The Pennsylvania Daily Star

June 4, 2023

NBC’s Chuck Todd Leaves ‘Meet the Press’ as Kristen Welker Becomes Host

NBC News reporter Chuck Todd on Sunday said he is leaving "Meet the Press" after hosting the talk show for nine years, and NBC's co-chief White House correspondent Kristen Welker will take over the show.

June 4, 2023

YouTube Reverses Misinformation Policy, Allows Claims About 2020 Election on Platform

YouTube reversed its misinformation policy regarding content about elections on Friday and will now permit content that questions the veracity of the 2020 presidential election results, according to the company’s website. YouTube’s parent company Google has a policy that prohibits content “advancing...

June 4, 2023

Small Businesses Struggle to Fill Job Openings, Report Finds

A newly released survey of small businesses shows that nearly half are having trouble filling job openings. The National Federation of Independent Businesses released the survey, which found that 44% of small business owners report being unable to fill current...

June 4, 2023

14 GOP Governors Sending National Guard Troops and Resources to Texas to Secure Southern Border

Republican governors are sending National Guard troops to the southern border. Governors of Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia announced this week they will send troops and resources to Texas to support the work...

June 4, 2023

Economy Added 339K Jobs in May, Nearly Double Wall Street Expectations

U.S. employers have added roughly 339,000 jobs in May, and the monthly unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from a five-decade low of 3.4% in April, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% for the month while...

June 4, 2023

School Choice Coalition Pressures Pennsylvania Governor for Support

An unorthodox coalition wants Gov. Josh Shapiro to put money behind the support he expressed for school choice on the campaign trail last year. Advocates said Friday that letting children move to better schools should transcend partisan lines and is...

June 4, 2023

Commentary: Trump Still Has the Magic

The Republican primary is already in full swing. While a few second-tier candidates have joined the fray, including neoconservative Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and old school evangelical and former Vice President Mike Pence, the chief contest is between...

June 4, 2023

American Greatness Poll: Trump Leads DeSantis in Nevada

Former President Trump leads Governor Ron DeSantis in Nevada by 32 points (53%-21%) in a multi-candidate poll of likely Nevada Republican voters. Other declared candidates register with 3% or less.

June 4, 2023

Catholic Org Launches Initiative Encouraging Parents to Revolt Against Sexually Explicit, Transgender Books

A Catholic organization is launching a campaign through the month of June that encourages parents to revolt against books containing sexually explicit and transgenderism content offered to children in public libraries as a part of Pride Month. CatholicVote, a nonprofit...

June 4, 2023

Commentary: Don’t Believe The Jobs Day Hype — Americans Are Still Getting Poorer

Friday’s jobs report shows 339,000 jobs were created in May, beating expectations again. While Democrats and the media celebrate, the labor market condition is not as strong as this topline number suggests. The report shows that real wages continue to decline. For...

June 3, 2023

Biden Signs Debt Limit Deal Two Days Before Default Deadline

President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act into law Saturday, the White House announced. This legislation, H.R. 3746, raises the debt ceiling and avoids a potential catastrophic economic fallout two days before what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen referred to as the...

June 3, 2023

Democrat-Led January 6 Panel Added Audio to Silent Security Video for Primetime Hearings

The Democrat-led House Select Committee to Investigate Jan. 6 doctored a key piece of its evidence, adding audio to silent U.S. Capitol Police security footage used to create a dramatic video montage for the opening of its primetime hearings last...

June 3, 2023

GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Makes the Cut for the GOP Debates

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has risen in the polls to a top 5 candidate. Now the Ohio businessman and political outsider has secured a spot on the Republican National Committee debate stage.

June 3, 2023

Counties Switching to Hand Counting Ballots as Election Integrity Advocate Provides Model

Counties across the U.S. are switching to hand-counting election ballots instead of using electronic tabulation machines over concerns about the accuracy and security of the devices. At the forefront of the transition is election integrity advocate Linda Rantz, who says...

June 3, 2023

Biden DOJ Won’t Charge Mike Pence over Classified Docs

The Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to charge former Vice President Mike Pence for classified documents found at his home, according to a DOJ letter obtained by the New York Times. The DOJ sent Pence a letter Thursday night informing...

June 3, 2023

Biden Admin Closes Off More U.S. Lands to Oil and Gas Drilling

The Biden administration on Friday ordered a 20-year ban on new oil and gas drilling leases within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, according to multiple reports. The moratorium — which the Department of...

June 3, 2023

More than a Dozen GOP States Sue Biden Admin over Recent Border Policy, Claim It’s ‘Encouraging More Border Crossings’

Republican Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and more than a dozen other GOP-led states are suing the Biden administration over a recent policy to address an expected surge of illegal migrants at the southern border, according to a statement from...

June 3, 2023

Kirk Cameron’s Children’s Book ‘Pride Comes Before the Fall’ Released at Start of LGBTQ ‘Pride’ Month

Actor and children’s author Kirk Cameron released his book Pride Comes Before the Fall on June 1 as LGBTQ activists began their celebration of “pride” month. “Thrilled to announce the release of my new children’s book, Pride Comes Before the...

June 3, 2023

Pennsylvania State Senator Drafting Bill to Kill ‘Culturally Relevant’ Guidelines

A Pennsylvania state senator is working on legislation to abolish the commonwealth’s new Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education (CR-SE) guidelines that impose leftist ideology on teachers and students. The document instructs teachers to “know and acknowledge that biases exist in...

June 3, 2023

Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Who Has Criticized DeSantis Recuses Himself from Disney Case

A federal judge known for ruling against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recused himself Thursday from Disney’s lawsuit against the governor, according to a court filing. Chief U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida Mark Walker, an Obama appointee,...

June 3, 2023

Commentary: The Real Cost of the Debt-Ceiling Deal

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spent weeks of negotiating to authorize $4 trillion in new deficit spending over the next two years. This means that our national debt will be $35 trillion in 2025. The interest cost will be up to $1.4...

June 3, 2023

Music Spotlight: Pryor Baird

One of my favorite groups to interview is the music competition show's finalists. To make it to the finales of any of the shows, artists normally have talent in spades. The actual winners are often untouchable, but those who rank...

June 3, 2023

Commentary: An OB/GYN’s Perspective on the COVID-19 Vaccine

Dr. Kimberly Biss is an exception to the rule of self-interested medical professionals’ ignoring COVID-19 vaccine adverse reactions. The Florida-based OB/GYN is one of very few doctors of her type across the nation who are speaking out against the COVID-19...