Pa. Sen. John Fetterman is the lone Democratic co-sponsor on GOP-led Laken Riley immigration bill
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is the first Senate Democrat to sign onto a Republican-led bill that would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes.
Laken Riley Act heads to Senate after House passes a GOP-sponsored bill
The Laken Riley Act has passed the House but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Here's what to know.
Border state Democrat Ruben Gallego backs GOP's Laken Riley Act ahead of Senate vote
Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is backing the GOP's Laken Riley Act, joining two other Democrats who have pledged to support it during a floor vote on Friday.
GOP-Led House Passes Laken Riley Act With Democrats’ Help
The bill, which would impose harsher penalties on some people who are in the country illegally, is an early test of how far right Democrats could shift in the second Trump presidency.
New Hampshire Democrats vote with GOP on Laken Riley immigration bill
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has promised she will introduce a bill “ASAP” to back President-elect Trump’s idea to rename the Gulf of Mexico. In a post online, Greene shared a video of Trump pitching the idea to rename the body of water to the “Gulf of America.
Senate Democrats wrestle with Republicans’ Laken Riley Act to combat illegal immigration
The votes aren’t yet there to clear the Senate's filibuster, but several Democrats say they’ll support the House-passed bill or expressed openness to it.
The Pa. House is tied 101-101 for the first day of the legislative session after a Democratic state rep suffered a health emergency
A Democratic state representative from Western Pennsylvania suffered a health emergency and is expected to be absent from the ...
Pa. House session opens with ‘feel-good story’ of bipartisanship over potential for deadlock
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives began its new legislative session Tuesday like the previous session, with ...
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Crews battle hotspots after fire at historic church in Norristown, Pa.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Firefighters are working to extinguish a church fire in Norristown. The blaze broke out just before 7 p.m. Tuesday on the 500 block of Dekalb Street. Chopper 6 was overhead ...
Philadelphia’s Joanna McClinton reelected as speaker, despite a 101-101 tie in the Pa. House
What could have been a dramatic and drawn-out process, McClinton was reelected with ease — without requiring GOP members to ...
Coroner called after crash into telephone pole on central Pa. road
One person died after crashing into a telephone pole Tuesday morning in York County, authorities said. The coroner was called ...
Snow is falling in central Pa.: The latest forecast, accumulations and highway conditions
Update at 1:45 p.m.: The speed limit restriction on the highways has been lifted except for I-83 between Route 30 and the ...
New year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.
New laws in Pennsylvania and New Jersey include pay raises for top state officials, PTSD workers' comp for first responders, ...
Shots fired when couple making ‘adult’ TikTok videos confronted in woods, PA cops say
Gunfire rang out when a couple making “adult TikTok content” on private property were confronted by the property owners, ...
Pa. Turnpike Commission now 'open tolling' as part of modernization project
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Stopping or slowing to pay a toll will soon be a thing of the past. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is now "open tolling" as part of its modernization project. 19 overhead ...
Winter snowstorm moving out of Western PA as temperatures continue to 'dip'
Widespread accumulating snow is ending, but winter weather alerts remain in effect throughout Western Pennsylvania as snow ...
Pa.-founded company looking to hire ‘Peanutters’ for 2025-26: Here’s what to know and how to apply
The Wilkes-Barre-founded peanut company announced in a press release that applications for its 2025-2026 class of “Peanutters ...