Rob Bresnahan

NEPA GOP congressmen say move will boost the state’s economy. Environmental groups say it will worsen climate change and harm public health.

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Luzerne, blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles officials for failing to control “rioters” when interviewed Monday at a Berwick event.

Gov. Josh Shapiro has sued the USDA over the termination of a three-year, $13 million dollar food assistance contract. But that's only one issue taxing Pennsylvania's food assistance programs. And, former Congressman Matt Cartwright explains his decision not to run again in 2026.

Fewer people may be able to get produce at farmers markets this summer. There are fewer farmers market vouchers available and their distribution is delayed. And, former U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright will not run for Congress again next year.

Cartwright confirmed he will not run for Congress again at a Thursday morning press conference. His decision sets off a search for a suitable Democrat who can defeat Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan next year.

With the six-term Democratic congressman out of the race, potential challengers to Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan for the 8th Congressional District seat have begun to emerge. The district includes all of Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike counties, roughly Luzerne County's eastern half and most of Monroe County.

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, a Luzerne County Republican, said he sponsored the bill because he saw the trouble his grandmother had applying for benefits after his grandfather died.

Over 600,000 Pennsylvanians could lose healthcare access if President Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill' passes the U.S. Senate, healthcare activists say.

U.S. Reps. Rob Bresnahan, Dan Meuser, Ryan Mackenzie and Glenn Thompson voted Thursday for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cuts taxes and slashes spending on food stamps and Medicaid.

Medicaid cuts would threaten thousands of Pennsylvanians’ access to healthcare and put hospitals in the region at risk of closure, activists argued during a virtual town hall meeting this week.