Friday. Did I hear someone said 80 ° on Saturday?
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Your morning pick-me-up. Wheel wagon. Darius Rucker
PA weather
South Park Afternoon showers, 62
Sayre Growing clouds, 59
Swarthmore Growing clouds, 63
Pa Sports
Phillies (1-0) Washington 7-3 (10) Fri, Sun vs. Washington
Pirates (0-1) Miami, 4-5 | Fri, Sun vs. Miami
Flyers (29-36-9) Montreal 6-4 | Sat vs. Buffalo
Penguins (29-34-11) Buffalo 3-7 | Sun vs. Ottawa
Sixers (23-50) Sat vs. Miami | Sun vs. Toronto
PIAA basketball championship until Saturday
Union (4-0-1) Sat vs. Inter Miami
What we hear. “If we don’t collect our shit, we will be in a permanent minority.” – – Late. John Fetterman
Happy birthday. Cake and candles for Rep. Manuel Guzman and early returns Dream. Sharif Street AND Rep. Josh Kail (Sat).
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The best story
1. Dave McCormick defended Doge and Trump, and called Signal Chat a “mistake” in First Tele-Town Hall
“McCormick organized his first town hall, since he became Pennsylvania’s senator on Tuesday, in an hourly, wide range of Qiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-zidentified as calling on the radio in Sports Talk-in the format with a much less hot debate.
Tele-Town Hall was advertised 30 minutes before it started by post on account X McCormick.
Members of the Congress have become more difficult to achieve in recent years, but at the time when the government is changing and component complaints, the inhabitants of Pennsylvania consider their legislators even more elusive. “Philadelphia Inquirer)
Elsewhere
Swing State Senators meet in a uncommon double -sided show, Demes are not elated about it. “Pennsylvania meaning. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman will organize their first joint public event in Pittsburgh this Saturday, but not everyone is satisfied with a double -sided democratic Senator show for a new book of republican colleagues.” (Fox News)
Cooperation or fight? Like Fetterman and Lamb, they operate another democratic approach to Trump. “For Democrats, the classic opening line of Charles Dickens -” It was the best time, it was the worst time ” – it is only half true. But how the party has been recovering since 2024 can be a story in two Pennsylvania communities. “WSA policy)
President Trump supports the representative of Scott Perry. “President Trump undertook to Truth Social today to ensure the preventive support of Congressmen Scott Perry, who currently represents the 10th Congress District in Pennsylvania.” (ABC27)
Country
2. Comments on the state of elections outside of the year: Pennsylvania
“In south-environmental Pennsylvania, the Democrats managed a historic flap. It can probably be said that the Lancaster Fountain, Pa, was one of the most loyal republican counties in the country since the Civil War.
Sometimes in this era he was represented in Congress by Thaddeus Stevenswho led a radical republican faction at home during reconstruction and has recently gained importance Tommy Lee Jones He presented him in the award -winning film from 2012 Lincoln. Since then, he has only supported republican presidential candidates, except Lyndon Johnson in 1964 (and carried the unit of less than 1 point). “(Politics Center)
Elsewhere
Garrity-Mastriano 2026? Doug Mastriano swimming forces from Stacy Garrita to defeat Dan Meuser in GOP Primary for the Governor of PA. “When the Republicans are queuing up to challenge the democratic governor Josh Shapiro in 2026, the Doug Mastriano senator has a new ticket, which in his opinion would be” unbeatable “for GOP: Mastriano and treasurer Stacy Garrita.”Philadelphia Inquirer)
“No state” can replace the federal resources of electoral cybersecurity, says a voice clerk. “The Shapiro administration reviews the wide executive order of President Donald Trump, which is renovated by the US election. The secretary of Commonwealth Al Schmidt said that on Thursday the governor Josh Shapiro will do everything in his power to protect his voting rights.” (Penn Capital-Star)
Legislators cars: Penn State free football tickets. “Being a legislator in the General Assembly in Pennsylvania contains many benefits. It is a full -time job with a six -digit salary. Gracious for diema and accessories on the course that keep up with work. And, although much less advertised, it is also associated with at least four free Penn football tickets once a year.” (Broad + Liberty)
Around the community of nations
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“For the first time in the original election season, all four candidates for the mayor of Pittsburgh appeared at the same stage.
Each candidate was assigned 15 minutes to answer a series of questions, from inexpensive apartments and finances of the city to public security and President Donald Trump. “(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
O’Connor criticizes financial service in Pittsburgh, says plans to earn money. “Standing in front of the abandoned convicted house in the Knoxville district in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Mayoral Challenger Corey O’Connor repeated the familiar chorus: he argued that Pittsburgh’s finances are in poor condition. One way to fix it? Reduction of the size of the mayor’s office.” (Wesa)
Krasner versus … Trump? “The campaign for the District Prosecutor is at the start, with the official of Larry Krasner and the pretender Pas Dugan, a long -term judge of city courts, walking on him in many forums. It happened, but there were moments of high mind.” (Philadelphia citizen)
Federal layoffs hit Philadelphia. Here’s what happened to employees. “Because some federal employees move after uncertainty without work or on vacation, in Philadelphia organized efforts in Philadelphia to help these employees find another position. Meanwhile, unemployment claims have increased in recent weeks in Pennsylvania, and more cuts are expected in the future.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Luzerne County Study Commission OKS Limit of deadlines and recommendations regarding compensation. “The Citizens’ Commission is developing a corrected card for voters for consideration in November. Changes in term limits would apply to the selected Council of Fountains, District Prosecutor and Controller.” (Wilkes-Barre Times leader)
Editorial
4. Speak your mind
- How Lancaster fell. (Kyle Sammin)
- Ultrarich transformed the presidential election. They keep looking here. (Rick Hasen)
- The signal leak reveals a worse intelligence disaster than most Americans are aware. (Rubin hardships)
- Signal leakage tells us that the administration does not know what he is doing and does not care. (Nia-Malika Henderson)
- I have discussed DC for almost 40 years. Here’s how it has changed. (Jonathan D. Salant)
- The time has come for the PA to leave the pool and legalize the weed. (Nancy Eshelman)
- Time to eliminate the Federal Department of Education. (Jonathan Williams)
- Confession is good for the soul – unless you are a politician. (Lori Falce)
- Farmers of Lancaster’s Daferatory Flachers need certainty – not the chaos of Trump’s changing tariff policy. (LNP)
1 thing
5. Elections in York continuously operate the UTZ chip container to determine the order to vote
“York is preparing for this year’s municipal elections with some changes in electoral places, and throwing plots in which the order of candidates is determined by drawing numbers from the old TIN snack, which can be brought in local articles in newspapers.
Candidates in challenged races are listed voting on the basis of a random number pulled out of the can, which includes at least the last four election directors of the unit. “(York shipping)
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