Saturday’s election of a new Democratic National Committee chair is attracting a lot of media attention in the wake of the drubbing the party received in 2024. A fresh start under a new leader could help turn the floundering Democrats’ fortunes around,

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman broke ranks with his party Tuesday, becoming the lone Democrat to support Republican-led efforts to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the tribunal’s controversial move to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman expressed his disappointment in the outcome of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sanctions bill, thwarted

The Washington Post’s senior political reporter Aaron Blake contends the defeated Democratic Party is without an obvious leader coming out of the 2024 race and has yet to define a clear message to voters.

Fetterman has garnered praise from some GOP lawmakers over his unconditional support for Israel in its war in Gaza. The senator has also signaled he will support some of Trump’s Cabinet picks, including Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who has been nominated to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

It marks the first time that all three Pennsylvania state row offices were filled at the same time by elected Republicans. They join Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in Harrisburg.

Despite still having a Democratic governor, the Republican Party now controls all three row offices in Pennsylvania. It is time to prove they can govern.

In Pennsylvania, the vast majority of school funding comes from local property taxes and the state. Still, Trump’s order was cheered by conservative activists pushing expanded school choice programs.

The poll shows that 22 percent of independent voters have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, versus 59 percent having an unfavorable view. Men have a 22 percent favorable view, versus 67 with an unfavorable view, while 39 percent of women have a favorable view of the party compared to 47 percent having an unfavorable view.

Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor will be sworn in to a second term, while Attorney General-elect Dave Sunday will be sworn in to his first term.

The first bills to fully pass a chamber of the legislature in the new session came out of the Pa. Senate on Wednesday.

In the early days of Trump's second term, a handful of Democratic senators have voted in line with him more often than not.