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"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."

Officials cheer, while watchdogs fume, over the Pa. Supreme Court removing the mandated 24-hour window for making meeting agendas available to the public. t.co/TbDHtvZ04x

Warwick school board decides not to pursue solar energy for the district at this time lanc.news/4pt1WQI

Lancaster City Council votes to increase allowable square footage of self-storage units lanc.news/49MRm2B

Lancaster County officials and providers that serve people at risk of homelessness are scrambling to understand the implications of federal funding changes that could lead to 155 households in the county to lose their homes next year, according to one… lanc.news/3M0oWIp

Manheim Borough gives green light for immediate repairs to South Oak Street bridge so it can reopen lanc.news/4p5ocjW

Elizabethtown church launches fundraiser to pay off student lunch debt lanc.news/4ag0gWk

Strasburg Borough Council votes to advertise preliminary budget with no tax hike lanc.news/4p5OZwx

As Lancaster County students eagerly awaited the start of their Thanksgiving breaks, we checked in with a few elementary schools to ask kindergarteners a simple question: What are you thankful for this year? lanc.news/4ol980m

The man involved voted twice for Trump -- once in Pa., and once in Fl.

All smiles as King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social takes the oath of office in front of a standing room only crowd in South Seattle. @komonews.bsky.social

"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%" Read the Stanford report: siepr.stanford.edu/publications...

Preventable death. This headline was common ... A CENTURY AGO.

Oregon is suing the Trump administration for relocating, without notice, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter that has saved lives in dangerous waters near Newport. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP. Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.

The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud. They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call. I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.

Tyson Foods has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, but there is a silver lining for the hundreds of Tyson jobs locally. lanc.news/4rhEdor

BREAKING: The Comey indictment has been dismissed

"At best, the war correspondent can write what he sees and hears and feels; he can perhaps reflect the mood of men in battle, as those men appear and talk and fight.” www.zocalopublicsquare.org/reporter-hel...

I highly recommended the fact-based (and cautious) JFK Facts by veteran journalist Jefferson Morley for continuing to find the lies in the official story jfkfacts.substack.com

Lancaster County residents raised over $10.3 million for 451 local nonprofits Friday during the14th annual ExtraGive. lanc.news/4obyaPu

Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Chat: is this bad?

EPA says PFAS-based pesticides for crops OK, prioritizing agricultural utility over precautionary health concerns. Officials introduce persistent chemicals into food supply, dismissing warnings over cumulative exposure. Decision retreats from strict rules, favoring industry over everything.

ICYMI: Do influencers need to register as lobbyists? They might, Pennsylvania's top ethics officer told @spotlightpa.org this week after three Barstool personalities put out videos slamming a closed door pitch to hike sports betting taxes. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/11...

The state Senate paid $133k to litigate and settle a case brought by a former staffer alleging emotional distress and ethical lapses within Sen. Doug Mastriano's office. Some charges are disputed by the Senate & Mastriano's former CoS. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

These little piggies won't be quiet Check out this week's gallery of cartoons ----> www.politico.com/gallery/2025...

Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

A Spotlight PA investigation found the head of the Penn State Cancer Institute was repeatedly under internal review in recent years for extra chemo doses, unexplained delays in changing treatments, and creating a 'toxic' workplace.

The best description of the Olivia Nuzzi/Ryan Lizza horror that I've seen. I hate this version of the media.

There are early indications that this flu season could be a bad one. Experts see reason to be anxious. www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/f...

Penn State’s internal reviews found a top doctor’s alarming errors and disruptive leadership. He remains in charge of the cancer center. https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2025/11/penn-state-health-cancer-institute-raymond-hohl-penn-state/

I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes. So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/

Jon Minadeo is going through some things this morning!

Here is the first story: bsky.app/profile/phil...

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social produced this story in partnership with @appalachia100.bsky.social on Mingo County, West Virginia. Such an important watch: "...the communities that are being presented with this, they're not going to take it quietly, and they haven't been."

New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

When Trump opposed the release of the files, #PA01 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick obediently refused to sign the discharge petition which moved The Epstein Files Transparency Act to the House floor for a vote. Trump changed his mind Sunday and so Fitzpatrick was given permission to vote for it Tuesday.

Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days

Christian apologist David Wood, known for his prison conversion testimony and significant following on his 'Apologetics Roadshow' YouTube channel, sparked outrage after admitting in a livestream to sexually abusing minors before becoming a Christian. julieroys.com/christian-ap...

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

New from @ms.now: The House overwhelmingly voted to pass Rep. Ro Khanna’s Epstein Files Transparency Act in a 427-1 vote. 5 members did not vote. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) was the sole 'no' vote against passage.

Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.

Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...