For generations, foreign policy eggheads debated the question, “Who lost China?” I’m wondering if election analysts might soon ask, “Who lost the Latinos?” Almost exactly one year ago, President Trump...

This week started out with amazing displays of patriotism and gratefulness for our nation’s veterans. The Mon Valley never misses an opportunity to honor those who have served our country, and once ag...

To the Editor: The Elizabeth Forward School District is at a crossroads, and taxpayers deserve straight answers— not inflated budgets, political games, or rushed votes. What began as a necessary rebui...

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit. By KATE HUANGPU Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Environmental advocates and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn’t get the health insurance provisions they demanded adde...

NOVEMBER IS WHEN FAMILIES finally come together around a table and accomplish one thing that may have been hard to do for months. They have a meal and try to get along. Maybe it’s the impending Thanks...

“Voters have spoken, but what did they say?” asks The Economist. Good question, and the magazine provides a trenchant answer: “Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day. Moderate gove...

WASHINGTON(AP)— President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, str...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, MATT BROWN AND MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she...

To the Editor: I was disappointed to see the Washington County Commissioners canceled the economic development contract with the Washington County Chamber of Commerce after 26 years of results. We at ...

POLICE ENFORCE ACCOUNTABILITY — sometimes through arrests, sometimes through simply maintaining order. It is understandable that the public expects police to be accountable as well. It is confusing to...

In the space of a few months, a journalistic skill that might seem straightforward to many viewers — editing tape for broadcast — has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network’s change in ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By ADAM G. KLEIN Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Pace University...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus, and the country, into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when a small group of his members defec...

The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, began a...

To the Editor: I have questions for Republican readers of this paper. (I have tried to make them fair questions.) Do you agree that we taxpayers should give Trump $230 million to cover his legal bills...

By PATRICK WHITTLE AND KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — In another world, revelations of problematic social media posts, a tattoo closely resembling a Nazi symbol and a sudden...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government was due to weigh in Tuesday on a feud between the BBC and U.S. President Donald Trump, who is threatening to sue the broadcaster over the way it edited a speech he m...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republican...

We can draw a few conclusions from an off-year election, when iconic races in blue states went, as expected, overwhelmingly Democratic. Nevertheless, there is only a year left before the midterms. So ...