Politics, World Briefly
April 11, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — After chants of “run again!” filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she’s actively considering another presidential bid. “I...
Democrats grow bolder about removing Trump from office
Latest News, Main, Politics
April 10, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from of...
Pa. election 2026: A guide to vetting primary candidates
Elections, Extra, Latest News, ...
April 10, 2026
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The same Constitution
Opinion, Politics
April 10, 2026
Trump has President been pressuring Senate Republicans to trash the filibuster and pass a bill disenfranchising millions of voters and boosting their party’s chances of controlling Congress after next...
Gov. Shapiro outraises Garrity by 10-to-1 margin in 1st quarter
Latest News, Main, Politics
April 9, 2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat from Montgomery County who is seeking a second term, raised nearly $10.5 million. By TOM FONTAINE TribLive State Treasurer Stacy Garrity raised more than $1 million for h...
Can Trump cut through fog and focus on Iran goal?
Opinion, Politics
April 9, 2026
President Donald Trump says he finds it insulting to hear critics say he does not have a plan to win the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. “People say he doesn’t have a plan,” Trump told reporters Monday. “I ...
Politics
April 9, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s recent statements of intent about his administration’s plans for Iran — some laced with profanity, some threatening deeply destructive, nation-shattering act...
Opinion, Politics
April 8, 2026
WE HAVE BECOME INURED to the way politics bleeds into everything. Harrisburg and Washington are defined by division. We have come to expect the animosity. In our neighborhoods, it spills over into red...
Opinion, Politics
April 8, 2026
To the Editor: Trump was obsessed with becoming president but did nothing to prepare himself for the job. He just wasn’t interested in the rest of the world. Defense Secretary Hegseth, a man ripped fr...
A foolish NATO was a big loser in the Iran war
Opinion, Politics
April 7, 2026
NATO members are not legally required to join any member’s military operations that are not formally sanctioned by the alliance or not aimed at protecting the homelands of the membership. But they oft...
Politics, World News
April 7, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges Monday as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 4...
News, Politics
By By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/ Report for America 
April 6, 2026
LOUISA, Va. (AP) — Michael Shull never imagined that a Democrat from the wealthy suburbs of Washington would represent his community in Congress. His corner of Virginia, with its sprawling farms and w...
Politics
By By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press 
April 6, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for President Donald Trump as it asks a federal appea...
Trump never actually had a plan
Opinion, Politics
April 4, 2026
When President Trump spoke at the Saudi Future Investment Initiative on Friday, he offered a pristine example of what he calls “the weave.” What detractors take for incontinent verbal rambling is, in ...
Opinion, Politics
Who was Hitler?
April 4, 2026
To the Editor: “No man is an island” — a familiar quote. John Donne is the author of this prophetic statement. He was an English poet born in the 16th century. Without guidance, support and direction,...
Trump loyalist Pam Bondi out as attorney general
News, Politics
April 3, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of indepe...
Trump’s campaign of corruption
Opinion, Politics
April 3, 2026
Donald Trump frequently floats falsehoods that flout reality. No, the 2020 election was not stolen. No, prices have not gone down. But when he discusses the midterm elections this fall, he can often t...
Opinion, Politics
By By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press 
April 3, 2026
Democrats sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s latest executive order restricting mail voting, arguing that the U.S. Constitution empowers states and Congress, not the president, to determ...
US-Europe rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war
Politics
April 3, 2026
By JILL LAWLESS,JAMEY KEATEN AND JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has been fuming about NATO, musing about leaving the alliance, ratcheting up his criticism of ...