The Latest Breaking News from Bryan Cutler

Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site

The National Park Service is retracting a proposal to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torrent of criticism over the legacy of the man who founded the province of Pennsylvania

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

GOP lawmakers sink aid to Penn as statehouses watch how universities are handling Israel-Hamas war

Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are rejecting legislation to send more than $35 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school over criticism that the Ivy League school has tolerated antisemitism

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

A deep dive on voter registration

Welcome to the Monday, September 25, 2023, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Sep 25, 2023

Josh Shapiro is aiming for a reset with Pa.'s Republican legislators as he prepares to become governor

Josh Shapiro is about to inherit a state government so divided that the parties can't even agree who controls the Pennsylvania House.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 27, 2022

What the Jan. 6 report says about key Pennsylvania Republicans

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump had extensive communications with top Pennsylvania Republicans in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, as part of his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to an 814-page report released late Thursday by a House committee.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 23, 2022

11 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2023

Welcome to the Wednesday, December 14, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Dec 14, 2022

Is possible impeachment of Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner a political power grab or a lawful check on policies?

On Tuesday, just weeks after Pennsylvania voters took control of the state House of Representatives away from Republicans for the first time in more than a decade, Speaker Bryan Cutler took to the main hallway of the Capitol and defiantly defended one of his leadership team's most controversial decisions: the…

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Editorial: The Republicans who said no to Trump and paid for it

Some of the most harrowing testimony in the congressional Jan. 6 hearings has come from Republican officials in battleground states who endured tremendous pressure from Donald Trump and his allies to help overturn the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2022

Jan. 6 panel examines how Trump pressured officials to overturn election results

A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss.

France 24 · Jun 21, 2022

Trump lawyers contacted a top Pa. Republican every day during 2020 pressure campaign, Jan. 6 committee says

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler received daily phone calls from former President Donald Trump’s lawyers and saw protests outside his house amid a pressure campaign to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election, he told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attacks.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 21, 2022