Personal news: This week was my last at the @PhillyInquirer after 12.5 amazing years. I’m so grateful to the paper that raised me for giving me every opportunity & to the brilliant journalists here who tell the region's stories so well - and whom I'm lucky to call dear friends.

Spent some time with Brendan Boyle in DC where he’s played a central role in Democrats’ healthcare fight. We talked the path to flipping the House in 2026 and a bit on his 2028 aspirations. www.inquirer.com/politics/a/b...

Another candidate is jumping into the PA03 race, this time with a distinctly anti-establishment pitch. Pablo McConnie-Saad is a South Philly native and Biden Treasury dept alum. He laments “another Street” running for office in his launch ad. youtu.be/08I8z4TpFZk Story TK.

Sen. John Fetterman’s plan to vote with the GOP in hopes of averting a government shutdown is drawing heat from a fellow Pa. Democrat. Brendan Boyle called the senator “Trump’s favorite Democrat” in an interview with the Inquirer Monday: www.inquirer.com/politics/gov...

Whoops: Conservative group thanks the wrong Congressman Evans for backing Trump’s tax cuts. The group also ran an ad thanking Brian Fitzpatrick, who also voted against the bill. t.co/qVkEUmjpCm

New: State Rep. Chris Rabb is officially running for retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans’ seat, promising a “unapologetically progressive” campaign www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Pennsylvania has one of the highest SNAP "error rates" of any state, which puts it on track to shoulder up to $800 million in additional funding costs should Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" pass, from Makenzie Kerneckel and @jterruso.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

Who is the leader of the Democratic Party right now? I asked Philly Dems on primary day and got a range of answers: www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Indivisible Pa, a statewide coalition of progressive groups, called on Sen. Fetterman to resign in a letter sent to his office last week. The group accused the senator of failing to fullfil the “most basic duties” of the office. www.inquirer.com/politics/joh...

He also appeared to make some news answering a question from @jterruso.bsky.social about Crozer hospital in Delco, saying in part of his answer that “I intend to have more to say about that with leading lawmakers next week in Delaware County.”

former staffers say the teachers’ union meeting is emblematic of Fetterman’s unpredictable and inconsistent conduct across a tumultuous first few years in office. share.inquirer.com/9yWESr great deep dive by @jterruso.bsky.social

Returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump promised: “A tide of change is sweeping the country.” In the 100 days that followed, he delivered a deluge of orders unprecedented in modern presidential history. @jterruso.bsky.social unpacks their impact across the Keystone State.

Put a lot of time into this one… 100 Days of Trump in Pa. Read stories from people impacted in big and small ways as the first few months unfolded in real time: www.inquirer.com/politics/inq...

15 hours into his speech, Booker shifted from leg to leg. He occasionally wiped his brow with a napkin and took small sips of water. "This document is being undermined and attacked" he said at one point, holding up a pocket Constitution. www.inquirer.com/politics/sen...

“There’s a lot of people around Pennsylvania who are wondering, is anyone sticking up for us in all this?” said former Rep. Conor Lamb. “And that’s John Fetterman’s job. He should be not only speaking out, he should be listening to people.” www.inquirer.com/politics/fet...

Food banks in Pa. are grappling with how to serve communities in need after Trump admin cuts. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

Pa. Dem strategist Mike Mikus on Fetterman vowing to vote yes on the CR: “He has spent the last few months blowing up his brand…he’s going to find himself on a political island, and his actions are recruiting a primary opponent.” www.inquirer.com/politics/sen...

A preview of Dr. Oz’s hearing before members of he Senate on Friday: www.inquirer.com/politics/meh...

We looked at the 37 Pa. contracts listed as terminated by DOGE as of Monday and found misleading savings, confusion and a toll on small businesses: share.inquirer.com/6dBw6z

I talked to Congresswoman Houlahan about why she voted to censure fellow Democraric Rep. Al Green for his outburst during Trump’s address: www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

When Trump delivers his 9 p.m. speech he’ll be addressing members of Congress and dozens of workers who his government laid off. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

Jessica Fair was the historical architect at Valley Forge Park until two weeks ago. “Sometimes I’m really angry and sometimes I’m really sad but what scares me is, up until this point, I wouldn’t have thought anybody had any issue with the national parks.” www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

Newest from me at the Inquirer: Pa. Dems are getting flooded with constituent stories that they’re hoping to leverage against Trump. Without the votes in Congress, they're trying to win in the court of public opinion w/ a strategy focused on the human impact of Trump's federal cuts. t.co/7XPPIIKEbB