Tag: Pennsylvania
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Trump rallies in Pennsylvania; Harris gets Hurricane Milton briefing
In an interview on “The Chuck Toddcast” released this morning, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, who formerly supported Trump in 2016, criticized the former president as unfit for the job. “He can be a realtor, he could be a TV guy, he could be whatever he wants and I don’t care,” Cuban said. “But obviously, this…
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Elon Musk called Gov. Josh Shapiro during the Steelers game to talk about investing in Pennsylvania
While sitting in a fellow billionaire’s box at Steelers-Cowboys game in Pittsburgh on Sunday, tech mogul and prominent Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk had a surprise phone call with Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to three people familiar with the conversation. Musk told Shapiro he wants to invest in Pennsylvania, specifically the Pittsburgh area,…
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Elon Musk says he will attend Trump rally in Pennsylvania at site of July assassination attempt
Elon Musk said late on Thursday he will attend Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania later this week, an event which will mark the former U.S. president’s return to the town where he survived an assassination attempt in July. “I will be there to support!” Musk replied, to a post by Trump on social media platform…
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Barack Obama to kick off battleground state blitz for Harris next week in Pennsylvania
Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh next week, his first foray into the election as a battleground-state surrogate. The event, according to a senior Harris campaign official, will launch a larger effort by Obama, who intends to ramp up his campaigning for Harris in the final stretch of…
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Bob Casey and Dave McCormick trade personal barbs in a bitter Pennsylvania Senate debate
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey went head-to-head with Republican challenger Dave McCormick in a bitter first debate Thursday night that reflected the close nature and high stakes of a race that could help determine the balance of power in Washington. The hour-long showdown touched on topics ranging from the economy to abortion to…
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Pennsylvania middle school installs window in gender-inclusive bathroom
A Pennsylvania middle school installed a window in its gender-inclusive restroom, making its interior visible from the school hallway. The window was constructed at Emory H. Markle Middle School in Hanover, Pennsylvania, which is roughly 5 miles north of the Maryland border. Gender-inclusive bathrooms are commonly used by transgender and nonbinary people for privacy and…
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Pennsylvania Democratic lawmaker denies writing racist, homophobic tweets
A Pennsylvania Democratic state senator denied claims from Republicans that he made racist and homophobic remarks about Black, Asian and LGBTQ people on social media more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee released a statement accusing Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-Philadelphia) of writing a string of offensive posts on Twitter — now…
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Harris to talk economics in Pennsylvania; Trump to rally in North Carolina
The Democratic National Committee said this morning that it’s placing a dozen new billboards across North Carolina that tie Trump to GOP Lt. Gov Mark Robinson, who’s running for governor. One of the billboards says, “Trump on Mark Robinson: ‘We have to cherish Mark,’ ‘He’s an outstanding person,’ and he’s ‘an incredible gentleman.’” Trump endorsed…
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Democrats ramp up efforts to turn out Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania
Noted Puerto Rican actors rallied in Bethlehem and hundreds of Latino canvassers knocked on doors in Lancaster over the weekend as Democrats aimed to mobilize voters in predominantly Hispanic cities in Pennsylvania who have previously skipped elections. Latino voters in the battleground state, especially those who are of Puerto Rican descent, are less likely to…
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Trump to rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5
Former President Donald Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he faced an assassination attempt in July, for a rally next month, according to three sources familiar with the campaign’s schedule. The event is scheduled for Oct. 5 — one month before Election Day — said the sources, who requested anonymity to share information…