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WPSU/U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie voted to triple ICE's budget as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill last year. The extra funding has allowed the agency to hire more officers who are being deployed in force to major cities across the nation. -
Tom Shortell/LehighValleyNews.comJulian Guridy lived in Florida within the past four years, making him ineligible to serve in the state House of Representatives. Just a few days ago, many political observers said he was in line for clear sailing to join the Pennsylvania Legislature.
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Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners have until March 29 to fill the vacancy and will conduct public interviews with candidates on Monday starting at 6 p.m. -
H.B. 827 was proposed by State Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton. The bill aims to establish a tutoring program in which high school students could receive academic credit for being tutors
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Tuesday was the deadline for candidates in scores of political races to file their nominating petitions in hopes of getting on 2025 election ballots. Here's a look at how some of the races are shaping up.
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Races for Lehigh County judge, Lehigh County executive, Allentown mayor and Bethlehem mayor will be some of the most high profile races on the ballot this year.
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In this week’s Political Pulse, Tom Shortell and Chris Borick discuss the shifting dynamics of U.S. foreign policy, in light of the recent meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, President Trump, and Vice President JD Vance.
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The Allentown-based Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center announced it entered a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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Hundreds showed up at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to support a march for women's rights on International Women's Day on Saturday.
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Last fall, Cynthia Mota said she thought it was “time for different leadership” in Allentown. She’s since reconsidered her run for mayor.
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Michael Wargo of Mahoning Township has advocated for veterans' mental health services for more than a decade after his son died by suicide.
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On this week's episode of Political Pulse, Tom Shortell and Chris Borick talk about President Donald Trump's second term. Has he started it off on a strong foot? In Trump's first month in office, Borick said, approval numbers seem to be pointing down.
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Splitting a major city into two districts could affect its school funding, she says.
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Both Allentown and Bethlehem would be split into different Senate districts under the plan.
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Advocacy groups and Democrats want the state to block the request for voters' partial social security numbers and other sensitive information.
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Democrats say the new draft has little chance of passing because it wasn't negotiated with the governor's office.
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The ACLU is concerned that voter information can be kept safe.
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Both the Pa. Senate and House say they intend to hold public hearings on the redistricting proposals.
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An extreme-right TV commentator has thrown the political world in France into turmoil by launching a presidential campaign ahead of next April's election.
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The White House wants to boost global commitments to human rights and fighting corruption. But as the summit convenes, American democracy itself is under pressure.
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Envoy Sage can’t protect data, Attorney General says, and is not qualified to conduct election auditShapiro says Envoy Sage is run by a partisan actor and 'can't be trusted.'
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What are Pa.'s Senate Republicans getting for the $275,000 they are spending to audit the 2020 election yet again?
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One third of Pennsylvanians have said the pandemic has affected their mental health.
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A total of 261 mail-in ballots remain uncounted and could swing the outcome.
