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.

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) condemned President Donald Trump’s strategy surrounding Gaza, claiming that it is “deeply disrespectful” to Palestinians. Trump announced that the United States will take owne

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.

Josh Shapiro speaks at a Pennsylvania Department of General Services event in 2023. Pennsylvania's governor is among President Donald Trump's new appointments to the Council of Governors.  Democratic Gov.

Attorney General Dave Sunday on Thursday said that Gov. Josh Shapiro had legal standing to pursue a lawsuit against the Trump Administration on behalf of the commonwealth.

The Pennsylvania governor had sued President Donald Trump’s administration to pry loose $2 billion in federal funding that had been frozen.

The governor says the president's executive orders are holding up money for environmental projects, with billions more at risk in coming years.

President Donald Trump tapped Gov. Josh Shapiro to be one of 10 new members to lead the bipartisan Council of Governors, the White House announced Wednesday.

But Shapiro has not been criminally charged in the Trump assassination attempt and is not being investigated, Richard Goldinger, Butler County’s district attorney, told PolitiFact in a Feb. 14 email. The person who wrote the X post also shared a screenshot of a complaint, which said it was filed Feb. 7 by Hadassah Feinberg, a private citizen.