politics

7 takeaways from Trump’s speech to Congress
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL WILNER and FAITH E. PINHO Los Angeles Times 
Mar 05, 2025
WASHINGTON(TNS) — President Donald Trump laid out an aggressive approach to “renewing the American dream” in his address to a joint session of Congres...
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Pragmatic Democrats seek to rebuild in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
JOHN HINSHAW RealClearPennsylvania 
Mar 05, 2025
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...
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The importance of retaking institutions
Opinion, Сolumns
VICTOR JOECKS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Mar 04, 2025
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (TNS) — Lasting political change doesn’t come from winning elections. It comes from reshaping institutions. Last week,Jeff Bezos, the ...
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About those Medicaid ‘cuts’
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 04, 2025
Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...
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Education spending up, grades down
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 03, 2025
The Department of Education’s employee headcount fell by 13.9% between 2000 and 2024 but its spending increased by 749% during that time, according to...
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Democrats now the party of the bureaucracy
Opinion, Сolumns
NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Mar 03, 2025
DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats lost the fall election by allowing themselves to be tagged as the party of inflation and illegal immigration. They seem boun...
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House talks Aging on a shoestring
Local News, News, PA State News
CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Feb 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — The Department of Aging has received flat funding for the past six years. Before the House Appropriations Committee, Secretary Jason Kavu...
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Birthright citizenship ban debated in Congress
Nation & World, News
THERESE BOUDREAUX The Center Square 
Feb 27, 2025
WASHINGTON — The legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on automatic birthright citizenship hinges on a single phrase in the 14th amendment, and law...
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What Jeff Bezos really wants
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID MILLS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Feb 27, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — I was surprised to hear the three men I was talking to praise the Danish welfare state. A friend had invited me to the opening rece...
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