To the Editor: The most far left liberal senator and now vice president becomes an instant moderate. Kamala, more left than Bernie Sanders, an unapologetic radical left wing socialist, is now being so...

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON AND AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press Most Americans have doubts about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on form...

One of my great peeves of the Trump era is the Greenland effect. I belong to a small group of people who think America should peacefully acquire Greenland. It’s an old idea. The State Department pitch...

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One critical concept has emerged in the contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump: Respect. Trump and his vice presidential pick, J.D. Vance, have handed Harris a priceless opening to press this ...

Some of my best friends are cat people. I’m particularly indebted to our neighbor Laura, a self-described “crazy cat lady,” who took in Albert, the most unusual feline I’ve known. One time, when we li...

By LINLEY SANDERS AND SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research fin...

By STEVE PEOPLES, STEPHEN GROVES AND MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG (AP) — Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare...

The media are hopping mad about Republicans referring to Kamala Harris as a “DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) hire.” Here’s some of the teeth-gnashing: — ABC News: “Kamala Harris Faces Racial ‘DEI’ ...

WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANTISEMITISM. It shouldn’t happen in America. It shouldn’t happen in Pennsylvania. It cannot happen in Pittsburgh. In every other place in the country and the state, antisemitism is a...

By MATT BROWN AND MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National A...

Vice President Kamala Harris will not seek a ban on natural gas drilling, or fracking, if elected, according to a statement from her campaign. “She would not ban fracking,” the Harris campaign said in...

IF YOU HAVE A MAILBOX, you may have gotten a postcard advertisement from U.S. Steel. If you watch television, you may have seen a commercial about Nippon Steel. If you spend time online, you may have ...

Ahandful of Republicans have referred to Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, as a “DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), hire.” They were essentially s...

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he ...

When I was editor of National Review Online, I had a rule: Never post pictures of Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton looking bad. I’m not a fan of their politics, but most of us have our moments when we ...

EVERY YEAR, THE WORLD HAS A CHANCE to be better for a few days. Right now, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries have gathered in France for the Olympic Games. They will compete in 329 events o...

In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race, ceding the nomination to Joe Biden. Yet Biden had lost the fi...

By MICHELLE L. PRICE AND ALI SWENSON Associated Press ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate...

As J.D. Vance’s misogynistic comments about Kamala Harris and many other accomplished women — “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives” — have recently resurfaced, they’ve once again...