The top administrator painted a dire portrait of Penn Medicine’s future amid a “chaotic pace of government regulations and executive orders.”
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to criticism from Gov. Josh Shapiro that House Democrats "are failing to address the real concerns that people have."
The White House has restored federal funding to Pennsylvania government that was withheld earlier this year, generating a suit against Trump by Shapiro.
Shapiro joins the council at a challenging time for governors — particularly Democratic ones — as Trump’s administration tries to slash the size of the federal government and freeze federal funds.
President Donald Trump has appointed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to a bipartisan council that works with federal officials on issues related to the National Guard, national security, and disaster preparedness and response.
Voters, activists and even some governors, like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, are growing exasperated with congressional Democrats’ restrained approach.
The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting devolved into a tense back and forth between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.