Bucks County Commissioners voted on a resolution 2-1 to reaffirm – and remind – anyone with doubts that they are the sole legal governing body able to enter into contracts with other entities, including the federal government. The resolution was in response to an agreement between the Bucks County Sheriff’s office and Immigration and Customs […]
As part of the Trump administration’s push to carry out mass deportations, the agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies. Under the 287(g) program led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, police officers can interrogate immigrants in their custody […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters on Tuesday will choose new candidates to run for some of the top jobs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with the winners of the Democratic primaries all but assured of victory in November in the two heavily Democratic cities. In Philadelphia, Larry Krasner is seeking a third term as district attorney […]
Congressman Ro Khanna may represent a district in California, but he credits growing up in Bucks County for his success in life. On a Sunday evening, Rep. Khanna, a Council Rock High School graduate, spoke to nearly 400 people in Levittown about the proposed $715 billion in Medicaid cuts, taxing billionaires (not giving them tax […]
Pennsylvania Democrats are calling on Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick to break with his party and vote against the GOP budget that looks to gift massive tax breaks for billionaires and millionaires by gutting Medicaid. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party with PA Congressman Chris Deluzio, DNC Vice Chair and State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta, and PA Dems Chair and State […]
New Hope and Lambertville know well what LGBTQ+ Pride means: history, art, rights, and resilience. At the New Hope Pride Parade on Saturday, Bridge Street looked different than it usually does. Spectators packed onto balconies, drag queens rode in convertibles waving to attendees, and rainbows in every form colored the little towns’ landscapes. Everyone from […]
On a Monday in 2022, when Michigan State Senator and now majority Whip Mallory McMorrow woke up, she saw that one of her colleagues, State Sen. Lana Theis, sent out a fundraising email calling out McMorrow by name. In that email, Theis said, “These are the people we are up against. Progressive social media trolls […]
An explosion tore through a fertility clinic in the upscale California city of Palm Springs late Saturday morning, leaving one person believed to be the suspect dead in an attack the FBI characterized as terrorism. A burned-out vehicle was seen in the parking lot behind the clinic after the blast, which caved in the building’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press. DHS asked for the troops to help carry out President Donald Trump’s “mandate from the American people to […]
One by one residents spoke of the financial, educational and community harm they believe would be caused if Abram Lucabaugh, the divisive and controversial former Central Bucks School District superintendent, is hired to become Centennial’s next top administrator. The May 13 meeting lasted nearly 3 hours with hundreds of residents in attendance. Centennial School District […]
