Sen. John Fetterman on Thursday voted against advancing a highly-contested government funding package that includes allocations for the Department of Homeland Security, despite noting his objections to shutting down the government earlier this week.

Washington County clinic helps black lung patients battle for crucial benefits — and to survive

In the end, the pressure on the family simply became too great. Johny Merida Aguilara, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer, has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States, prompting his family to make a decision as well. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/johny...

Salt delivery delays force some Western Pa. towns to strategize ahead of snowstorm

More than a hundred demonstrators gathered at the Target in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, claiming the retail giant is cooperating with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. Jacob Geanous has the details ⬇️

The weather today in Pittsburgh is brutal. 12° F with windchill, 34mph gusts, and snow. But demonstrators have still come out to protest immigration enforcement following three shootings by federal agents last week.

Breaking with fellow Democrats once more, Sen. John Fetterman joined GOP Sen. Dave McCormick in praising the U.S. military operation that deposed Venezuela's leader — an action the U.N. secretary-general called a "dangerous precedent."

Massive fraud scheme that fleeced thousands of people had ties to Pittsburgh area

Federal judge stops DOJ's efforts to get UPMC Children’s to turn over patient info on gender-affirming care

My colleagues and I dug into new data on ICE detentions in Pittsburgh. Since Trump entered office, at least 810 people have been sent to the South Side ICE office — an 8x increase from the same period in 2024. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

Our latest investigation explores a regulatory gap fueling the black lung epidemic in Appalachia. Federal rules empower the government to penalize mines for high coal dust—but not for silica, a far deadlier toxin. www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...

There you have it. Following two years of community pushback, the Pittsburgh Public school board have voted 6-3 against a plan to shutter nine schools and reorganize several others.

Nearly 80 parents urged the Pittsburgh Public School Board on Monday to vote against a proposed school closure plan that many described as “half baked.” The board votes tomorrow. @megantomasic.bsky.social has the details.

Electric bills across Pennsylvania are set to increase next month, due in part to the rapid growth of data centers and AI.

The president this week called veteran Democrats in Congress “traitors,” questioned whether they should be locked up and charged with sedition, and then reposted a comment that said they should be hanged. The next day, the offices of one of those lawmakers received bomb threats.

An incomprehensible amount of money — about half the GDP of Canada — for one person. The median Tesla worker, by contrast, earned around $57,000 in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...

Yesterday, coal miners rallied in the nation's capital to demand protections from toxic dust. New rules that were supposed to come into effect earlier this year are being challenged by the mining industry and have been paused by the Trump administration. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

#USA RSF and 16 other organizations published a joint statement calling for the Trump admin to abandon a proposal to severely restrict visas for international journalists. Read the statement here: rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-a...

NEW: U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Mario Guevara is here legally and is not facing any criminal charges. He is being thrown out of the country for nothing but reporting news.

This Pennsylvania settlement could set the standard for preventing tiny plastic pellet pollution. A company agreed to install technology to watch for the tiny plastic pellets. grist.org/solutions/pl... #Plastic #Pennsylvania #Pollution #Health #Toxic #Climate #Environment

County Council calls on Congress to increase monthly benefits for coal miners with black lung

Federal regulatory gaps and enforcement lapses allow mine operators to expose their workers to dangerously high levels of coal dust. Read the latest from @michaeldsallah.bsky.social, @wereschagin.bsky.social, and me.

Mold, lead and more environmental factors threaten health of Pa. schoolchildren, per new report

Amid immigration uncertainty, ‘Hello Neighbor’ helps migrants find their place in Pittsburgh

Republicans, eager to avoid a repeat of Doug Mastriano's 2022 loss, are rallying behind state Treasurer Stacy Garrity for governor. Though she hasn’t formally declared, GOP leaders see her as their best chance to challenge Gov. Josh Shapiro and avoid downballot damage in some key districts.

Under international law, it is a war crime to deliberately target journalists.

The U.S. desperately needs to regulate blindingly bright vehicle headlights. It’s become near impossible to drive at night

@wereschagin.bsky.social has new details on the dark money donors who spent tens of thousands of dollars to defeat Mayor Ed Gainey in the Democratic primary. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

Dark money in national elections gets a lot of coverage, but, increasingly, we're also seeing it seep into local politics. “It's one more nail in the coffin of our democratic system,” said Terry Goddard, a former attorney general of Arizona who led an anti-dark money campaign in the state.

The House Ethics Committee concluded on Friday that Rep. Mike Kelly — whose wife bought $23,000 worth of stock in a steel company in 2020 — broke ethics rules during insider trading investigation. @benkail.bsky.social & @wereschagin.bsky.social have the details: www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

'We're on a slippery slope': Alarming number of measles cases sees U.S. on course to no longer consider the disease eliminated www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...

The bill that was struck down would have given city neighborhoods the power to decide whether they wanted inclusionary zoning added to new developments. A dueling proposal by Mayor Ed Gainey would mandate inclusionary zoning citywide. From @hlauer.bsky.social.

A group of specially trained Pennsylvanians is being deployed to Texas to respond to the flooding that has claimed the lives of at least 100 people.

I lived two years in Armenia, and no one there could agree on whether it is a European or Asian nation. I live in Pittsburgh now, and no one can agree on whether it is in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, or Northeast. I’m French-Canadian, which, in many ways, makes me neither French nor Canadian.

Since Trump entered office, the number of immigrants detained by ICE in Western Pennsylvania has more than doubled from the same period last year. More than half have never been convicted of — or even charged with — a crime. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

NEW: @rcfp.org is suing the FCC for records related to its "news distortion" investigation into CBS News. #FOIA Complaint + details here: www.rcfp.org/litigation/r...

Over the last decade, the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s district office in Mt. Pleasant, Pa. has overseen one in seven investigations into fatal coal mining accidents, more than any other. Now it’s closing. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

“Closing courtroom doors to a journalist attending a public immigration proceeding is unlawful and damaging to public transparency,” @rcfp.org and freelance journalist Kate Morrissey wrote in a letter to the San Diego Immigration Court.

NPR - National Public Radio and three Colorado stations filed suit this morning in federal court against the Trump White House over the president's executive order purportedly barring the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/27/nx-s1-5413094/npr-pub

The Trump administration gutted AmeriCorps by ending nearly $400 million in grants to more than 1,000 programs nationwide. @megantomasic.bsky.social reports on how those cuts impact Pittsburgh.

Statewide, an estimated 118,000 Pennsylvanians could lose health insurance and 140,000 could lose access to federal food assistance if Trump’s budget bill becomes law.

FDA restricts access to fall’s COVID-19 vaccines: Here’s what to know www.post-gazette.com/news/health/... by @hannamwebster.bsky.social

Looking at the maps: Voting breakdown shows Ed Gainey’s defeat in Pittsburgh’s historic mayoral primary was marked by deep divides www.post-gazette.com/news/politic... via @post-gazette.com

A little over two hours after polls closed, the @apnews.com has called the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor: Ed Gainey is projected to lose reelection to Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor following an unusually contentious and divisive race. www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...

Indivisible Pennsylvania, a progressive group, is pressuring Sen. John Fetterman to resign amid concerns over his health, @benkail.bsky.social reports.

In deep-blue Pittsburgh, the winner of tomorrow’s Democratic primary will likely decide who will lead the city: incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey or Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Conner. @hlauer.bsky.social and @wereschagin.bsky.social summarize the unusually contentious race — what’s at stake.

Plagued by black lung, coal miners wage long legal fights for benefits to pay bills — and to stay alive

The very data Mayor Gainey published touting his administration’s progress on affordable housing reveals just how challenging it will be to shrink the housing shortage in Pittsburgh. The city needs to build more than 11,000 new units for low-income households. It has delivered 201 since 2022.

As controversy percolates around Sen. John Fetterman, donors question his political moves — and goals