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DEAR RUSTY: I’ve been told that members of Congress do not have Social Security deducted from their pay; Additionally, that their retirement dollars c...

HARRISBURG – Eleven days after President Joe Biden’s awkward exit, and just under three weeks prior to the party’s national convention, oddsmakers agr...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Repu...

It’s a scandal that we even have to say this, because it’s so incredibly obvious: Pennsylvania election workers should be able to open and tabulate ma...

Almost one in every 12 staffers at the White House this year is a lawyer, according to payroll data analyzed by auditors at OpenTheBooks.com . Preside...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — As a growing group of Pennsylvania Democrats mount an aggressive campaign for Gov. Josh Shapiro to be Vice President Kamala Harris’...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination i...

The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president, and that has drawn attention to rules of...

OLEAN, N.Y. — A longtime Olean restaurateur faces multiple charges connected with an alleged case of welfare fraud, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s O...

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured key endorsements as she moves toward becoming President Joe Biden’s replacement on the Democratic ticket. Rep...

HARRISBURG — Twelve days after a shooter opened fire at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump, basic questions remain unanswered despite ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden’s abrupt withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race raised more questions than it provided answers. Here are so...

ST. MARYS — The Elk County Democratic Committee will hold its annual summer picnic Saturday, with all three state row office candidates as guests, and...

On Sunday, the U.S. presidential race experienced its fourth hard reset in just 7 weeks: the incumbent president ended his campaign and endorsed his v...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — American politics these days almost makes you want to hide out in your basement, avoiding, for instance, a televised debate in whic...

One minute on Sunday the Democratic propaganda machine was ramping up the breathless messaging, spamming email boxes with assurances that “Democratic ...

The two words that Donald Trump did not say in Milwaukee when accepting the Republican presidential nomination? Kamala Harris. Republicans are now dev...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Joe Biden never hid his ambition to be president, or the chip he carried on his shoulder from feeling underestimated for most of hi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous...

Congress amended federal law this year to give increased oversight to the Architect of the Capitol agency following allegations against its former dir...