WITF News Stories

The continued detention of an asylum-seeker arrested in Central Pennsylvania highlights many of the Trump administration’s changes to immigration policy. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports.

Several states — including Pennsylvania — are in federal court over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order to rework elections. 

Trump explained the order by repeating his often-discredited claim that non-citizens are voting en masse and in favor of his political opponents. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie speaks with Carter Walker, reporter for Votebeat, about his story of how non-citizens were registering to vote in Pennsylvania, and how current Secretary of State Al Schmidt led the charge to fix the problem.

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A deep-dive into Pennsylvania’s automatic voter registration program, started under Governor Josh Shapiro in 2023, shows it’s working to get more people to vote from all parties and parts of the state. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie talks with Votebeat reporter Carter Walker who analyzed the data.

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Well over a thousand people protesting Donald Trump’s presidency rallied on Harrisburg’s Capitol steps Saturday.

WITF's Jordan Wilkie reports protesters used chants, speeches and homemade signs to make it clear they oppose President Trump’s immigration crackdown supported by Republicans like local Congressman Scott Perry.

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Local governments are seeing more challenges to their decisions not to release public records. Some people are turning to ChatGPT, Claude and other artificial intelligence systems for help in making their case.

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Lancaster and York county law enforcement agencies who partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they are not interested in a targeted operation in the area. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports on newly released records showing ICE sought a local surge.

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Pennsylvania’s education secretary says her office is preparing to help schools adopt a complete cell phone ban for students.

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Pennsylvania voters are growing increasingly critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration policy, according to the latest Franklin and Marshall College Poll. 

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Handling of the economy has long been considered a strong suit for the Republican Party. A new poll suggests the economy might now be one of the party’s weaknesses heading into this year’s midterms.

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It took answering just one question for Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity to secure President Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement in this year’s governor's race. That’s according to an audio recording obtained by W-I-T-F of Garrity recounting the story at a Republican fundraiser.

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