A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon, criminals have made off with tens of billions of dollars in precious cargo — every year. That’s the basic sales pitch by the supply chain lobby for the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025, or CORCA, introduced in the House and Senate in April. “Cargo […]
President Donald Trump is one of the few people in the government who doesn’t seem overly concerned about a decline in the dollar’s value or its status as the world’s default currency. Trump has traditionally favored a weakened dollar based on comments made during his first administration and on the campaign trail. He reemphasized the […]
For 50 nights beginning March 15, the U.S. military pounded Houthi targets in Yemen with “unrelenting” forces, including bombs from fighter jets and missiles from warships, to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. In late 2023, shortly after the horrific Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel in which terrorists killed 1,200 people and […]
McKEESPORT, Pennsylvania — Take the left off of Nessley Avenue after climbing the switchback up from this city’s once-thriving downtown business district. For the next three blocks, you’ll find yourself on the brick-paved portion of Jefferson Street. Despite the impact weather has had on the bricks, giving them a wavy appearance, it adds a unique charm […]
Where Republicans see the burden of finding the cost-cutting to pay for President Donald Trump‘s “one big, beautiful bill” to extend his signature tax cut law, true conservatives see a once-in-a-congressional-career opportunity to slash federal spending. By wrangling back the worst of the waste, fraud, and systemic abuse of Medicaid by the states, especially states […]
House Republicans recently sank numerous Democratic efforts to investigate President Donald Trump’s administration, but anyone who is not a close watcher of Congress would be forgiven for missing this late April development. The roadblock was erected through a vote on a House rule, parliamentary parlance for a resolution establishing the parameters of floor debate. That […]
“What should my name be?” Robert Prevost asked his older brother, John, the night before the conclave went into seclusion to select the next leader of the Catholic Church. It was the first hint that John realized his brother could become the next pope, successor to Pope Francis. “We started rattling off names just to […]
Twenty-five years ago, Amy Sherman-Palladino burst onto the scene with Gilmore Girls, which earned critical acclaim for its quirky characters and rapid-fire dialogue. After Gilmore Girls, it took Sherman-Palladino a while to land another hit. She and Daniel Palladino, her husband and creative partner, created The Return of Jezebel James, which was canceled after just […]
Like most Marvel offerings, Thunderbolts* requires so much background knowledge that fine print seems appropriate, which may explain the asterisk at the end of the official name of the film. That typographical addendum, much discussed by Marvel fanboys during the promotional lead-up, turns out not to mean anything at all, unless one counts an in-joke […]
President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, drawing an outcry from Democrats. Hayden was fired by email on Thursday, according to a message from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, which the Associated Press viewed. She had led the library since being confirmed by the Senate in 2016. “Carla,” the email began. “On […]
