On today’s episode of The Confluence: We hear the latest about a shooting where two McKeesport officers were wounded, one fatally, responding to a domestic disturbance Monday afternoon; the results of three special elections, which decide the party that controls the state House; and a look at the impact and rhetoric of President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address. Today’s guests include: Jillian Forstadt, general assignment reporter for WESA; Chris Potter, government and accountability editor for WESA; and Paul Elliott Johnson, assistant professor of communications at the University of Pittsburgh.