Commentary

If 2026 is the year of affordability, energy cost is the most important driving force. Consumers rightfully want to know that the energy they need wil...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...

It’s already been decided that the 2026 midterm elections will be won or lost on the issue of “affordability.” Just turn on any political podcast or c...

President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included downsizing the bloated federal administrative state. He has more than delivered. In January 202...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — I can't recall another time when my grown kids have called their mom the political journalist to talk about political news. But my ...

Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizin...

Eleven state and local governments that received a collective $45 million from the federal government to remove lead from houses were never flagged as...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — This week's controversy in the world of sports involved some U.S. Olympic athletes saying they are struggling with some of the thin...

The Environmental Protection Agency “did not follow standard operating procedures” for reviewing its spending and underestimated its improper payments...

Despite the robust growth of state revenues in recent years, many of New York’s elected officials are pushing to further increase the tax burden on th...

What a difference a single year makes. The once-dominant push to radically reshape society in hopes of averting climate catastrophe has collapsed. Loo...

We need to talk about ICE. Many have tried pointing out the cruelty of recent immigration enforcement. Appeals to humanity often fall on stubborn ears...

Politics is the great leveler: It makes even the most inspired and insightful voices sound banal. In his hurriedly cobbled-together new song railing a...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The next election is not an existential event for the United States. Neither is the one after that — or the one after that. But that ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The economy is far too tight for many Americans — more about how to fix that in a minute — but first some good news: Household weal...

BOSTON (TNS) — Leah Foley is showing what a difference a good U.S. Attorney can make, embarrassing Massachusetts officials by uncovering another major...

Who knew we would ever be celebrating that temperatures reached 20 degrees? I mean, FINALLY reached 20 degrees again. Those days sure feel warm after ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Put me down as an AI optimist. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the economy and make Americans richer, healthie...