There is a new argument against Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst. To wit, that she should be excluded from the United States Senate because she might shoot th...
Recall the iconic “Dewey defeats Truman” photo — the one of President Harry Truman triumphantly holding aloft the Chicago Tribune incorrectly crediting his opponent with...
WASHINGTON — Is this election really about nothing? Democrats might like to think so, but it’s not.
First, like all U.S. elections, it’s about the economy. The effect of...
It’s unfashionable to express sympathy for politicians these days, but spare an ounce of charity for all those officeholders trying to come up with reassuring responses ...
Gun people seem unhappy that every time there’s a mass shooting, I stubbornly want to talk about the tool that’s used in all the mass shootings.
“Why are you so convince...
With Election Day arriving Tuesday, political ads are everywhere and newspapers, television and radio feature interviews with candidates. A common theme will focus on th...
WASHINGTON — To paraphrase Roger Miller — and, indeed, to reveal my vast store of musical trivia — America swings like a pendulum do.
If projections, human nature and hi...
It took a while to get there, but Butler’s city council and redevelopment and parking authorities appear finally to be on the same page with plans for the Centre City pr...
The mandatory quarantine rule that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie imposed Friday to combat the spread of Ebola underscores the need to keep politics out of this importan...
Critics of the 2010 Affordable Care Act complain that it doesn’t do much to control the healthcare costs that are becoming unsustainable for families and businesses. In ...
