Politics & Policy
Study puts Puerto Rico death toll from Hurricane Maria near 5,000
Perhaps 5,000 died in Puerto Rico for reasons related to Hurricane Maria according to a study that dismisses the official death toll of 64 as "a substantial underestimate."
6 years ago
Ballot power: Ireland teaches us how to act like a progressive democracy
Put your hands together for Ireland! On the issue of abortion, this heavily Catholic nation is now officially more enlightened than America’s Republican party.
6 years ago
On Memorial Day, Trump honors fallen soldiers and himself
"This is one of the most inappropriate, ignorant and tone-deaf things our Commander-in-Chief could have said on a day like today," tweeted John Kirby
6 years ago
Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Maine, spokesman says
Former President George H.W. Bush is hospitalized in Maine — a week after he arrived in the state to spend the summer.
6 years ago
Trump: ‘We are respected again.’ Reality: The opposite.
Last Friday morning, before taking refuge in golf and Twitter, Donald Trump predictably soiled the Memorial Day weekend by lying to the '18 graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy
6 years ago
Chester County GOP candidate, 61, named ‘young gun’ for Congress
Sixty-one-year-old Greg McCauley, GOP candidate for Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, is named a national Republican 'young gun' hopeful for the midterm election.
6 years ago
Roman Catholics and Evangelicals move apart in their political priorities
Tensions between the two faith traditions are hardly new. As fierce adversaries, they once cast doubt on each other's legitimacy as heirs to the church of Jesus Christ.
6 years ago
U.S. still preparing for Trump-Kim summit should it take place
A White House team is heading to Singapore this weekend as previously planned to prepare for a possible summit.
6 years ago
Family grateful for Utah man’s ‘miracle’ Venezuela release
It's not clear if Holt's release portends a thawing of relations between the two normally hostile governments.
6 years ago
North and South Korea leaders hold surprise meeting
Add another twist to a topsy-turvy week of diplomacy with North Korea.
6 years ago
Who’s to blame for higher gas prices?
With gas prices rising, Sen. Chuck Schumer placed the blame on President Trump, and specifically his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. But experts say otherwise.
6 years ago
Trump makes it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct
President Donald Trump is taking steps to make it easier to fire federal workers for misconduct.
6 years ago
Republican challenger gains on Menendez in U.S. Senate race
A Fairleigh Dickinson University poll of registered voters shows incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez with only a 4-point lead over Republican challenger Bob Hugin.
6 years ago
Republican candidates in the seventh, a microcosm of today’s GOP
Lance, the incumbent, has the money and the experience, but is he vulnerable to a challenge from the left or the right wing of his party?
6 years ago
Kellyanne Conway’s hubby refuses to get with the program
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