Scott Thomsen is a fourth-generation Nebraska farmer and loyal Republican who supported Donald Trump in all three of his presidential campaigns. But his enthusiasm for the president and his party is f...

Over the last year or so, President Donald Trump has sometimes pointed to Vice President JD Vance as his preference for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Sometimes he has spoken favorably o...

To the Editor: A recent Letter to the Editor asked readers to consider the lies that our current president purportedly tells routinely. While I won’t argue whether there have been some “lies” put fort...

The progressive incumbent and the GOP challenger spar over the economy, immigration and “extreme” politics. By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Summer Lee faces a rematch with R...

AMERICA’S NATIONAL DEBT climbed above $40 trillion for the first time on Aug. 20, an obligation that is impossible to pay off and one that should be dominating the political conversation this season. ...

A CALGARY wildfire is sweeping the western Canadian province of Alberta. It’s not the one you are thinking of. And a Canadian province is considering leaving the country. It also isn’t the one you are...

To the Editor: What would happen if your Social Security check were reduced or disappeared? What if you can never collect the money you paid throughout your lifetime at work? What would you do if Medi...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By MICHAEL HELBING Adjunct Professor of Law, Penn State Governors across the country are...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term, posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even...

ON TUESDAY, GOV. JOSH Shapiro stood at the microphone for a news conference about the growing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania. Two deaths that officials say were related to the infectious disease wer...

By MIKE CATALINI AND ALI SWENSON Associated Press The drumbeat by President Donald Trump and his allies about the perceived threats of voting by people who are not U.S. citizens is getting louder as t...

The Pa. Department of Health said 460 cases had been reported by Friday afternoon. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday morning measles cases in Pennsylvania had risen to 445, up mor...

Meetings in local government this week Here is a look at upcoming government meetings around the Mid-Mon Valley this week. If there’s an item or other event of public interest, we’ll include that belo...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a Michigan swing district just north of Detroit, Democratic congressional candidate Christina Hines said voters are far more worried about affording fuel, groceries and healthcare t...

To the Editor: “A lie travels around the world while truth is putting on his boots.” With the advent of cable news, texting, endless speeches, etc., the administration of our current “chief executive”...

As President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney responded with a direct and damning comment: “We’ve recognized from the start that America has changed,” he sa...

“Electric” — not a word you’d normally associate with state government affairs. But such was the atmosphere for a gubernatorial bill signing in Montclair, New Jersey, on an otherwise gloomy August Thu...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The snowballing opposition to data centers in communities across the United States has transformed the midterm election landscape, thrown a wrench into the plans of the world’s ...

There has been a lot of commentary on the differences between Resistance 1.0, the effort by anti-Trump activists to bring down President Donald Trump in his first term, and Resistance 2.0, the effort ...

There’s loads of talk about the struggle among the Democrats about how, or whether, to accommodate democratic socialists in the party. There’s loads of talk about the struggle among Republicans about ...