Hello, Wednesday.
Your Morning Pick-Me-Up. Hot, Hot, Hot. Buster Poindexter and the theme of the day
PA Weather
Indiana | Increasing Clouds, Scattered Showers, 89
Denver | Sunny, Hot, 95
Dallas | Mostly Sunny, 89
PA Sports
Phillies (47-32) | Houston 0-1 | Wed-Thu vs. Houston
Pirates (32-49) | Milwaukee 3-9 | Wed vs. Milwaukee
Union (11-4-3) | Wed vs. Chicago
PA Money | Futures (as of 7:33 a.m.)
Dow -43.00 | NASDAQ +45.50 | S&P +1.75
What’s Happening Today. Both the House and the Senate convene at 11 a.m.
What We’re Hearing. “I delivered my budget address 140 days ago, the House has passed numerous key components of my budget. It’s time for the Senate to get moving here. We’ve got to get this done, and we’ve got to work together” – Gov. Josh Shapiro
Did You Hear It? ““F-bomb” was trending on X on Tuesday. Not the word that “f-bomb” stands for, but the actual phrase: the letter f dash bomb. Of course, it was trending because someone said the actual word that the f-bomb stands for. That someone? The president of the United States. On live television. In what could be considered an official statement. (Poynter)
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