Politics
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Opinion: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
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Research suggests medical debt is made worse by hospital consolidation
Research from the Urban Institute and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project found that hospital market concentration, as well as private equity’s expanding role in billing, tracking, and collecting payments for health care, is exacerbating the country’s medical debt problem.
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Election system works, catches forged voter applications in Lancaster County
Lancaster County commissioners announced on Friday that election workers uncovered forged voter registration applications in two batches of 2,500 registrations. They praised the workers and election system for catching the fraudulent applications.
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Lack of dental coverage traps PA residents in medical and credit debt
The lack of dental care can cost Pennsylvania residents thousands of dollars during an emergency. Over a quarter of Pennsylvanians lack dental coverage and face higher medical bills.
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Trump’s former chief of staff says the former president praised Hitler and would rule like a ‘fascist’
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump reportedly said in a private conversation in the White House. And in an interview with The Atlantic, Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly recalled that Trump once raised the idea of needing “German generals” to him directly.
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Opinion: Be a child care voter this year
Moms know that child care is a life-shaping issue for their own families. Many are at risk of being forced onto public assistance if they can’t find the affordable care that makes it possible for them to stay in the workforce. But too many moms don’t know which candidates support the solutions they need.
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Benedictine Sisters in Erie push back against quickly disproven GOP voter fraud claims
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie were compelled to issue a press release pushing back against voter fraud claims levied by a right-wing activist. PA Chase posted a false claim on X that was quickly disproven.
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You could earn up to $400 to talk to your friends and family about the election
Relentless is actively recruiting 35,000 low-turnout voters in key swing states, including Pennsylvania. The goal is to pay each of these “mobilizers” up to $400 to talk to at least 60 people in their real lives so that they can ultimately reach 2.1 million voters across the participating states.
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Harris wants to give workers more rights and expand opportunities for non-college educated workers. Trump’s plans could cost jobs.
Harris has vowed to strengthen workers’ rights, expand financial support for the working class, boost opportunities for non-college graduates, and raise the minimum wage. Trump, meanwhile, has promised to implement tariffs on imports and repeal federal investments in clean energy, both of which would likely lead to job losses.
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Lancaster County election officials accused of disenfranchising college students
Lancaster County officials refused to accept voter registration forms from college students due to misleading information. This provoked a harsh response from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.
