Commentary

Americans have already turned the calendar to 2026, but it will take years to pay back the debt incurred by the federal initiatives listed in Sen. Ran...

Sometimes, I learn new things through a simple reading of daily devotions. If you aren’t familiar with a devotion, these can be a single piece or a se...

The statements from those opposing wind farm projects in New York state don't surprise me; I’ve attended numerous public comment hearings for wind and...

NEW YORK (TNS) — This column is for all my colleagues and friends who have been telling me how wrong I am about Mayor Zohran Mamdani because “democrat...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — Donald Trump’s decision to snatch Venezuela’s illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro and, in his vision, take control of the o...

There is no “reasonable assurance” that Department of Energy loans are being approved impartially and without conflicts of interest, according to a De...

ALBANY (TNS) — It was nice knowing you, 2025. You were fine, but with due respect, we've moved on. It's 2026, baby! What will this year bring? Here ar...

I’ve been educating about and advocating for universal health care these past 45 years. While at times sidelined or discouraged, I have never dropped ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — Like many people over 60 and thinking seriously about retirement, I’ve been paying closer attention to Social Security, and rec...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On the u...

The Small Business Administration won’t try to recover most of the potentially improper grants it gave to restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, ac...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last year’s not totally serious predictions were as forgettable as President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. Undaunted, we...

ALBANY (TNS) — At the start of the year, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was set to end her time in Congress to become the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nati...

New York politics enters uncharted territory in 2026 as Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani takes over the reins of the nation's most populous city fo...

A Massachusetts man who had already been evicted from 12 apartments for refusing to pay rent received $23,000 in taxpayer-funded rental assistance in ...

CHICAGO (TNS) — With only hours left in 2025, Americans should treasure their time with family and friends during the too-busy and too-short holiday s...