There has long been a deep divide between the parties on deportation policy. For many Republicans, if a person is in the United States illegally, in violation of federal immigration law, that’s enough...

By ALI SWENSON, SARAH RANKIN and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Soma, 24, doesn’t identify with either political party, and he’s been skipping elections since he became...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters have sent a strong election-year message to the new Democratic congressional majority and President Donald Trump: Repair the damage inflation has done to the economy. Trump, w...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he was only kidding about making UFC boss Dana White his next White House press secretary after announcing on social media he had offere...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, installing as his closest adviser a loyal, combative bulldog for his “...

Meetings in local government next week Every week, the Mon Valley Independent editorial staff will share upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley. If there’s an item or other event of pu...

My ballpark estimate: In the recently concluded midterm campaign season, Democrats ran roughly eleventy-bajillion ads accusing Republican office-holders of voting — 98%, 99%, or 100% of the time — “wi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was publicly humbled by inflation in the midterm elections, as rising prices provoked a blistering set of losses for Republicans in House, Senate and gubernato...

Two of the most tangible effects of the midterm elections can be summed up in two words: subpoenas and judges. When Democrats take control of Congress in January, they will run all the committees. Tha...

Yes, the 2026 midterms will be remembered for the astonishing number of losses that Democrats handed to President Donald Trump. But in the background, something perhaps equally seismic unfolded: a wav...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final midterm votes are still being counted, but make no mistake: The next election season has already begun. Presidential prospects in both parties jockeyed for position on Wedn...

THE GENERAL ELECTION is over, although the results will not be final until certified by election officials in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley. We move on now knowing the electorate perfo...

Is former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s unsuccessful nominee in 2024, running for president again? There are conflicting reports. But here is one historically based, confident p...

By MELISSA GOLDIN AND CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day was barely underway before unverified rumors of voting irregularities surfaced online. One actual ballot-scanning ...

IT’S THE DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY, which means about half the country will be miserable and half will be elated. But whatever the outcome, one thing will unify both sides: Those awful campaign text mess...

By MICHELLE L. PRICE AND SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Donald Trump, Tuesday’s elections will chart the course for the final two years of his presidency. If his party loses cont...

TODAY IS THE DAY! Even if we can’t agree on whom to vote for, surely we can agree to go vote. You hear the same old mantra every election and you may be tired of it: “This is the most important electi...

THE BIG DEAL about the midterm elections is not just about political power. It’s a whole lot about political money. Nationwide, campaign ad spending has reached $11.21 billion as of this week, accordi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, this week’s elections are about him. For his fellow Republicans, the risk is voters will agree. Midterms almost always serve as a referendum on the presid...

Haley Stevens appeared alongside Mike Rogers Sunday morning at a church service in Detroit. DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens,...