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The Blair County Tea Party's annual Freedom Fest will be held May 12 at the Bavarian Hall, 112 S. 13th St. Freedom Fest was rescheduled due to President Donald Trump's Saturday rally in Harrisburg. All tickets sold for the original date will be valid for May 12. Ticket buyers should contact the seller if they cannot make the new date and want a refund.
A mother and 5-year-old boy from Honduras who had been detained at a Berks County immigration detention facility were put on a flight Wednesday back to their native country, according to Sen. Bob Casey and an immigration attorney. The two were among 14 "longterm" families held at the controversial Berks County Residential Center outside Reading.
President Trump's tax reform plan will benefit most U.S. households and make filing taxes simpler but it will provide the biggest windfall to the wealthy, experts say. WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump holds a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the East Room of the White House April 12, 2017 in Washington, DC.
The head of the Dauphin County Republican Committee on Wednesday excoriated Pennsylvania's senior U.S. senator for turning "to the far left" and failing to represent his constituents. Speaking shortly before a televised townhall with Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., Dauphin County GOP Chairman Dave Feidt accused the lawmaker of steering to the extreme left.
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The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act authorized $178 million for heroin and opioid abuse efforts, including expanded access to naloxone, an overdose antidote, promotion of alternatives to incarceration and state assistance for the development and maintenance of prescription drug databases. Although the bipartisan bill garnered 92 Senate votes, Republicans blocked funding, saying they would look at boosting drug treatment and prevention programs separately in future spending bills.
President Donald Trump escalated his attack on Sweden's migration policies Monday, doubling down on his suggestion - based on a Fox News report - that refugees in the Scandinavian country were behind a surge in crime and terrorism. Trump set off consternation and ridicule Saturday when he seemed to falsely imply to an adoring throng at a rally in Florida that a terrorist attack had occurred in Sweden, which has admitted tens of thousands of refugees in recent years.
As President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress take steps to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, people in Scranton rallied to try to save it. About 200 people gathered on Courthouse Square on Sunday.
A spokesman says U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not be challenging U.S. Sen. Bob Casey next year and will instead focus on winning re-election. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that spokesman John Elizandro said Saturday night that the GOP congressman plans to focus on his work in the U.S. House.
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Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators offered divergent reactions Tuesday evening to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey praised Gorsuch, who serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, as having the "character, intellect and experience" to be a strong addition to the court.
Sen. Bob Casey announced this morning that he will vote against two controversial Trump cabinet nominees: Steven Mnuchin for the Treasury Department and Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a statement, Mr. Casey expressed concern about policies that Mr. Price had pursued as a Congressman from Georgia.
In this Jan. 29, 2017, photo, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., tries to calm the audience after shouting matches erupted during his community meeting at Nathan Bishop School in Providence, R.I. Protesters shouted down Whitehouse during the community event as they protested his vote in favor of President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director. National Democrats are racing to respond to the wave of liberal outrage unleashed by President Donald Trump, jumping into protests, organizing rallies and vowing to block more of the new president's nominees.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey are among the large crowd of protesters at Philadelphia International Airport. Pa. politicians join #MuslimBan protest Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey are among the large crowd of protesters at Philadelphia International Airport.
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