23+ hour, 42+ min ago   (533+ words) It should be no surprise Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and President Donald Trump get along so well. Democrat Fetterman and Republican Trump are pretty much the same guy. Both rose to power on the promise they could make things better…...

23+ hour, 33+ min ago   (380+ words) President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump, in social media posts late Friday, asked for…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1116+ words) LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All…...

23+ hour ago   (808+ words) Eight years ago, a blue wave swept dozens of Democrats into Congress, making them heroes of the resistance to President Donald Trump. But as quickly as tides roll in, they roll back out. It’s been a decidedly mixed bag since…...

19+ hour, 54+ min ago   (624+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S....

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (726+ words) WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (223+ words) My wife and I enjoy making trips along the back country roads of the Laurel Highlands. Based on our recent trip, the autumn leaves should be especially attractive this year. Previous trips through the same areas were visually and viscerally…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (158+ words) I am Roman Catholic. The church’s teachings have answers for a beautiful but troubled world; the message of hope, and a road map for life’s journey. But Pope Leo XIV comments that a culture that “rearms minds, words, nations” was…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (330+ words) At Jackson Hole, Wyo., last month, all eyes were on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh in his first speech at the Fed’s annual conference. But all thoughts were about the Fed’s rate decision next week. But playing politics to preserve…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (652+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight of hours Thursday, when explosions echoed around Kyiv through the morning. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air…...