As my assiduous readers know, I’ve been down on Donald Trump for abandoning the central promises of his 2016 campaign — a campaign so spectacular that I wrote an homage to it, “In Trump We Trust.” In ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment. Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had critical roles in the first Trump adminis...

By SIBI ARASU AND DORANY PINEDA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day decided on some of the ...

LAW ENFORCEMENT officers have been in the spotlight often in recent years for being on the wrong side of the handcuffs. Sheriffs, deputies, police chiefs, officers, state troopers and more have been a...

As we faced a presidential election, Pope Francis asked us to have a heart. Writing about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, he used it as a reminder to all of us: We are loved. So many of us don’t believe it...

The presidential race was not unpredictable, as the now once again discredited polls swore to us. The Republicans had made massive gains in voter registrations since 2020, when Donald Trump had lost t...

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI AND MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Faced with two choices she didn’t like, Suehaila Amen chose neither. Instead, the longtime Democrat from the Arab Ameri...

By MARK STEVENSON AND MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: The...

IF THERE WAS ONE LESSON from the presidential election, it might be about counting chickens. The old adage suggests not counting them before they are hatched. Farm wisdom will tell you just because yo...

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. — “The Second Coming,” William Butler Yeats My daughter was born in December 2008. Just a few weeks earlier, the United States had elected its first Black pr...

The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald...

By RAF CASERT AND JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Around 50 European leaders on Thursday called for a stronger defense posture across the continent that no longer necessitates a...

To the editor: Hey, everyone — no fraud in the presidential election this year — see what happens when the Republicans win? Wow! Thank goodness the Democrats know how democracy works. Kamala gave a gr...

In retrospect, maybe running the DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) hire for president was not a good idea. On the other hand, President Joe Biden’s revenge plan worked perfectly. As reported by Th...

THE GENERAL ELECTION is over, although the results will not be final until certified by election officials in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley. We move on now knowing the electorate perfo...

LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time...

IT’S THE DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY, which means about half the country will be miserable and half will be elated. But whatever the outcome, one thing will unify both sides: Those awful campaign text mess...

GO VOTE! Even if we can’t agree on whom to vote for, surely we can agree to go vote. This year more than ever, we’ve seen a large push by both parties to register voters. You hear the same old mantra ...

To the Editor: All presidential elections are filled with promises and lies. Campaign managers know that people are too busy to research their candidates. This allows the campaign to appeal to the vot...