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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is pushing to radically rewrite his state’s health code to give his administration authoritarian police powers as he seeks re-election. The Democrat’s proposed change would give Pennsylvania’s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of “disease control measures,” including the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention. The Department of Health reports to the governor’s office, meaning this change would give Shapiro — and his successors — the ability to single-handedly implement draconian policies across the state. “The administration’s...

"Challenging." "Criticizing." "Questioning."All the above words would have accurately categorized the attitude of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. towards the lack of transparency by Governor Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) following his claim that lack of vaccinations caused the death from measles of two residents of his state. Instead, Politico chose once again to put its biases on display with its choice of describing Kennedy's reaction as "exploiting," as you can see in Thursday's story by health reporter Carmen Paun in "Shapiro won’t say who died of measles. RFK Jr. is exploiting it."

After Gov. Josh Shapiro said Pennsylvania would not participate in President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, the state’s two U.S. senators have announced that the Keystone State will be represented. Sens. Dave McCormick, a Republican, and John Fetterman, a Democrat, said in a joint statement on Saturday that they struck agreements with several Pennsylvania groups to give the state a “strong presence” at the fair on the National Mall and a “showcase worthy of its singular place in our nation’s history.” The senators said they were coordinating the effort with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins with the involvement...

Pennsylvania will not participate in President Donald Trump’s 250th celebration of the nation’s birthday on the National Mall, Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed in a new interview. “This president routinely makes patriotism partisan and personal, and it shouldn’t be that way,” Shapiro told The New Republic, which noted that Trump has described his Great American State Fair as “the most spectacular Trump rally of them all.”

HARRISBURG — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, states have become the primary battlegrounds for fights over expanding or restricting access to abortion. This November, Pennsylvania voters will choose between candidates for governor who have radically different positions on what the commonwealth should do. Pregnancies can be ended in Pennsylvania up to 24 weeks gestation, a deadline tied to the concept of viability that was introduced in Roe. Abortions can be performed after that cutoff if a pregnant person’s life or health is in danger. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is a vocal supporter of...

The Daily Wire was once ascendant in right-wing media. Now, the “anti-woke” company faces contentious layoffs, ideological battles and dwindling relevance online.The conservative media company Daily Wire was once a star of the MAGA digital universe, dominating social media feeds and podcast apps with a blend of “anti-woke” commentary, viral Facebook posts and culture-war stunts. In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the company co-founded by conservative pundit Ben Shapiro ranked as Facebook’s top English-language publisher for three straight months. Its sarcastic news items on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s salon visits gained millions more views than the websites of...

@benshapiro has renamed the “Horseshoe Right.” They’re now simply the “New Left.” They believe: 🔘The constitution is antiquated and should be updated or replaced 🔘 America is a nefarious force in the world & our service members are war criminals 🔘 America’s enemies (Russia, China, Iran, etc.) are the good guys 🔘 Capitalism is corrupt & govt power is the solution 🔘 Americans can be divided by race into victims and victimizers Ben says they “have NOTHING in common with traditional conservatism, and they have nearly EVERYTHING in common with their new friends on the left.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18-4lPkYzM

Gov. Josh Shapiro reacted swiftly to news that President Donald Trump had signed an executive order attempting to restrict voting rights, blasting it with a post on the governor’s social media pages: “President Trump can sign whatever the hell he wants to, but it won’t change the Constitution. The authority to set our election rules belongs to the states — and as Governor, I will protect your right to vote. That includes your right to vote by mail." Trump’s order would create a nationwide list of eligible voters and restrict mail-in voting, among other restrictions. Under the order, the Department...

Stacy Garrity, the presumptive Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, had the ultimate fundraiser this weekend: An event at President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Garrity’s campaign, a GOP source confirmed, cleared six-figures in proceeds from the event, secured commitments for future fundraisers, and got some face time with Trump, who made an unannounced appearance at the Friday event. Garrity, the state treasurer from Bradford County, has successfully cleared the GOP primary field of all opponents, guaranteeing her a spot on the fall ballot. But she is considered a significant underdog in her quest to defeat...

Shapiro faces lawsuit over $830K property after allegedly using state police to bar neighbors from their own land

Pennsylvania's Democrat governor is being sued by his neighbors who say he is trespassing and unlawfully occupying a piece of land that they refused to sell to him... The couple's property shares a common boundary with land owned by Jeremy and Simone Mock... The Shapiros wanted to build an eight-foot security fence along the boundary after an arsonist attacked the Governor's official mansion in Harrisburg while Shapiro was inside with his family... The couple offered to buy 2,900 square feet of land from the Mocks ... But the families could not agree on a purchase price, so the Mocks offered...

(It wouldn't be so bad if he weren't such a disagreeable, know-it-all noseyparker. I can't believe most Canadians aren't ashamed of him for creating negative stereotypes about their country.) How to stop YouTube from recommending Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro videos? - Google Search Community I'm getting spammed with recommendations and ads for Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro videos in my feed. It is INCESSANT. I’ve tried clicking “not interested” and “don’t recommend this channel”, abd “block this channel” and nothing is working. I will NEVER be interested in what either of these people have to say. How do I...

Gov. Josh Shapiro is the heavy favorite to win the 2026 governor’s race in Pennsylvania. Don’t take this writer’s word for it. That’s the word both from people who rate political races for a living, and people who are trying to make a buck by divining the future. Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and her Republican allies understand those odds, and the various tactical disadvantages they’re up against. But right now, those in and around the state Republican Committee’s winter meeting in Harrisburg insisted this weekend, they’ve got two things that are worth building a long-shot campaign around: Unity and time....

President Donald Trump endorsed Stacy Garrity for governor of Pennsylvania on Tuesday in a post on Truth Social. He said, in part, " Stacy is a true America First Patriot who has been with me from the beginning. As your next Governor, Stacy will work tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Champion American Energy DOMINANCE, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, Keep our Border SECURE, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Safeguard our Elections, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment." Stacy Garrity responded on Facebook, saying she is truly honored to receive the endorsement of...

There will be plenty of verbal sparring in this year’s governor’s race, but what are the top issues that Pennsylvania voters want Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and presumed Republican challenger state Treasurer Stacy Garrity to address? Well, if recent polls provide an accurate snapshot, the economy and healthcare will lead voters’ lists from now until Election Day on Nov. 3. “The governor’s race is certainly going to be affected by the same issues that will affect the broader midterm cycle with inflation, employment and healthcare all weighing on the races,” said Chris Borick, a political science professor and the director...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ended his campaign for re-election, a stunning reversal and likely the end of the political career of a man who many pundits projected would be the Democratic nominee for president as early as 2028. But if a once-popular governor can be toppled by widespread welfare fraud, where does that leave other Democratic presidential hopefuls? The revelations of staggering levels of fraud in Minnesota — and Walz’s preemptive exit from the big stage — should send a chill down the spines of Gavin Newsom, Josh Shapiro, and JB Pritzker, who are likely sitting on powder kegs of...

Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has alleged that staffers for former Vice President Kamala Harris questioned whether he was a double agent of Israel when vetting him as a potential 2024 running mate. Writing in his new memoir, Where We Keep the Light, the prominent Democrat governor alleged that the former vice president’s vetting team scrutinized his views on Israel, mostly due to his being Jewish. “Had I been a double agent for Israel?” Shapiro wrote in describing his offended response to a last-minute question from the vetting team. When he called out the question for its obvious antisemitic overtones,...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro claimed that former Vice President Kamala Harris' election team asked whether he was an "agent of the Israeli government" while discussing his potential as a vice presidential candidate.

A tell-all describes how the war in Gaza loomed over the 2024 campaign and strained Biden’s reelection bidJosh Shapiro’s Judaism was not a factor in Kamala Harris passing him over as a running mate, according to a 2024 election tell-all, contradicting a narrative Republicans eagerly peddled. If anything, Harris rejected Shapiro because they had too much in common — both were former attorneys general who hoped to be president. That and poor chemistry knocked Shapiro out of the running, according to How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America, by political reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and...

Shapiro was an anti-Trumper in 2016 and was convinced Clinton would win in an electoral landslide.