Pennsylvania Capital-Star media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Pennsylvania Capital-Star one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 28 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Pennsylvania Capital-Star biased?
The rating organisations do not give Pennsylvania Capital-Star one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Pennsylvania Capital-Star left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Pennsylvania Capital-Star one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans right; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Pennsylvania Capital-Star reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Pennsylvania Capital-Star are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Pennsylvania Capital-Star has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s own report linked underneath.
New York and New Jersey have joined a coalition of eight states suing the federal government over settlements that redirected over $1.4 billion from offshore wind development to fossil fuel projects. The lawsuits challenge the legality of these deals, arguing they are an improper use of taxpayer money.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asStates file new lawsuits against Trump’s payouts stopping offshore wind (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
Early in-person voting for the U.S. midterm elections began on September 18, 2026, in Virginia and other states. The elections will determine control of the House and Senate, with key issues including the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asTrump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
Record-high diesel prices have prompted Republican Senator Chuck Grassley to call for an embargo on exports. Farm state Republicans are pressuring the White House to stop exports, citing the impact on farmers and truckers.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asDiesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
A lawsuit has been filed challenging new Medicaid work requirements established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Critics argue the administration's new rule severely restricts who qualifies for medical frailty exemptions, potentially causing millions to lose coverage.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asMedical groups, patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump's plan to significantly alter national mail-voting rules. Following the decision, voting rights groups announced a voter protection campaign, while the Department of Justice and Homeland Security pursue separate election-related investigations.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asWith vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asIran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asTrump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has alleged that the "Unlawful Voter Initiative" uses legally questionable tactics and unreliable data to investigate non-citizen voting. The initiative reportedly targets hundreds of thousands of individuals across the US, with agents allegedly instructed to pose as voters.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asU.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a coalition of Democratic-led cities and states have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule. The rule would allow immigration officials to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asPa. joins states, cities sue Trump administration over new green card restrictions (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asUS Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
Trump pressured officials to 'find' votes, loyalist Republicans sought to deny Biden presidency
Trust 33President Donald Trump pressured state election officials to "find" votes after his 2020 loss, while loyalist Republicans in Congress attempted to deny Joe Biden the presidency during the Electoral College certification. Concerns exist about future attempts to overturn election results.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asHow the US House could overturn the midterm election results (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asFrustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
Four individuals serving mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider their cases. They filed a rare King's Bench petition after the state legislature adjourned without passing legislation to address a prior court ruling that found such sentences unconstitutional.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asAttorneys urge Pa. Supreme Court to apply second-degree resentencing ruling retroactively (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asStates sue feds over endangered species rollbacks (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
Over 250 current and former members of Congress have urged the US Supreme Court to deny a request to pause a ruling blocking parts of a USPS mail-in voting rule. They argue the rule and a related executive order unconstitutionally infringe on Congress's authority over federal elections.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asTrump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
The Justice Department has filed election-related charges against five individuals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. The defendants include four noncitizens accused of voting and one U.S. citizen accused of aiding fraudulent registration.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asDepartment of Justice charges 5 in Pa., Wisconsin, and NJ with crimes related to noncitizen voting (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asUSPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
A federal judge has blocked New York's law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate change damages. The judge found the state law conflicted with federal authority, particularly the Clean Air Act.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asJudge blocks New York’s ‘climate Superfund’ law as other states watch closely (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asJudge calls Trump mail ballot rule 'substantively unconstitutional' as court battle extends (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
With fewer than 70 days until the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats are positioned to regain control of the House of Representatives. Republicans are contending with several challenges that are narrowing their path to retaining their majority.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported it asGOP path to retaining US House majority narrowing as midterms near (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- penncapital-star.com
- Seen publishing on
- penncapital-star.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 28
- Reports listed
- 28
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 8 August 2026
28 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 6 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Pennsylvania Capital-Star ran the story anyway.
Across the 28 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 30 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 24 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
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