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The Olympics, not the games underway in Paris right now, those aren’t what’s making me pause to write this column — although gymnast Simone Biles is p...

Self-awareness has never been a strong suit of the current White House, but President Joe Biden’s push to overhaul the U.S. Supreme Court may take the...

Accountability is crucial to public service. Secret Service Director Kimberly A. Cheatle was right to resign Tuesday after her disastrous, bipartisan ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — On July 13 my 7-year-old daughter and I were at our first Pittsburgh Riverhounds game when, around 6:20 p.m., my phone buzzed. It w...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you don’t think the interest on the federal debt is a problem, try this quick exercise. Grab your pay stub for June and see how ...

New York’s effort to relieve burdens on the criminal justice system by “raising the age” of criminal responsibility is a flawed and failing policy. Yo...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — Say what you will about Donald Trump. I have, too harshly I confess. Seeing him survive an assassin’s attempt on his life rais...

The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally this past Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania must be a wakeup call for our de...

I’ve always had a deep love for libraries. I remember the excitement every time our family walked into a library, thrilled by all the books. When I wa...

As President Joe Biden continues to be almost as scarce on the campaign trail as his rival, attention is turning to the increasingly prominent role hi...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Republicans have adopted a platform , in advance of the party convention next week in Milwaukee, that might manage to be a s...

Joe Biden is going nowhere of his own volition. If the extent to which the president was dug in was not clear over the holiday weekend, the president ...

It’s been a while since I’ve written about an adventure from “the wilds of Portville.” A couple years ago, a few columns told of experiences with anim...

Under new rules passed with bipartisan support last July, federal lawmakers can charge their food and housing to taxpayers based on self-reported numb...

Suspicions are widespread that the MTA is trying to pressure Gov. Hochul into letting congestion pricing go ahead after all by halting construction to...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — When two flawed presidential candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, met in their high-stakes debate Thu...

Ever hop the turnstile at the subway station? Ethics aside, it’s not such a head-scratching decision. Those who do want to save a few bucks when they ...