By THOMAS BEAUMONT AND JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority in next year’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans were grasping late Thursday to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, ultimately puttin...

“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” President Trump shot back at a reporter during a Cabinet meeting. “This guy’s been talked about for years. ... I mean, I can’t believe you’re asking a qu...

As many families struggle with the high costs of just about everything these days, it was great to see the Highmark Wholecare Farm-to-Family produce market making a stop in Monessen on Wednesday. The ...

He calls a story in Friday’s paper “false, malicious and defamatory.” WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoc...

By BRIAN SLODYSKO AND WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for personal ...

AS JOURNALISTS, WE OFTEN WRITE ABOUT and emphasize the importance of the Sunshine Act, and we work diligently to hold our elected officials accountable when they fall short of preserving public access...

After devastating floods rampaged through Texas, The New York Times ran a story headlined, “Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response.” “In an effort to shrink the federal govern...

FINALLY — SOME GOOD ECONOMIC news to celebrate in the Mon Valley — especially in the Charleroi/Speers communities. On Tuesday, GE Vernova announced a $100 million investment in its Speers factory to e...

“The cover-up is worse than the crime” is almost never true — of course the crime is worse — and when the crime is rape of underage girls, I’d say it’s nearly impossible for the cover-up to be worse. ...

To the Editor: When you are wrong you have to admit it! When the government is wrong they have to admit it. We went through years of lies and deep-state wool pulled over our eyes and the last thing we...

To the Editor: Downsizing of the federal government could severely impact worker safety and health. NIOSH—the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health—is a federal organization focused on...

n Friday, the Trump administration Olaid off about 1,350 employees at the State Department. A number of news reports described the staff cuts as “devastating.” Others suggested that the downsizing wil...

To the Editor: Those of us on the Right keep winning and those on the Left keep on complaining and trying to obstruct anything and everything the Trump administration tries to do. Gas prices continue ...

Across the political left, from orthodox Democrats to Antifa in the streets, the opposition to President Donald Trump has lost its collective mind. The House minority leader and now self-styled tough ...

feel the nuns have been expecting “I us. They knew our last nerve would disappear at some point.” This quote comes from a piece in the online publication Vice: “Gen Z Women Are Booking Convents Instea...

RISING WATERS THREATENED. Alerts were issued. Girl Scouts were evacuated. It might sound like the story of the flash floods in Texas, where 27 people were killed at a Christian girls camp by the sudde...

WHEN GOVERNMENT NEEDS more money, it has a few options. There are fees: a cost for a driver’s license or a hunting license or a copy of your birth certificate. There are fines, although this should ne...

PARIS (AP) — The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month. ...

Now begins the runup to an important marker in our national life, one that will spark contemplation and controversy. The 250th anniversary of American independence — a year from this month — comes at ...