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A final meeting for the Memorial Day parade will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bradford VFW. Members of the VFW and American Legion should attend. ...

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

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

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...

COUDERSPORT — U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson will host Coffee with the Chairman at 10 a.m. Saturday at Frosty Hollow Bed & Breakfast, 1077 Cherry Sprin...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The state House on Tuesday passed a package of Democrat-sponsored bills intended to write key tenets of the federal Affordable Care...

Democrats were against the filibuster before they were for it. The left continues to rage against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for casting a v...

The clock is ticking on legislation that gives a financial boost to rural schools with federal land in their districts. In December, the U.S. House fa...

WASHINGTON — With a government shutdown just a week away, top Republicans are planning a six-month stopgap bill that would place government funding le...

All universities send emails and letters to their alumni in the hopes of securing donations for future students. Members of the House of Representativ...

The Department of Education has been in the headlines lately as some critics call it a waste of federal funds amid President Donald Trump’s promise to...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania leads the renewed charge against Congressional insider trading. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., revived 2023's Bipartisan R...

HARRISBURG — One member down, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives struck an, at times, somber yet congenial bipartisan tone as they opened the 2...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Where have we seen this before? Just as he did in when he first was elected president in 2016, Donald Trump prepares to take office...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — With 2025-26 budget discussions looming and a sense that the issue has been left unresolved, Pennsylvania lawmakers of both parties...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Legislation setting defense policy through Sept. 30 cleared the Senate on Wednesday despite a House Republican provision preventing...

The first session of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency meeting with GOP members of Congress resulted in the decision...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Come January, Guy Reschenthaler will be playing for keeps. When the 119th Congress convenes in January, Republicans will hold a tri...

As Joe Biden’s presidency enters its last weeks, officials are rushing “to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy,” The Associated ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — This year’s election not only gave Western Pennsylvania’s three Republican U.S. representatives — including Glenn Thompson — two mo...