A special election for a Congressional seat today in western Pennsylvania will be the subject of much attention as Democrats hope to continue their winning streak while Republicans hope to retain the […]
Lamb vs. Saccone in key Pa. race
Brits issue warning over poisonings
The Russian government is “highly likely” to be behind the March 4 poisoning of a former spy and his daughter, said British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday. Speaking to the House […]
Tariff plan may skip Canada, Mexico
Mexico, Canada and certain other nations may be exempted from President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum. The White House announced on Wednesday that the “national security carve-outs” would be […]
North Korea might give up its nukes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un announced Tuesday that he was open to giving up his nation’s nuclear weapons if the United States agreed to direct talks with his government. The announcement comes […]
Ryan asks Trump to drop tariffs proposal
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and others on Monday sought to get President Donald Trump to recant on his pledge to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. But the president […]
Trump backs gun curbs opposed by NRA?
President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that he would support stricter changes to curb gun violence, measures opposed by the National Rifle Association. According to the Associated Press, the president “appeared to […]
High court won’t hear “Dreamers” case
The fate of “Dreamers”– persons brought illegally into the United States as children – will continue to work its way through the lower federal courts as the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday […]
Evangelist Billy Graham is dead at 99
Billy Graham, the man some called “America’s Pastor” during his heyday in Fifties through Seventies, has died at the age of 99. According to the Associated Press, he died on Wednesday at […]
Two-year budget deal made in Senate
A two-year federal budget deal has been reached by Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate. According to the Associated Press, the agreement – announced on Wednesday – will raise the lending […]
Stock market drops 1,175 on Monday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1,175 points on Monday, a decline of 4.6 percent. Earlier in the day, the stock market was down over 1500 points, the largest intraday drop […]
