Iran war could make Trump’s trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit
Politics
By By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press 
May 11, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before this week’s trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would “give me a big, fat hug when I ge...
Some MAGA loyalists have turned on Trump. Why the rest haven’t
Opinion, Politics
May 9, 2026
Irecently watched “A Face in the Crowd” for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan’s brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was ...
Fetterman has no plans to switch parties
Latest News, Main, Politics
May 8, 2026
By TOM FONTAINE TribLive U.S. Sen. John Fetterman says he’d make a terrible Republican. Fetterman, a Democrat from Braddock, has drawn the ire of many in his party for breaking with them on issues lik...
In Trump assassination attempt, we need the dog’s story
Opinion, Politics
May 7, 2026
The initially released surveillance video of the recent attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump was blurry and incomplete. Posted a short time after the incident, it showed Cole Allen, the accus...
Politics
May 7, 2026
By JEFFREY COLLINS, TRAVIS LOLLER, KIM CHANDLER AND DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An election year redistricting movement has spread to South Carolina as Republicans attempt to ...
Opinion, Politics
May 6, 2026
To the Editor: I am sorry that the hate the Democrats have for TACO, his cabinet and MAGA is upsetting the Republicans. I am a longtime, proud Democrat and have been for 54 years. I pride myself on ne...
Two parties, many factions
Opinion, Politics
May 6, 2026
In 1860 and 1948, two election years when racial issues predominated, there were two Democratic parties, each with its own nominee: John C. Breckinridge and Stephen A. Douglas in the 19th century, and...
News, Politics
May 6, 2026
At least 5 of the 7 state Senate challengers he endorsed were successful. COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump ...
Vance woos Iowa Republican voters ahead of 2028
Politics, U.S. Politics
May 6, 2026
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Vice President JD Vance, making his first trip to Iowa since taking office, promoted the administration’s tax and tar...
Mainstreaming violence against a president
Opinion, Politics
May 5, 2026
Same old, same old: Target Trump At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt—this time in full view of the Washington press co...
Did the founders create a Christian nation? No, but religion did shape their thinking
Politics
By By PETER SMITH Associated Press 
May 4, 2026
When he talks about the role of religion in the founding of the United States, historian Gregg Frazer does not attract eager audiences. “Neither side really wants to hear what I say,” says Frazer, a p...
Pa.’s primary not open to everyone
Latest News, Main, Politics
May 2, 2026
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Whenever political violence erupts, the blame game starts
Opinion, Politics
May 2, 2026
Aheavily armed California man was caught trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday with the apparent intent to kill the president. It didn’t take long for Washington to start arg...
Opinion, Politics
By By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent 
May 1, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to...
Why Trump is trailing
Opinion, Politics
May 1, 2026
“I’ve studied assassinations, and I must tell you, the most impactful people, the people that do the most ... they’re the ones that they go after,” President Trump told reporters after the latest atte...
Opinion, Politics
April 30, 2026
YET AGAIN, POLITICAL VIOLENCE is demanding attention. In 2025, an arsonist scaled a fence, slipped past security and set fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his ...
Protect President Trump first
Opinion, Politics
April 30, 2026
The recent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump set off a round of soul-searching about the state of American society. There is clearly something deeply wrong in a nation that has seen the ...
And, we’re off
Opinion, Politics
April 29, 2026
In other news ... With great issues of war and peace swirling across the globe, with questions of international law in the air, with the world economy facing fresh challenges, with the plate tectonics...