Rob Bresnahan

Speaking for 96 minutes at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Paradise Twp., Monroe County, President Donald Trump said the nation's economy is better off since he took office.

Mehmet Oz joined U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Scranton Friday to discuss health care, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund, a provision in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill that will give $50 billion to states over five years.

Trump is scheduled to appear at Mount Airy Casino Resort at 6 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's office confirmed Friday evening. The Pennsylvania Republican Party also confirmed the visit and offered additional details.

Mehmet Oz, also known by his television persona ‘Dr. Oz,' visited Scranton in his role as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator with U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan to talk about federal efforts to address health care shortages and costs. Sen. Dave McCormick, meanwhile, visited the Wyoming County Healthcare Center in Tunkhannock to tour the facility and meet executive leadership.

Luzerne County Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved Tenor Health Foundation's financing proposal to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, part of a larger deal under which Tenor would buy three Commonwealth Health hospitals in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Farmers for Free Trade held a discussion with Pennsylvania farmers in Lackawanna County on Monday. The organization plans to take those comments to lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits will not be paid to Pennsylvanians due to the federal government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified states earlier this month that it would not be able to fully fund SNAP for November during the shutdown.

Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District has twice as many Republicans as Democrats, but that isn’t discouraging a bunch of Democrats from trying to challenge off four-term Republican congressman Dan Meuser next year.

Some political analysts say Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti risks her political future by running for mayor and Congress at the same time. Others suggest she is being transparent by giving voters a clear view of her ambition.

Negotiations between Commonwealth Health Systems and Tenor Health Foundation are ongoing, but state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski and her partners remain optimistic that a deal will happen potentially as soon as this month.