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GOP registration surging, gaining in all 67 counties. Democrat advantage was +803,427 in 2020. Now, it stands at +347,291. Dems have lost 195,867 registrants while GOP has gained 210,319. Independents rose by 108,197.

Pennsylvania is becoming “increasingly red,” Republican Senate candidate David McCormick said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily a day ahead of the primary. McCormick, who made it clear he is not a “status quo” guy, discussed the state of politics in Pennsylvania and put the situation into perspective. “Pennsylvania is becoming increasingly red. So in 2016, when Trump won, there was one million more registered Democrats than Republicans. In 2024,” he said, the Democrat advantage will have decreased to “probably 300,000 more Democrats than Republicans registered.” “And by 2028, we’ll be red,” he predicted. “So we’re moving in the...

Sen. John Fetterman reiterated his criticisms of activists calling for cease-fire in Gaza, and slammed fellow Democrats for their “crazy” response to the attacks Iran has launched against Israel, in an interview with Fox Digital. “It is not appropriate or legal or helpful to advance your argument if you show up in a Starbucks with a bullhorn and start yelling at people,” he told Fox News Digital in a Friday interview. He also claimed such protests don’t “make you noble.” “It just makes you an (–*&*(,” Fetterman (D-Pa.) said. Since the onset of the war between Israel and terrorist group...

A brave Pennsylvania girl has spoken out furiously against teachers and administrators at her school after a transgender student savagely beat her friend using a Stanley cup. The incident took place at Pennbrook Middle School Wednesday, when the 13-year-old blindsided her 12-year-old female victim in the school cafeteria using the cup, hitting her on the head and creating an open wound. The unidentified student had to be hospitalized and get staples to close the cuts in her head before undertaking concussion protocol, according to police. School Superintendent Todd Bauer said that the attack - which was caught on security camera...

The United Kingdom’s lone munitions filing factory exploded on Wednesday, just two days after a fire erupted at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania.As The Gateway Pundit previously reported on April 15th, the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP), the United States’ primary producer of 155mm artillery shell bodies, caught fire.Just two days later, on April 17th, a section of the United Kingdom’s lone munition factory exploded after a single shell went off inside the factory.The explosion occurred at the BAE Systems munitions factory in Glascoed, Wales.BAE Systems is the biggest defense contractor in Europe and the 7th largest...

A retired Pennsylvania teacher is suing his local government after he was convicted of a criminal charge for putting a “For Sale” sign in his truck window. Will Cramer teamed up with the Institute for Justice last week to take legal action against the borough of Nazareth over its ordinance, claiming that it’s a violation of his First Amendment rights, according to the nonprofit law firm. Cramer had put the sign in his 1987 Chevy Deluxe last October and received a ticket stating that parking a vehicle in public “for the purposes” of selling it was illegal. “It made no...

A recently retired schoolteacher is suing his Pennsylvania borough over a local ordinance after he was found guilty of putting a "for sale" sign on his legally parked car. "We put you in office as judges and state representatives to protect our rights," Will Cramer told Fox News Digital. "And when we see things like giving people tickets for putting a for-sale sign in their car – violating our First Amendment right – it's sad."

A Beaver County woman shot and killed a man who broke into her home, police said.

President Biden visited a Sheetz gas station in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to little fanfare. Customers sat at the counter while the president conducted his photo-op with the employees and made his exit.

Here in southcentral Pennsylvania a police officer is suspended tonight and in prison after being accused of raping at 13-month-old child... 21 air targets destroyed in the Belgorod City and Region of Russia...one woman injured... The Democrat controlled US Senate dismissing the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas... A US Navy ship bound for Gaza to help build a humanitarian pier forced to turn back... The heavy rains and flooding in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula also affecting southern and southeastern Iran... Joe Biden said to be planning an escalation of economic warfare with China... In Canada authorities charging nine...

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A Drag Queen Story Hour event that was scheduled for later this month at a church in Mountville has been canceled. Christopher Paolini, who performs as Miss Amie Vanité, said that the decision was made to cancel the event after a news article by another media outlet was posted Saturday incorrectly saying the event was a reschedule of the canceled March Drag Queen Story Hour at the Lancaster Public Library. “Hate started piling in with comments and shares on social media,” Paolini said. The church hosting the event, the Vision of Hope Metropolitan Community Church, had posted Saturday on its...

Democrat Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) broke ways with President Joe Biden on Sunday after he said he wouldn’t support Israel if it retaliated against Iran. During an interview with CNN, Fetterman told host Jake Tapper that he disagreed with Biden’s stance, saying he would never "capitulate to the fringe" or “pander” to the Democratic Party. “Do you think that's the right call or should direct U.S. military action, as some of your colleagues in the Senate are suggesting, should that be on the table?" Tapper asked. The president made it clear that he would not back Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

While speaking at a political rally in Schnecksville, PA, on Saturday night, former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden, saying that everything he “touches turns to #$#&.” Trump’s remarks came after Iran launched an attack on Israel with long-range drones. Iran’s attack on Israel marked the second attack in months, after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, which left roughly 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 200 people taken as hostages.

While speaking at a political rally in Schnecksville, PA, on Saturday night, former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden, saying that everything he “touches turns to sh*t.” Trump’s remarks came after Iran launched an attack on Israel with long-range drones. Iran’s attack on Israel marked the second attack in months, after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, which left roughly 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 200 people taken as hostages. “Before going any further, I want to say God bless the people of Israel,” Trump began his speech. “They’re under attack right now. That’s because we show great weakness,” adding...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office has determined a March 13 shooting on Fruitville Pike was justified. The shooting occurred at 4:22 p.m. near the intersection with Delp Road. Robin Megill was struck by a single round fired from a handgun, faced non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery. According to the Lancaster County DA's Office, Megill was riding a bike on Fruitville Pike in the lane of travel with multiple cars backed up behind him. A driver behind Megill reportedly beeped their horn. In response, Megill refused to exit the road and...

The shooting of a bicyclist along a Lancaster County road in March in a road dispute was justified, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday. The shooting was reported about 4:20 p.m. on March 13, on Fruitville Pike near the intersection with Delp Road in Manheim Township, the DA’s office said. On that day, Robin Megill, 33, of Lancaster, was riding a bike on Fruitville Pike in the lane of travel with multiple vehicles backed up. The driver directly behind Megill beeped their horn, police said, prompting Megill to stop in the middle of the roadway with no...

Norfolk Southern reached a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed after a toxic train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The deal, announced Tuesday, resolves all claims within a 20-mile radius of the accident in East Palestine, Ohio, that unfolded in February 2023. It is pending federal court approval. The Center Square reached out to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office for comment but did not receive a response before this publication. Both the governor’s administration and President Joe Biden have been openly critical, however, of Norfolk Southern’s response to the derailment and accused the railroad of prioritizing profits over...

---SNIP--- Every day, SEPTA employees see criminal acts, fare evasion, people experiencing mental illness, homelessness, or drug addiction. The union I lead, Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents 5,000 SEPTA workers, has been sounding the alarm that unless conditions improve, the very survival of the public transit system is at stake. In response, we have been asked by image-conscious SEPTA managers and other public officials to tone things down and not draw too much attention to the transit agency’s challenges.

Pennsylvania is a key battleground state in the 2024 elections, with one federal Senate seat up for grabs and 17 Congressional House districts. The following candidates have been graded based on their willingness to protect and secure Americans' Second Amendment rights: A - Ryan Mackenzie, Scott Perry, Mike Kelly B - David McCormick D - Brian Fitzpatrick, Neil Young, James Hayes, Preston Nouri, Rob Mercuri F - Bob Casey Jr., Ashley Ehasz, Chrissy Houlahan, Susan Wild, Matt Cartwright, Janelle Stelson, Summer Lee, Chris Deluzio