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Small-business owners optimistic ahead of Trump inauguration

EXPORT, Pennsylvania — Despite 16 days of snow causing hazardous driving conditions for shoppers and diners, small-business owners in Western Pennsylvania expressed optimism about their prospects ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. From a bustling mechanic shop to an independent Italian grocery store to specialty boutiques to two family restaurants, conversations with the […]

Trump Cabinet nominees dominate Senate Democrats

It is still early. We have not seen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for health and human services secretary, or Mehmet Oz, the pick for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, testify yet. But so far, from what we have seen, President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees look prepared, professional, unified, and, most importantly, […]

Trump brings hope for shoring up the steel industry

As President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, the future of America’s steel industry looms large. That is especially true in Pennsylvania, where Japan-based Nippon Steel entered into an agreement to buy U.S. Steel. This deal is fraught with risk for the United States.  Though U.S. Steel is the fifth largest steel producer in […]

Congress needs to save small businesses from Big Brother

Small businesses have been through hell these last four years. The economy has been volatile, with inflation and input costs skyrocketing due to the Biden administration’s reckless spending policies. If the little guy was able to overcome these obstacles, he was met with burdensome laws and regulations, taking whatever wind was left from the sails of his […]

Trump’s hostage deal, both good and bad

Whether or not Donald Trump gets to welcome home hostages released under the Gaza ceasefire deal, there are clear parallels with the 1981 end of the Iran hostage crisis that saw Ronald Reagan begin his presidency by greeting 66 Americans held in Tehran for 444 days. On Jan. 15, 466 days after the hostages were […]

Top music acts announced for FireAid, a concert to support L.A. wildfire victims

The biggest names in pop, rock and country are coming together to raise funds for victims of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires and assist with the recovery.

What Trump should do about Greenland

Trump’s concern about the Far North is a legitimate one; he is right to seek a more robust defense against potential Chinese or Russian operations in that region.

Greenland prime minister: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’

Greenland’s prime minister weighed in on President-elect Trump's proposal to acquire the island territory, arguing that the nation intends to keep working toward independence from Denmark. “We don't want to be Danes," Múte Egede told Fox News host Bret Baier in an interview Thursday. "We don't even want to be Americans. We want to be...

Israel, Hamas ceasefire poised to begin Sunday

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is poised to begin Sunday, the Israeli government said ahead of a security cabinet vote on Friday as part of the internal process to formally approve the deal covering it and the release of hostages.  The start of the ceasefire will likely allow for the release of three Israeli...

With or without DOGE, Democrats need a plan for fixing the government

Before Democrats dismiss the DOGE as just more MAGA trollery, it’s fair to ask — where’s their plan for making government more efficient and effective?

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