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Josh Shapiro plays the sports card in high-stakes game of presidential politics

"Josh from Juniata" is on the ballot this fall -- and could be again in 2028 -- staking his claim as a sports fanatic in a battleground state where sports can go where politics can't.

Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target

Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter Magyar a supermajority and depriving Moscow of its closest friend inside NATO. However, the challenge of Russian electoral interference in Europe is not over. Instead, it is shifting […]

Highmark CEO’s pledge to leave Pittsburgh better off than when he arrived

PITTSBURGH — David Holmberg explains that his first week on the job as the CEO of Highmark included a private lunch with the then-PNC Financial Chair Jim Rohr at the iconic Duquesne Club in the heart of the city. The setting, which had him surrounded by rich paneled walls and the 19th-century paintings that once […]

On This Day: George Washington has a problem: New Yorkers are trading with the enemy

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 17, 1776 Gen. George Washington confronts a dangerous problem […]

Drug price relief is within reach — but only if Washington moves now

James Carville, a longtime adviser to former President Bill Clinton, coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,” to capture voters’ anxiety about their personal finances, jobs, and the cost of living. That same anxiety exists today, and employers, employees, and patients are looking for relief. Right now, far too many Americans are being priced out […]

Donald Trump is losing his mind

Imagine it was someone other than President Donald Trump. Suppose a different leader were posting deranged rants in the small hours, insulting the spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics, threatening entire civilizations with annihilation, and comparing himself to God. What would be the reaction? We all know the answer. Both parties would be rushing to […]

Pulp fiction at the Pentagon

War Secretary Pete Hegseth thinks of President Donald Trump as a modern-day Jesus. Or at least that’s what he appeared to suggest at his Pentagon briefing Thursday morning. Hegseth was customarily kinetic toward the press, but this time he reached for a Biblical comparison to smite his scribbling adversaries. “The Pharisees — the so-called and […]

No dignity: Passing amnesty bill would be politically catastrophic for Republicans

Amnesty for illegal immigrants is a very real possibility right now, because a small band of renegade House Republicans might cross party lines to work with Democrats to seize control of the floor via a discharge petition and pass a bill over the objections of the House GOP leadership and the vast majority of the […]

Senate passes 10-day extension of nation’s spy powers

The Senate on Friday passed a 10-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, approving a House plan hatched on the floor after a chaotic rejection of a package negotiated with skeptics. The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will continue to dominate Congress in...

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit to block Hawaii from filing climate lawsuit 

A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns. Hawaii Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor dismissed the administration’s lawsuit with prejudice in a Wednesday ruling. Federal officials filed the U.S. complaint on April 30,...

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