Opinion

Nearly 100,000 checks valued at more than $22 million are arriving in mailboxes in the coming days from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department. These ch...

If historians ever mark the moment when Pennsylvania broke free from a decade of self-inflicted economic drag, it may be found not at a ribbon-cutting...

Intense polarization and the alarming rise of partisan political violence has left many Americans wondering about the nation’s trajectory. That’s why ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (TNS) — It’s December again, and once again I’ll watch Frank Capra’s holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a movie in which an ange...

Imagine someone tells you to get out of your house — right now. A whole range of things can go through your mind. What can I grab? What about my hard-...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you tuned into “60 Minutes” Sunday night, you saw Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talk about her falling out with President ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Across much of the industrial world, trust in government is low and declining. Why is this happening and why, exactly, does it matter...

A new audit reveals how Democrats shut down Washington in October to preserve a temporary subsidy program that is likely rife with fraud and abuse. Th...

To hear many Democrats explain it, the nation has racked up $37 trillion in debt, not because Congress can’t control spending, but because the taxman ...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has had a turbulent relationship with U.S. politicians. The nonprofit was recently designated as a terrorist...

HARRISBURG — After 135 days and $1.5 billion cut, arguably the most partisan sticking point that sealed the budget deal was not found within the commo...

Plenty of ink has been spilled and plenty of congratulatory statements have been issued about this year’s budget agreement in Harrisburg. But on one o...

The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in one of the few First Amendment cases it will decide this term, and the justices appeared poised to side...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump has always been just insider-enough to placate the Republican establishment and just outsider-enough to excite...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m trying to figure out if I should change my IRS filing status to “Married – Filing Jointly” prior to getting reviewed for my Medicare P...

President Donald Trump is clearly frustrated that his economic agenda isn’t resonating with Americans. According to polling aggregation by RealClearPo...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horn when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proo...

Pennsylvanians are frustrated by rising electricity bills, and rightfully so. In a letter sent just this week, Gov. Josh Shapiro pointed to PJM, the r...

Democrats see an opportunity to hammer Republicans and the White House on “affordability,” counting on voters to forget that inflation soared to 9% in...