politics of the united states

The looming GOP divide over school vouchers
Commentary, Nation World
MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Dec 02, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — In announcing the nomination ofLinda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, to his cabinet, President-electDonald Trumpp...
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Democrats need their own Donald Trump
Commentary, Nation World
J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Nov 22, 2024
There may be five stages of grief, but there’s usually just one when it comes to political defeat — pretend to soul-search, then carry on as if nothin...
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Who’s VP-elect? Elon Musk or JD Vance?
Commentary, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Nov 21, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) —The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep.Mike JohnsonofLouisiana— had to photobomb the much-shared s...
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Unity, but not compromise, Is the path forward
Commentary, Nation World
FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Nov 20, 2024
It really happened. Donald Trump won convincingly, just as I predicted . So I don’t need to publish a retraction or correction today like we are due f...
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The federal government’s rusty machinery
Commentary, Nation World
Nov 18, 2024
Elon Musk has wasted little time laying the groundwork for his job in the next Trump administration, overseeing the new Department of Government Effic...
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Worries about voter fraud were unfounded
Commentary, Local Columnists
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Nov 18, 2024
One thing that shocked me about this year’s presidential election campaign was how many of my fellow Republicans and conservatives expected to lose, b...
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Trump should rethink Gaetz as AG
Commentary, Nation World
Nov 18, 2024
Presidents have the duty of nominating members of their cabinet, and they have the right to seek to appoint people they believe will act in accordance...
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NY courts to resist Trump’s mass deportation of migrants
News, NY State News
JOSEPHINE STRATMAN, GRAHAM RAYMAN and CHRIS SOMMERFELDT New York Daily News 
Nov 14, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Faced with a threat of stepped-up enforcement in New York by Donald Trump’s new border czar, top New York court officials are laying ...
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