Special elections give GOP pause
Politics
April 7, 2025
SEBASTIAN, Fla. -- Was Florida whispering? Was Wisconsin shouting? Suddenly these two questions, rooted in states that Donald Trump carried only five months ago, are at the forefront of American polit...
Politics
April 7, 2025
BASEBALL IS A GAME of numbers. Sure, every sport can claim that to some extent. A scoreboard is all about the numbers, after all. A tie is never broken by an essay question. But baseball may be the pe...
Politics
April 7, 2025
By ZEKE MILLER AND STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playb...
Hits & Misses
Politics
April 5, 2025
As winter fades and the weather warms up, anglers across the state have been eagerly awaiting the start of trout fishing season. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers that t...
What will Trump’s tariffs ‘liberate’ us from?
Politics
April 5, 2025
I am writing this from the last days of our captivity. Indeed, by the time some of you read this, we will be free. If all goes according to the White House’s plan, April 2 will go down in history as A...
Politics
April 4, 2025
WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE to go and you own a car, your schedule can be in your own hands. You have an appointment at 2 p.m. It’s 2 miles away. Depending on where you are and what traffic is like, you c...
Politics
The curtain
April 4, 2025
To the Editor: I stand accused of being a hater. (Answers and Questions,” MVI, 3/27/2025) I wrote that the Trump/ Musk government wreckers should be sent to Dante’s Ninth Circle of Hell. But for the l...
Taking Trump seriously
Politics
April 4, 2025
resident Trump says he’s “not joking” Pabout possibly running for a third term. But the Constitution clearly forbids such a move. So what’s going on? It’s hard to know what Trump is really thinking. B...
Politics
April 3, 2025
To the Editor: As I daily read about and view Donald Trump’s absurd statements and shenanigans, I am reminded of the following idiom — “(He) Donald Trump is a few fries short of a Happy Meal.” So appr...
Politics
April 3, 2025
PLEASE JUST STOP. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter ruled Pennsylvania’s election boards cannot invalidate mail-in ballots because they don’t have dates on their outer envelopes. Ba...
Who’s defying court orders again?
Politics
April 3, 2025
In case you’ve missed the 1 million New York Times headlines announcing a “constitutional crisis,” here are a few typically calm, laid-back notices from that straightdown- the-middle newspaper: Trump ...
Wis. and Fla. elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans
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By By JILL COLVIN Associated Press 
April 3, 2025
A trio of elections on Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the feder...
Politics
April 3, 2025
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to ...
The annual White House correspondents’ dinner fiasco
Politics
April 2, 2025
Over the weekend, the White House Correspondents’ Association abruptly canceled the performance of comedian Amber Ruffin, originally scheduled for the organization’s April 26 annual dinner. Once a cel...
Politics
April 2, 2025
COULD INCREASED SAFETY measures finally be coming to the dangerous Elco Hill intersection in Long Branch? While the Washington County riverside communities of Roscoe, Elco, Stockdale and Allenport may...
Politics
A day in the life of a dictator
April 2, 2025
To the Editor: Three letters in this paper recently lead me to believe that none of these three Trumpers from Belle Vernon, and one from Rostraver have ever served in the military. If you are or ever ...
From profanity-chic to terrorist-porn
Politics
April 1, 2025
The Democratic Party is polling about 27 percent approval — and sinking. In 2024, it lost the White House, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and both the popular vote and the Electoral College...
The pope in the evening
Politics
April 1, 2025
Pope Francis in an empty St. Peter’s Square in the dark and rain — for many, it was one of the most memorable images of the early COVID-19 shutdown. That was five years ago now. The footage of the Pop...
Democratic base’s anger puts some party leaders on shaky ground
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By By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press 
April 1, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — The Democratic base is angry. Not just at President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the “Make America Great Again” movement. Rank-and-file Democrats are mad at their own leaders and increas...