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The Supreme Court fight of the century is, so far, a fizzle. The ratio of progressive outrage over the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett t...

Most political observers understand that the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a reliable “progressive” voice on the Supreme Court, and the nomina...

In 2015, at a Harvard University luncheon held in her honor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was asked what advice she would give young women today. “Fight for th...

Soon, we'll know who President Trump wants to be the next Supreme Court justice. Republicans will praise her qualifications, her intellect, her judici...

Everyone knows that the Declaration of Independence guarantees Americans “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” but less well known is the fac...

American politics is the most expensive game in the world. You have to pay to play. Private interests with the means to pay are uniquely positioned to...

Editor’s Note: This commentary, the result of a collaboration between the Olean Times Herald and interviewer Marcia Kelly, gives voice to area people ...

You’re still reeling from how botched the federal government’s response to COVID-19 has been. You won’t believe how messed up the census is. The censu...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rebuked Minority Leader Charles Schumer on the Senate floor Thursday morning for his controve...

As we celebrate the Fourth of July in the U.S., we celebrate our ancestors who won independence from British rule. We also celebrate our Constitution ...

ALBANY (AP) — Questions I get: What is Andrew Cuomo really up to? Is he running for president? In my opinion, he is clearly positioning himself for a ...

In the last six months we have witnessed two high-profile stories about public figures who were accused of engaging in inappropriate or even illegal a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the kiss heard around the galaxy. Fifty years ago — and only one year after the U.S. Supreme Court declared interracial marri...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely f...

(TNS) What’s the main value in a free press? To hear the press tell it — as in many of the 350-plus editorials published in coordination last week in ...

New York state’s heavyweight Democrats were unanimous in their opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge...

The right to vote. The right to marry whomever you love. The right to go to a decent school regardless of the color of your skin. The right to represe...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challen...