politics of the united states

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson believes President Donald Trump is following through on campaign promises to rein in government spending and bureaucracy — an...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — President Donald Trump laid out an aggressive approach to “renewing the American dream” in his address to a joint session of Congres...

It’s safe to say that most Pennsylvania Democrats are chastened by their loss of the White House, the U.S. Senate seat held by Bob Casey and three row...

MONTH: March is Women’s History Month. The first Presidential Proclamation declaring it so came from President Jimmy Carter in 1980. On social media, ...

WASHINGTON — Women’s sports advocates suffered a loss Monday night when all Democratic senators present voted against a bill that would ban males who ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (TNS) — Lasting political change doesn’t come from winning elections. It comes from reshaping institutions. Last week,Jeff Bezos, the ...

Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It didn't used to be like this — or maybe it always has been and I simply don't remember: When did our political parties become our...

DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats lost the fall election by allowing themselves to be tagged as the party of inflation and illegal immigration. They seem boun...

HARRISBURG – Legislation repealing Biden-era fees on methane emissions has passed the U.S. House, paving the way for a boon to the natural gas industr...

WASHINGTON — The legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on automatic birthright citizenship hinges on a single phrase in the 14th amendment, and law...

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania has wanted to upgrade its aging voter registration system for several years, but stumbles have occurred. Legislators were to...

What lies ahead now that Americans have just witnessed one of the most dramatic trade gambits seen at the beginning of a presidential term? By most ac...

HARRISBURG – Eleven days after Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the White House to unfreeze billions in federal funding for Pennsylvania, the money is flowing a...

Our representative in the U.S. Congress, Glenn Thompson, is chair of the House Agriculture Committee. The committee oversees the U.S. Forest Service a...

PresidentDonald Trumphas for now delivered smashingly on his campaign promise to gain control of our southern border. The numbers tell the story. TheB...

Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania victory was a story within a story. He not only won the state but also changed the GOP path to winning it. His 2024 county...

HARRISBURG – Congratulations were in order for the Department of State during its appearance before the Senate Appropriations committee following last...

Has this rural area of Pennsylvania dodged DOGE? It doesn't seem like it, but mum's the word so far on the potential impact of federal cuts by the Dep...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Here’s the most important yet overlooked fact about theJustice Departmentprosecutors who resigned rather than drop charges againstN...