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During the current Trump Administration, changes have been proposed or already put in place for many forms of health insurance, including Medicare, Me...

There’s a lot of disagreement on higher education these days. One exception to all the discord, at least so far, are Pell Grants — a program that is e...

HARRISBURG— Some legislators have worried that Pennsylvanians who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits might b...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the rope in the tug-of-war between the Trump administration and progressiveDemocratswho d...

As I read the paper and listen to the news, it's hard to imagine a liberal Democrat as an American with the heart of a true patriot for our country. H...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., along with 12 of their fellow Senate Democratic colleagues, sent a letter ...

HARRISBURG — Expanded tax credits that make health insurance cheaper for 24.3 million Americans face expiration at the end of 2025, leaving many in th...

In a recent edition of The Bradford Era, Congressman Glenn Thompson stated that President Donald Trump's first months have been "very effective." Is e...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Pennsylvania Republican incumbent congressional lawmakers have dominated fundraising in the first quarter of 2025, according to c...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— Out of work with USAID as a result of a mass overhaul of federal agencies, a former contractor in the Philadelphia area recently a...

HARRISBURG — As the number of independent voters grows, there is broad bipartisan support among Pennsylvania voters for allowing the state’s 1.4 milli...

Last week, U.S. Rep. Ted W. Lieu, D-Calif., along with fellow Democratic Reps.Eleanor Holmes NortonofWashington, D.C., Donald BeyerofVirginiaandAdrian...

Ten state-level agencies accidentally overpaid $10.4 billion — and possibly much more — to people filing for unemployment during the COVID pandemic. M...

U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson says no one should ever have expected President Donald Trump to embark on his second administration with “soft diplomacy...

President Donald Trump has done it again. Never one for subtly, he has elected officials, the media, and international officials all talking about tar...

NEW YORK (AP) — The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures. Bu...

PHILADELPHIA - Policymakers spoke in no uncertain terms at a hearing in Pittsburgh on Tuesday: both rural and urban regions will suffer if the legisla...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

HARRISBURG (TNS)—The 2026 election for Pennsylvania governor might seem a long way off, but the jockeying among Republicans who may seek to challenge ...

As the newly appointed regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Mid-Atlantic Region, I am excited about the future of Ameri...