Paige Cognetti’s past opposition to police cooperation with ICE resurfaces in Pennsylvania House race

Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor Paige Cognetti’s past comments supporting the separation of local police from federal immigration enforcement are drawing new scrutiny as the Democrat campaigns for Congress on a message of political independence in one of the country’s most competitive House races. Cognetti, who is challenging freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional…