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President Donald Trump celebrates controversy. He also must revel in unnecessarily gifting his political opponents issues to exploit. That would appea...

The Department of Government Efficiency says it has cut $165 billion of wasteful spending from the federal government, based on its self-reported numb...

It is somewhat bewildering to watch the Republican Party morph into an economically left-wing party without anyone really caring. But that’s what is c...

WASHINGTON — Last week, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced the Depot Investment Reform Act to help military depots a...

HARRISBURG – Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, issued a statement regarding the response for information letter he received from the state Department of C...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Corrections has published information detailing its process in recommending the closure of SCI Rockview and Quehanna Bo...

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

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...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 11, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D‑Pa., joined a group of Democratic senators, including New York’s Chuck Schumer and Kirsten...

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

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...

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

DETROIT (TNS) — Americans knew exactly what they would get when they electedDonald Trumppresident last November. And now, to quote Mencken, they're ge...

HARRISBURG — Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly want to launch a Pennsylvania Department of Government Efficiency – or PA DOGE – that ...

There’s a lot of disagreement on higher education these days. One exception to all the discord, at least so far, are Pell Grants — a program that is e...

BOSTON (TNS) — Donald Trump can’t get rid of Pete Hegseth fast enough as the tough talking former Fox News host looks more and more like a huge liabil...

HARRISBURG — With primaries fast approaching, some legislators want to improve upon election mistakes made last November. Rep. Frank Burns, D-Johnstow...

Last week, U.S. Rep. Ted W. Lieu, D-Calif., along with fellow Democratic Reps.Eleanor Holmes NortonofWashington, D.C., Donald BeyerofVirginiaandAdrian...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

SCRANTON (TNS) — In November,Donald Trumpwon the presidency with 49.8 percent of the popular vote. That was up three percentage points from his 2020 l...