politics of the united states

Battered Democrats hope to regain their focus
Opinion, Сolumns
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Feb 20, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Like everyone else in Washington, Democratic Party leaders have been stunned by the speed and the breadth of President Donald Trump...
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Politico and the federal government
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 18, 2025
The White House subscribes to Politico Pro, a premium service meant to inform the public what is happening inside the White House, spending $16 millio...
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Trump, Musk are upending a broken status quo
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY The Orange County Register 
Feb 18, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — A screeching effort has failed to stopTrump White HouseadvisorElon Muskfrom seeing the government’s books and flagging waste, frau...
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Guest Comment: Stand up for democracy
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID FITZ Special to The Era 
Feb 17, 2025
An authoritarian coup is happening in the United States. And “we the people” are the only ones who can stop it. We must preserve and restore our democ...
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Welcome home, Marc Fogel
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 14, 2025
On Aug. 14, 2021, Russian authorities arrested Oakmont native Marc Fogel, a teacher who had done several stints educating American ex-pats in Moscow, ...
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Political lessons from another key Pa. county
Opinion, Сolumns
NICK KAYAL RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 13, 2025
In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Allegheny counties are the top two based on population. But in terms of a populous suburban area, Bucks County isn’t...
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Money for their old schools
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 12, 2025
All universities send emails and letters to their alumni in the hopes of securing donations for future students. Members of the House of Representativ...
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No, DOGE isn’t ‘unprecedented’
Opinion, Сolumns
HANS VON SPAKOVSKY and SETH LUCAS 
Feb 12, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Like spoiled children finally told “no” by their parents, bureaucrats and beneficiaries of wasteful government largesse are howling...
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Warren increasingly unhinged, irrelevant
Opinion, Сolumns
JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Feb 11, 2025
BOSTON (TNS) — Elizabeth Warrenis losing it, reduced to becoming an irrelevant complainer who does nothing for herMassachusettsconstituents while rail...
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