presidency 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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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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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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Gov. Shapiro staked a claim to the political center
Opinion, Сolumns
MIKE WERESCHAGIN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Feb 07, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Just months after voters delivered a devastating rebuke to his party in November, and asDemocratsaround the country are searching f...
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US aid can’t be above scrutiny
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 05, 2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have triggered panic in Washington with their efforts to cap the U.S. foreign aid spigot. To the extent that this ignites a...
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The shrinking electoral relevance of Pa.’s suburbs
Opinion, Сolumns
ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Feb 05, 2025
Heading into Election Day 2024, the mainstream media breathlessly hyped suburbanites as the voters who will determine the next president of the United...
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Push Trump nominees forward
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 04, 2025
Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS) The time it takes to confirm a presidential appointee has grown considerably over the past 50 years. Unfortunately,Sena...
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GOP lessons from a Pa. county
Opinion, Сolumns
NICK KAYAL RealClearPennsylvania 
Jan 31, 2025
In Pennsylvania, Northampton County voting patterns typically determine how the Keystone State will go when it comes to presidential electoral politic...
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Trump racks up immigration wins
Opinion, Сolumns
VICTOR JOECKS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Jan 30, 2025
LAS VEGAS (TNS) — PresidentDonald Trumpjust created a new golf shot — theColombia-in-one. Last weekend,the United States attempted to send two C-17s f...
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