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On Dec. 30, as Washington shut down for the Christmas-New Year holidays and Republicans prepared to take over the House of Representatives, Democrats ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — District of Columbia Officer Michael Fanone and the others who responded to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, held the ...

There is "no better place to find God, and to help others to find him, than in the hearts of the women and men" of our time. The assertion — sometimes...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last year, as congressional elections approached, pundits offered a bold prediction: November would bring a "red wave," a Republica...

SEATTLE (TNS) — This time of year, we find ourselves touched by the generosity, grace and kindness of people helping people. Extending ourselves to ot...

If we heard it once, we heard it a thousand times. “The science says...” “The data show...” “The experts agree...” Now we know that the government too...

Not everyone agrees that New Year’s resolutions are a good idea. Many psychologists believe that, since most people fall short of success with their p...

This is the season of high hopes, great expectations and, to be honest, grave disappointment. I am not speaking about world peace or an end to poverty...

If the last few years have taught us anything, when it comes to politics, culture, the economy and international events, we should always expect the u...

If Americans had any sense, we’d celebrate Christmas very differently. In much of the country, it’s borderline crazy to jump into the family chariot d...

The national debt is much like the weather. Everybody worries about the topic, but nobody wants to do anything about it. These days, however, it seems...

There is a real public health crisis among America’s young people, and it isn’t COVID-19. Every day, more than 300 of our children and loved ones are ...

ALBANY (TNS) — While much of today’s column will be about the massively generous pay raise state lawmakers gave themselves, I thought I’d start with a...

Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in one week. When that happens, the Jan. 6 committee, with all its members selected by outgoi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The 845-page final report of the House Committee on Jan. 6, which finally arrived late Thursday night, is an epic. Like “Moby Dick”...

China sent 71 aircraft and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, while Russia shelled the Kherson region more than 70 times. These acts of ag...

Like the Afghan Adjustment Act that we lament, the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act also fell out of the Senate’s $1.7 trilli...

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee were so busy patting themselves on the back after Wednesday’s partisan vote to publicly release former...