politics of the united states

Democrats flip reliably red state Senate seat
News, PA State News
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Mar 28, 2025
HARRISBURG – Democrats in Pennsylvania flipped a reliably red seat in the state Senate on Tuesday by less than 500 votes. East Petersburg Mayor James ...
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Dem wants more of your hard-earned money
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 27, 2025
Democrats continue to exhibit that they’ve learned little from their November election drubbing. The latest example comes from Senate Minority Leader ...
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Shore up security concerns
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 27, 2025
Washington is aflutter with the latest Trump “gotcha,” this one involving the revelation that White House officials mistakenly included a journalist o...
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Casey is back, warns middle class about funding cuts
Opinion, Сolumns
GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Mar 27, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Months after facing a painful election loss that ended his 18 years representing Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, former U.S. Sen. ...
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No defense for Team Trump’s national security blunder
Opinion, Сolumns
DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Mar 26, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Over the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump’s national security team has looked like a pack of amateurs. On Monday, The Atlantic...
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Turner tossed from ballot for city controller
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 25, 2025
A legal challenge to signatures on the nominating petitions of Bradford City controller candidate Randall Turner has led to his removal from the ballo...
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Primary election candidate list shows some surprises
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Mar 25, 2025
The candidate list for the upcoming primary election for McKean County shows a lack of candidates for important offices, some hotly contested seats an...
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Democrats’ filibuster flip-flop
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 25, 2025
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...
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Another political test in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Mar 25, 2025
The Democratic primary battle for Pittsburgh mayor, between incumbent Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, looks to be yet anothe...
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It’s Trump vs. the world
Opinion, Сolumns
FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Mar 24, 2025
Another column about Donald Trump. I would feel guilty for being repetitive, but really what else is there to write about these days? President Trump ...
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Fetterman still at center of Democratic infighting
Opinion, Сolumns
BENJAMIN KAIL Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Mar 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The dustup over the future of the Democratic Party and how lawmakers should blunt PresidentDonald Trump'sgrip onWashingtonshowed li...
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Supremes say back off
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 21, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, in a rare interview, denounced the idea of impeaching judges when political leaders disagree with their rulin...
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Culture icon has to share
Opinion, Сolumns
DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Mar 20, 2025
WASHINGTON — Last week, audience members loudly booed Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art...
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What’s up with the $5,000 DOGE stimulus checks?
Nation & World, News
EMILY BLOCH The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Mar 20, 2025
(TNS) — Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has made big promises to slash what he is calling wasteful and excessive governmen...
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Sunshine Week shines light on need for transparency
Opinion, Сolumns
JOYCE DAVIS PennLive/The Patriot-News 
Mar 19, 2025
Now, more than ever, you need to know. You not only need to know about the chaos in Washington, but you need to know what’s happening in your own back...
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