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🔉 What we hearG. “People are concerned about health (Fetterman),” he said Sharif StreetChairman of the Democratic Party of the State. “They want to make sure that everything is fine. People care about him. There is a lot of love for him.”
🔉 What we hear too. “It is impossible to overestimate how you didn’t take off (Fetterman),” said the recently abandoned employee. “He doesn’t read notes, he takes very few meetings … Work is just a platform to run for president, that’s all he cares about.”
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The best story
1. John Fetterman is becoming more and more alone
“John Fetterman He has long been on the political island – and now his tendency to reject professional relationships returns to bite him.
Few other democrats rushed to defend Fetterman after an explosive article in New York Magazine that the present and former employees are seriously concerned about his mental and physical health. Senator Pennsylvania, who strongly denied the claims that he is unable to serve, does not do traditional damage control, and most of the best democrats do not try to do it for him.
Instead, private talks about basic challenges for Fetterman increased. And in recent days some democrats from Pennsylvania have begun quietly browsing the rules about what would happen if it gave way and whispered about potential replacements. “(Politico)
Elsewhere
Inside the office of Senator John Fetterman: Canceled meetings, the voices and an explosion with PA teachers omitted. “The meeting began normally, and representatives of the greatest teachers’ union in Pennsylvania thanked Senator John Fetterman for defending public education. But when teachers from Pennsylvania is the Educational Association and the National Association of Education, to do more to give up federal cuts of education, he became frustrated.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Fetterman raises the alarms with an explosion at a meeting with trade union officials, the sources of the AP say. “Democratic Senator John Fetterman met last week with representatives of the Teachers’ Union in his family state, when the situation fell apart quickly. Soon Fetterman began to repeat, shout and question why” everyone is furious at me “,” why everyone hates me, what I ever did “and slamming my hands at the office.” (AP)
Smucker runs budget hardliners in a letter to GOP leaders, renewing the invitation to cuts of expenses. “Congressmen of Lancaster Lloyd Smucker led 31 other Republicans from home on Wednesday to repeat their request, so that this year’s federal expenditure would reduce federal expenses by at least $ 2 trillion over the next decade.” (LNP)
18 months are the 10 most sensitive home members from 2026.. “In the world of finance, the saying” earlier results do not indicate future results “is a warning to investors. But in politics, earlier results may be a handy means to assess the susceptibility of Congress members, especially at the beginning of the election cycle. “Connection)
Country
2. Pa House Advans Bill. Legalization of recreational marijuana
“In voting on line 102-101 in Parnsylvania State, the House of representatives of Advanced House Bill 1200, which would legalize recreational marijuana in the community.
This is the farthest cannabis recreational project for adults in the legislative process ten years ago, you legalize medical marijuana. “(Politics)
Elsewhere
The Senate Education Committee is undergoing scholarships. “Call them” scholarships of life “or” pass scholarships “. Coupon style scholarships returned to consider in Harrisburg. “(PoliticSpa)
Some PA school districts are in the face of budget cuts, despite winning a court case in the case of state financing. “Undiscovered districts, such as William Penn and Pottstown, are in the face of budget cuts and deficiencies, and some say that the increase in state aid is not quickly enough.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bill requiring AED in schools and school sporting events is handed over. “The act that would require automated external defibrillators (AEDS) to be present at school and school sporting events, to be handed over to the home education committee with bilateral support on Wednesday.” (Penn Capital-Star)
“Time to grow up the organization”, hardline Trump Backer from PA takes the reins in NRA. “One of the greatest and most controversial supporters from Pennsylvania Donald Trump took the highest job at the National Rifle Association, which can have serious political implications for the community and more.” (Pennlive)
Around the community of nations
3. Democratic candidates for the mayor will compete in the final television debate
“In what may be the last debate for Democrats applying for the mayor of Pittsburg, the applicable Ed Gainy and a claimant, Allegheny’s County controller Corey O’Connor Once again in a television debate on Wednesday evening.
The candidates achieved ordinary campaign points on public safety and inexpensive apartments, although a few moments during the debate became tense. “(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Elsewhere
Nine ways to cut Trump’s expenditure would have squeezed the Pittsburgh government, art and research. “Pittsburgh and Allegheny’s unit can lose $ 25 million a year on the basis of the proposal of President Donald Trump regarding a reduction in a 50-year subsidy program, part of the White House plan to reduce national expenditure by over 20%, while increasing defense expenditure.” (Public source)
Statistics show that the murders in immense cities fell in the first quarter of 2025.. “Denver (58%), Honolulu (82%), Minneapolis (54%) and Philadelphia (28%) were among cities showing significant declines.” (Axios)
The efforts of the Montgomery Commissioner to educate voters are currently a miniature film nominated for Emmy. “Neil Makhija, conducting elections in the third place in Pennsylvania, said that he saw a slippery slope from disinformation of elections to political violence.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Republicans of the US Chamber are considering President Haverford College over the campus’s anti -Semitism. “The trio of university presidents from all over the country on Wednesday took the heat of legislators from the United States Chamber, because the Republicans expand their pursuit of punishment of higher education institutions, which, they say, did not fight anti -Semitism. But this is the president of Haverford, Wendy Raymond, who pulled out the greatest indignation from the Republican website.” (Penn Capital-Star)
Editorial
4. Speak your mind
- A report on security failures around the attack on Shapiro Governor should be made public. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Shapiro is in the face of miniature -term tests in the possible task of the White House. (John Baer)
- The draft law on the modernization of law would enhance the transparency of the government. (William M. Cotter)
- Dicyls Democrats question the mental fitness of Senator John Fetterman. (Joe Battenfeld)
- Fetterman’s real disease for the left? Israel-Tap. (Salena Zito)
1 thing
5. Cardinals are watching the “conclave” to get tips on the actual conclave
“In the face of a highly secret and complex ritual for choosing a new pope, Catholic cardinals turned to Hollywood to find out how everything could play.
Although this may seem crazy, some of the 133 high rank of clergy will enter Sykstine Chapel, when the conclave begins on Wednesday, they looked like the film Ralph Fiennes-patient “conclave”-for the tips. “
Considerable. No conclave since 1831 lasted more than four days. (Politico.eu)
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