The Senate voted 50-48 on June 23 directing Trump to pull forces from the Iran conflict — four Republicans crossed over and Pennsylvania's John Fetterman (co-op territory: statewide) was the lone Democratic no — in a largely symbolic rebuke.

Trump heads to Capitol for tense Senate GOP lunch over SAVE Act, filibuster

Trump visits the Capitol today pressing Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act and kill the filibuster — priorities Majority Leader John Thune says lack the votes — a day after the chamber's Iran war-powers rebuke.

Johnson pushes third reconciliation bill as House marks up $1.07T defense budget

Speaker Mike Johnson is courting House Republicans on a third reconciliation package pairing Pentagon funding with spending cuts — met with broad GOP skepticism — as Appropriations marks up its $1.07 trillion FY2027 defense bill today.

At a Mack Trucks plant in Macungie June 23, Trump stumped for Rep. Ryan Mackenzie's reelection and pushed the SAVE America Act in an 83-minute address, but never mentioned gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity, whom he has endorsed.

Teamsters flip to back Rep. Bresnahan weeks after members backed Cognetti

The Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters endorsed Rep. Rob Bresnahan (co-op: Claverack) for reelection in PA-08, less than two months after its members backed his Democratic challenger, Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, at the union's conference.

Trump to headline McCormick's Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle July 15

Sen. Dave McCormick (co-op territory: statewide) will host his Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle on July 15 with Trump headlining, a year after McCormick's 2025 energy summit in Pittsburgh.

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The Pennsylvania House voted 202-0 on June 22 for HB 2224, eliminating the ~6% gross receipts tax on electricity (~$1.7B in consumer savings) and setting a utility return-on-equity formula tied to the 10-year Treasury yield plus two points; it now heads to the Senate.

Two of the six aging plants the Energy Department ordered to delay retirement for grid reliability produced zero electricity in the first quarter of 2026, with a third now offline for repairs, a Utility Dive analysis found this week.

PJM's real-time RTO price was a mild $16.64/MWh Wednesday morning (Western Hub $16.78) with load near 86,500 MW, after the grid operator issued its fourth hot-weather alert of the season on June 18 ahead of peak summer demand.

Seattle rookie Cole Young hit a two-run homer in the seventh of his MLB debut in his Pittsburgh hometown, and Cal Raleigh added a solo shot off Mitch Keller, as the Pirates lost 3-2 and slipped to 39-40; they host Seattle again today.

The NHL Board of Governors gave unanimous approval June 23 to the Hoffmann family's $1.7 billion purchase of the Penguins from Fenway Sports Group; Kyle Dubas stays as GM and the deal should close before the June 26-27 draft, where Pittsburgh picks 22nd.