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Nevada Republican Party chairman Michael McDonald speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Monday, July 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Prominent figures at GOP convention were in mob that marched on Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Insulin

Retired Pennsylvania nurse is saving money on medications and insulin under Biden law

LGBTQ Rights

House Republicans vote to overturn Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

Bob Casey

Casey bill would cap prescription costs for millions of Pennsylvanians

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump VP pick J.D. Vance wants to ban abortion, including in cases of rape or incest

International Women's Day

Abortion bans cost the US economy billions of dollars in lost labor and productivity

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) departs a House Democratic Caucus meeting at Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill July 9, 2024. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Democratic platform draft calls for lowering health care costs, protecting abortion rights

Trump rally site, Butler, PA, July 13, 2024

Semiautomatic rifle used in shooting at Trump rally is same type used in school shootings

EV Plant

Pennsylvania auto plant gets federal help to transition to manufacturing electric vehicles

Hershey Gardens, a 23-acre botanical garden and arboretum in Hershey, is one of many popular tourist destinations in Pennsylvania.

Gov. Shapiro wants more tourists in Pennsylvania. What could that mean for the state?

IRS building sign

IRS crackdown on wealthy tax cheats nets $1 billion in revenue

Gas Prices

Inflation in the US declined in June, led by drop in gasoline prices