Deluzio’s Support for Candidates Could Be Reciprocated. This is the PoliticsPA Playbook.
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Headlines. Deluzio Helped Fellow Democrats Win Last Week. They Could Return the Favor. Bucks County Voters Help Dems Take Control in PA. What Now. Following Big Democratic Wins, These Swing Voters Are Looking For Results. Why Women Struggle More With Migraines.
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Top Story
“Rep. Chris Deluzio traveled the length of Pennsylvania, campaigning for the four Democratic congressional candidates who eventually would flip Republican-held seats and help give his party a majority in the U.S. House.
Through political contributions, appearances at events and fundraising emails, Deluzio, R-Fox Chapel, helped fill those candidates’ campaign coffers to the tune of more than $300,000.
If he eventually challenges U.S. Sen. John Fetterman in the 2028 Democratic primary as pundits expect, all that work could mark the beginning of his statewide campaign.” | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Elsewhere
Perry, Freedom Caucus Sound Off Following Republican Losses in Midterms. “Congressman Scott Perry may have been voted out of office, but he’s still helping Republicans map out the party’s future. Perry placed blame for the election loss in part on House and Senate Republicans for not passing legislation and taking direction from the Freedom Caucus.” | abc27
Fitzpatrick’s Office Assures It’s Not Shutting Down Early With Election Loss. “The office is coordinating directly with Pennsylvania Senate offices to facilitate the transfer of ongoing complex and long-standing cases to ensure they are transitioned with necessary background, documentation and points of content to avoid a disruption.” | Bucks County Courier Times
Unions Push Trump to Name Ousted House Republican as Ambassador. “Aviation unions are urging President Donald Trump to nominate Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. to be the US ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations body that coordinates global air travel.” | Bloomberg
State
“It’s an advantage Pennsylvania progressives haven’t seen in more than three decades.
Come Jan. 5, when the newly elected officials are sworn in, Democrats will have control of the state Senate, an expanded majority in the state House and Gov. Josh Shapiro will be entering his second term.
But will this shift lead to real progress in Harrisburg and what issues will be prioritized?” | Bucks County Courier Times
Elsewhere
Allegheny and Southwest House Democrats Announce Leaders. “Ahead of the 2027-28 legislative session, members of the state House elected new leaders for the Allegheny and Southwest House Democratic Delegation, announced the delegation’s newly-elected chair, Rep. Lindsay Powell.” | PoliticsPA
Shapiro Has Another Term. Will He Embrace the Education Freedom Tax Credit? “Governor Josh Shapiro faces growing pressure from school choice advocates to opt Pennsylvania into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program before the Jan. 1, 2027, deadline.” | CapitolWire
In Pennsylvania, Democratic Lawmakers Want to ‘Act Quickly’ on Clean Energy and Affordability. “After four years watching bills clear the state House of Representatives only to stall in the Republican-controlled Senate, the party’s leaders say they plan to seize the moment. That’s especially true on the Energy Committee, chaired by Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler of Philadelphia.” | Inside Climate News
Around The Commonwealth
“Republicans were dealt a stunning rebuke in last week’s midterms. But swing voters, who could be decisive in the next election, are more interested in results than investigations or impeachment as Democrats prepare to take power in Congress.
“”I am hoping that we don’t experience a bunch of gridlock and a lot of whining and crying and just political infighting for the next two years,” said Theresa, a voter from Pennsylvania who is participating in NPR’s Swing Shift project. “I’m hoping we don’t have that. I fear that we will have that.” | NPR
Elsewhere
NRA Sues Philadelphia to Allow 18- to 20-Year-Olds to Carry Guns. “The lawsuit says Pennsylvania’s age criteria for a license to carry a firearm, which is required for public carrying in Philadelphia, renders 18-to-20-year-olds “defenseless.”” | Philadelphia Inquirer
Editorial
1 Thing
“I started struggling with migraines in the beginning of college, which was about the same time I was diagnosed with PMOS (recently renamed from PCOS). I had never had a consistent menstrual cycle, so I was hopeful that starting an estrogen birth control pill might regulate my cycle and ease my migraine symptoms.
Within about a week of starting the estrogen, I noticed a sharp increase in my migraines. I didn’t want to believe that the hormones were causing the pain, so I searched for other answers. I minimized triggers like stress, long hours at the desk, and strenuous exercise, but with no avail.
The increase in severity and frequency in my migraines was so significant that I stopped taking the estrogen pill within two months. Immediately after stopping, my migraines subsided to normal level. ” | MindBodyGreen
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