Legislators in the Philadelphia region were tentatively optimistic about a bipartisan Senate agreement on gun safety announced on Sunday, saying it was a step in the right direction. The framework, negotiated by 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats in the Senate, would increase investments in mental health services, require background checks for buyers under age 21, […]

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay hosted Pennsylvania elected official staff members Friday for a mission brief and demonstration of safety and security response capabilities in the Delaware Bay. “This is an opportunity for us to bring representatives of our elected officials to Philadelphia, and show them our front line missions,” said Capt. Jonathan Theel, commander […]

The U.S. Congress is looking into mistakes on credit reports and how disputes are being handled by all three major credit reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, as a result of payment deferment programs and rising cases of identity theft during the pandemic. In May, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., chairman of the House Select […]

The delegation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has conveyed Bangladesh’s eagerness to further strengthen existing bilateral relations with the United States. The parliamentary delegation on the second day of their visit to the US met US State Department Assistant Secretary of State (South and Central Asian Affairs) Ambassador Donald […]

WASHINGTON, May 30 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (H.R. 7894) to “require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.” The bill was introduced on May 27 and has 92 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., Nydia […]

At least 29 Pennsylvanians are among the nearly 1,000 Americans banned from entering Russia, according to an updated list the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry released over the weekend. Why it matters: While largely symbolic, the travel ban highlights the downward spiral of Russia-U.S relations following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reports. The big picture: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala […]

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed and several other children were shot and injured in a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. It was the second-deadliest school shooting recorded in U.S. history after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and it was the deadliest school shooting since the 2018 attack that […]

The fight for abortion rights is shifting to the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and the governor’s offices in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation, Democratic activists said this week, after a preliminary vote of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and abortion rights was leaked to the news media. If the court strikes down […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration “will be ready when any ruling is issued” on abortion rights, after the nation was rocked by the leak of a draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that confirmed the court is planning to overturn access to abortion. “I believe that a woman’s right […]