Democrats sacrificed climate program for Pa. budget deal
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November 14, 2025
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit. By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Environmental advocates and ...
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By By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press 
November 14, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn’t get the health insurance provisions they demanded adde...
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November 14, 2025
NOVEMBER IS WHEN FAMILIES finally come together around a table and accomplish one thing that may have been hard to do for months. They have a meal and try to get along. Maybe it’s the impending Thanks...
Old message, new megaphone
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November 14, 2025
“Voters have spoken, but what did they say?” asks The Economist. Good question, and the magazine provides a trenchant answer: “Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day. Moderate gove...
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November 13, 2025
WASHINGTON(AP)— President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, str...
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November 13, 2025
To the Editor: I was disappointed to see the Washington County Commissioners canceled the economic development contract with the Washington County Chamber of Commerce after 26 years of results. We at ...
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November 13, 2025
POLICE ENFORCE ACCOUNTABILITY — sometimes through arrests, sometimes through simply maintaining order. It is understandable that the public expects police to be accountable as well. It is confusing to...
In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance
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By By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer 
November 13, 2025
In the space of a few months, a journalistic skill that might seem straightforward to many viewers — editing tape for broadcast — has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network’s change in ...
Schumer faces criticism as shutdown nears end, but his job appears safe
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November 12, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus, and the country, into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when a small group of his members defec...
Why did Democrats fight so long before caving?
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November 12, 2025
The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, began a...
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America deserves facts, not slogans
November 12, 2025
To the Editor: I have questions for Republican readers of this paper. (I have tried to make them fair questions.) Do you agree that we taxpayers should give Trump $230 million to cover his legal bills...
UK government is caught up in a feud between Trump and the BBC
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By By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press 
November 12, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government was due to weigh in Tuesday on a feud between the BBC and U.S. President Donald Trump, who is threatening to sue the broadcaster over the way it edited a speech he m...
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November 11, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republican...
Does the Democrats’ chaos strategy work?
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November 11, 2025
We can draw a few conclusions from an off-year election, when iconic races in blue states went, as expected, overwhelmingly Democratic. Nevertheless, there is only a year left before the midterms. So ...
Surrender, but don’t give yourself away
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November 11, 2025
MEXICO CITY -- I surrender. It’s a simple concept, which also means it carries lots of complications. It’s common to think of surrendering in military terms -- something you do when you’ve lost a war....