politics of the united states

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

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...

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...

HARRISBURG — In the purple Keystone State, thousands of working people turned up to the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex on Friday to hear Vermont Sen. ...

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...

The new Pennsylvania GOP chairman, state Sen. Greg Rothman, was elected on a platform that can be described as: “Let’s make Pennsylvania Florida.” In ...

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...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the rope in the tug-of-war between the Trump administration and progressiveDemocratswho d...

As I read the paper and listen to the news, it's hard to imagine a liberal Democrat as an American with the heart of a true patriot for our country. H...

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...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., along with 12 of their fellow Senate Democratic colleagues, sent a letter ...

It appears that good news keeps coming for Pennsylvania’s Republicans. Recently released data reveal a subtle but significant trend: Republicans are e...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Pennsylvania Republican incumbent congressional lawmakers have dominated fundraising in the first quarter of 2025, according to c...

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

HARRISBURG — As the number of independent voters grows, there is broad bipartisan support among Pennsylvania voters for allowing the state’s 1.4 milli...

U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson says no one should ever have expected President Donald Trump to embark on his second administration with “soft diplomacy...

President Donald Trump has done it again. Never one for subtly, he has elected officials, the media, and international officials all talking about tar...

HARRISBURG— Pennsylvania’s living former governors and first ladies issued a joint statement affirming their support for Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Fir...

HARRISBURG (TNS)—The 2026 election for Pennsylvania governor might seem a long way off, but the jockeying among Republicans who may seek to challenge ...