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The selection of Pope Leo XIV — the former CardinalRobert Prevost— as the firstU.S.-born leader of theCatholic Churchhas great potential to energize C...

President Trump made headlines recently for suggesting that Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay, should be reopened to house the worst ...

A report from the Associated Press claims that U.S. Sen. John Fetterman had an “outburst” while meeting with representatives from Pennsylvania teacher...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The impact of political landslides and the resulting mandates wear off, even when they are substantial. It will certainly happen wh...

The “America First” trade agenda has consistently sought to restore fairness to America’s economic relationships, particularly with China, a nation no...

From 1976 to 2012, politicians took the phrase “political party” a bit too literally by using taxpayer funds to help pay for the stages, confetti, bal...

President John F. Kennedy once stated, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." Who would make such a stateme...

Debates over entitlement programs bring out the worst in elected officials, who are typically more concerned with political survival than addressing d...

Pennsylvania leaders need to find a better way to fix the commonwealth's persistent structural deficit than ruinous taxes on so-called "skill games" —...

Thursday, April 24, was a day like any other day — the sun came up, the sun went down, and Donald Trump was hit with at least three nationwide injunct...

If the U.S. Department of Education suddenly went away, what would change for local families and communities? Not much. For starters, the Department o...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — On a typical day, Donald Trump’s word is about as good as Gollum’s claim he wouldn’t try to steal back his “precious” in Lord of th...

Our elected state and federal officials take an oath of office, many with their hand on a Bible. Common in these oaths is a venerated commitment to pr...

The Small Business Administration has still not tried to recoup $4.6 billion of loans issued during the Covid-19 pandemic that were flagged as potenti...

Americans are having fewer children, and the birth rate has dropped to historic lows — prompting declarations of aU.S.existential crisis, most notably...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) —In January, former Vice President Al Gore listed hisArlington, Virginia, mansion for rent, asking $9,000 a month. Reportedly Gore i...

The Trump administration has turned a spotlight on Harvard University primarily over allegations of antisemitism. Last month theWhite Housefroze $2.2 ...

President Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money 10% faster than Joe Biden was at this time last year, according to daily financial statements releas...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. saw a record 43% rise in “sheltered homelessness” — staying in some sort of emergency shelter, as o...

A developer wants to rezone a public park to allow high-density housing. The local school board weighs a plan to close an elementary school. City coun...