Politics
August 1, 2025
THE WORLD OF FICTION makes it seem like the death penalty is a simple, almost foregone conclusion in a courthouse. It isn’t, at least not in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has a complicated relation...
Mayorkas to death row?
Politics
July 31, 2025
Asked a few weeks ago why Alejandro Mayorkas, the former secretary of Homeland Security, hadn’t been arrested yet, President Trump said, “I’ll take a look at that one because what he did is beyond inc...
Politics
July 31, 2025
To the Editor: It looks as if the ‘bromance’ between TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) and first buddy Elon Musk is heading to a breakup. Who didn’t see this coming? What does Elon have to say about TA...
Politics
July 31, 2025
THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA makes it easy to figure out if your hair stylist or architect or real estate agent or any other licensed professional is able to work legally. The Department of State’s websi...
For now, the big fight is Democratic anger vs. Trump accomplishment
Politics
July 30, 2025
President Donald Trump met with reporters in Scotland on Monday to tout his new trade deal with the European Union. Accompanied by United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump held court for more...
Politics
July 30, 2025
IN TWO YEARS, THERE WILL BE NO Nittany Lions on the Penn State campuses in New Kensington or Fayette County. What will be there remains to be seen. In May, Penn State trustees voted to follow the reco...
Politics
Who is really deranged?
July 30, 2025
To the Editor: Do you remember when late night TV shows were fun and rarely bashed Democrats or Republicans? Hosts Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman all made late night a fun experience for eve...
Trump’s religious rhetoric clashes with Canada’s secular politics
Politics
July 30, 2025
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO AND DAVID CRARY Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) — Throughout his new term, starting with his inaugural address, President Donald Trump has said he was “saved by God” to make Americ...
Politics
July 29, 2025
IN THE NATIONWIDE ATMOSPHERE of heightened scrutiny on the performance of law enforcement officers, a bill that would expand body camera use by special agents with the office of attorney general, rang...
Revenge or justice?
Politics
July 29, 2025
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just released a trove of apparently once-classified documents — with promises of much more to follow. The new material describes the role of the Obama a...
Summertime prayer
Politics
July 29, 2025
ANigerian priest was giving a weekday sermon at a suburban church in New Jersey, urging us to stop and make time for prayer and quiet contemplation. The priest knew what a countercultural thing he was...
Political downward mobility
Politics
July 28, 2025
Andrew Cuomo, candidate for mayor of New York City, meet John Carney, mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Actually, the two already have met. Cuomo is the former governor of New York, and Carney is the for...
Politics
By By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press 
July 26, 2025
As his administration faces mounting pressure to release Justice Department files related the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, President Donald Trump is highlighting a different criminal justice ...
Stephen Colbert’s swan song is zeitgeist moment
Politics
July 26, 2025
There’s a lot of schadenfreude on the right, and even more lamentation on the left, about the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Donald Trump leads the schadenfreude caucus. “I abso...
Politics
July 26, 2025
While nothing has been confirmed yet, there’s excitement over the possibility that the Corelle Brands plant in Charleroi could reopen. A source close to current Anchor Hocking employees told our news ...