4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (503+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of War to overhaul military-record sharing and benefits technology within six months, a move the administration estimates could cut another 20 to 30 days from claims processing for recently separated…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (424+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed four bills into law Friday that expand federal spending transparency, extend tax relief for disaster victims, preserve authority for a national emergency medical services memorial, and remove federal restrictions from land in Paducah, Kentucky. The…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (426+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado have formed a bipartisan Senate caucus focused on strengthening U.S. scientific research and translating discoveries into economic and technological gains as competition with China intensifies. The Senate…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (529+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump proposed a $5,000 payment to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November, a pledge that would require congressional funding and could cost roughly $1.2 trillion if extended to about 240 million…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago   (372+ words) KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Square Roots Collective opened the 125-seat Opus restaurant in Kennett Square on Sept. 10, completing an 18-month renovation that expands the nonprofit organization’s hospitality presence along Birch Street. The roughly 3,600-square-foot, two-story restaurant at 201 Birch St. combines New…...

22+ hour, 59+ min ago   (521+ words) CHESTER, PA — Pennsylvania and a coalition of local governments, businesses and institutions are directing $97.1 million into Chester for transportation, redevelopment, blight removal and other projects aimed at stimulating investment in a city that has endured prolonged fiscal distress, according to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (320+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Three Pennsylvania House Democrats are organizing a Sept. 29 rally at the state Capitol to build support for a package of menopause-related bills focused on treatment access, education and workplace accommodations. State Reps. Melissa Shusterman of Chester County, Liz…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (462+ words) SWARTHMORE, PA — The American West will look and sound different at Swarthmore College this fall as Black cowboys, artists, filmmakers, historians and musicians take center stage in a free public series exploring a part of Western history often left outside…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (668+ words) MALVERN, PA — Psych Congress 2026 will devote five days of programming Sept. 15-19 in New Orleans to psychedelic therapies as federal policy, clinical research and patient demand push psychiatrists to prepare for treatment models that remain unsettled. The programming comes as the…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (526+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service proposed rules Sept. 3 that could force as many as 18,000 tax-exempt private schools to eliminate race-based admissions, scholarships and other programs or risk losing their federal tax exemptions beginning in 2027. The rule represents…...