeful Lou Barletta has found himself trailing his incumbent opponent—both in polls and in dollars. Now, the Luzerne...
View ArticleJobs Boom Favors Democratic Counties, Not Trump Strongholds
The United States is on pace to add about 2.6 million jobs this year under President Donald Trump's watch. Yet the bulk of the hiring has occurred in bastions of Democratic voters rather than in the...
View ArticleBarletta Bus Tour Begins With Visit To Western PA
In an effort to shift his U.S. Senate campaign into a higher gear, Congressman Lou Barletta is in Pittsburgh Tuesday and Wednesday, with a bus sojourn his campaign calls the “Red, White and Lou” tour....
View ArticleAllegheny County Health Department Reacts To Loosened Asbestos Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced rule changes allowing the manufacture of new products containing asbestos after they undergo EPA review.
View ArticleTrump Keynotes Flight 93 Memorial's 9/11 Ceremony
Every year, the families and friends of those killed on Flight 93 gather near the spot where the United Airlines jetliner went down, and read the names of their lost loved ones.
View ArticleTrump’s Plan To Roll Back Vehicle Emission Standards Gets An Airing In...
Local officials, environmentalists and health experts sounded off Wednesday in Pittsburgh on the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back a signature Obama-era climate policy, with many testifying...
View ArticleTrump Heads To Philly To Promote Trade, Economy
President Donald Trump is set to promote his new North American trade agreement and the nation's economic performance in Philadelphia on Tuesday, a day after he heralded the agreement in a Rose Garden...
View ArticleTrump Returning To Pennsylvania To Stump For Kelly, Barletta
President Donald Trump is making another visit to Pennsylvania, this time to Erie where one of his staunch supporters in Congress is facing his toughest re-election battle yet. Trump's campaign said...
View ArticleTrump Rails Against Democrats In Pre-Election Rally Before Erie GOP Faithful
Donald Trump didn’t unveil any of his famous nicknames for Democratic foes in Erie on Wednesday night. He didn’t need to.
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