Originally posted in the Washington Post on February 15, 2019 By Meagan Flynn In the days after President Barack Obama unveiled his plans to use executive power to unilaterally change immigration policy, “Fox & Friends” consulted Donald J. Trump for his opinion. The hosts asked, What should the Republicans do about it? Should Obama be […]

Originally published on February 8, 2019 By John L. Micek Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. There’s no nice way to say this, so we’re just going to come out and say it. It’s been a lonnnnggggg time since Pennsylvania had any clout on Capitol Hill. How long? We’re talking ‘Single Bullet Theory” long. We’re talking “Not Proven, […]

Originally published on The Morning Call on February 6, 2019. Laura Olson and Emily Opilo President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address Tuesday night, calling on Congress to reform the country’s immigration system and pledging to build a border wall. Highlighting crimes committed by illegal aliens and celebrating the work of U.S. […]

Originally published on WHYY.org on February 5, 2019. Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject “the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” He warned emboldened Democrats that “ridiculous partisan investigations” into his administration and businesses could hamper a surging American economy. Trump’s appeals for […]

Originally published by Fox 13 on January 25, 2019 The financial impact of the partial government shutdown hits home even harder on Friday, as 800,000 federal employees won’t be paid for the second time this month, as Democrats in Congress and President Donald Trump remained at odds over funding for one-quarter of the federal government, […]

Originally published by The Philadelphia Tribune on January 25, 2019 La-Shanda Palmer has missed two paychecks due to the partial government shutdown and worries every day how she’ll get to work. The mother of five children and lead transportation security officer at Philadelphia International Airport called out of work for a few days because she […]

Originally published by ABC Action News Philadelphia on January 23, 2019 PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The partial government shutdown has moved into its 32nd day, and another missed paycheck looms for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. At Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday, food and other items were being collected for the federal employees who are […]

Originally published on Philly.com on January 17, 2019 By Jason Laughlin As of Thursday night, SEPTA began notifying workers to allow free rides to all Transportation Security Administration personnel on all of the transit agency’s vehicles. SEPTA staff were being told to not charge any passengers in TSA uniforms with identification, agency spokesman Andrew Busch […]

Originally posted on the Post-Gazette.com on January 16, 2019 By Tracie Mauriello Three Pennsylvanians now have seats on one of the most influential committees in Congress. U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle, both D-Philadelphia, are among 10 newly appointed Democratic members of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. They join U.S. Rep. Mike […]