3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1125+ words) By JILL COLVIN, THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT The proposal, which could cost at least $1 trillion, was financially and politically implausible. But it reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to revive Republicans’ chances as Democrats try to…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (520+ words) Lehigh County voters who might be nervous about leaving their mail-in ballots in the hands of the U.S. Postal Service will soon have five more options to get those ballots counted. County Executive Josh Siegel on Tuesday announced that the county…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (481+ words) Put a Democrat in charge of the county and what do you get: a tax increase in his first budget. Thanks to Ron Beitler, we will have someone not just saying ‘OK, let’s do it.’ With what we pay in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (418+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MICHAEL CASEY A federal judge in Boston will hear arguments Thursday on whether to extend her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service requiring states to use a new mail balloting system for the midterms as part of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (388+ words) By Joan C. Williams Democrats’ obsession with “affordability” is right on target, given that American workers’ share of GDP is near the lowest ever recorded. Today, 61% of Americans are skimping at the grocery store, and housing and childcare are unaffordable even…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won’t send troops to the polls....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (921+ words) HARRISBURG — Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, and Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged. The sweeping 2025 federal budget law, President Donald Trump’s signature piece of second-term legislation, is expected to…...