executive branch of the government of the united states

McConnell stands up against Hegseth
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 28, 2025
As Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell engineered many of the wins of Donald Trump’s first term, but he was right Friday night to finally say no t...
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Presidents and their pardons
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 22, 2025
Maybe you’re mad about President Joe Biden’s parting gift of a preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the Biden family. If not, you’r...
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An eventful day in US history
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 21, 2025
Donald Trump promised “shock and awe” during the first days of his presidency. He didn’t disappoint the majority of Americans who understood that the ...
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Republicans have chance to seize the moment
Commentary, Nation World
MATT WYLIE The Charlotte Observer 
Jan 17, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — President Joe Biden’s farewell address to the nation was quintessential Biden. He wove in folksy stories of America’s past. He...
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Trump, Obama’s friendly banter is what adults do
Commentary, Nation World
LEONARD GREENE New York Daily News 
Jan 14, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — IfJimmy Cartercould broker peace betweenEgyptandIsrael, why are we so shocked that he could facilitate the same betweenBarack Obamaan...
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Carter, Biden and revisionist presidential history
Commentary, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Jan 10, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — For my entire career, it's seemed, theRepublican Partyhas run againstJimmy Carter. From my novice reporter days inTexasbeginning mi...
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Steel and national security?
Commentary, Local Columnists
Jan 09, 2025
Just days remain before Joe Biden is officially sent into retirement. How much more damage can he do? If the past month is any indication, the answer ...
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Langworthy eager to start work in GOP Congress, with Trump
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 07, 2025
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy is eager to get started — working in a Republican-controlled Congress — on the GOP agenda with President-elect Donald Trump,...
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Democrats rewrite history to praise Jimmy Carter
Commentary, Nation World
FRANCIS P. SEMPA RealClearPolitics 
Jan 03, 2025
Tom Donilon, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser from 2010 to 2013, attempts to rewrite history on the Foreign Affairs website to prais...
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Jimmy Carter’s integrity and compassion
Commentary, Nation World
Jan 01, 2025
Jimmy Carter burst on to the national political scene during difficult times. The previous years had been marked by the turbulent 1960s and Vietnam. W...
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Congress funds ‘zombie’ programs
Commentary, Nation World
Dec 30, 2024
Congress allocated at least $516 billion for federal programs with expired authorizations in fiscal year 2024, and likely far more, according to the C...
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