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Social Security benefits

DC’s most pressing post-midterm question: What to do about Social Security’s pending insolvency?

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 31, 2026 6:15 am

Democratic candidate for US Senate James Talarico and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Photos by Ronaldo Schemidt and Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

Extremist Democrats boosted by corrupt Republicans

From left: Eos CEO Joe Mastrangelo, U.S. under secretary of energy Alex Fitzsimmons, and Eos COO Michelle Buczkowski.

From China to Pittsburgh, Eos bets on American manufacturing

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Iowa.

Has no tax on tips/overtime/Social Security helped the GOP?

President Donald Trump and tariffs.

Why did anyone think Trump’s tariffs would be popular?

Pittsburgh mayor took ‘MAGA’ donations too

Salena Zito March 3, 2025 7:36 pm

Police lights behind yellow caution tape.

Introducing the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety

Christopher Tremoglie March 3, 2025 10:21 am

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

For one leading Democrat, Trump paranoia, Musk paranoia, and Putin paranoia merge into one

Byron York March 3, 2025 9:11 am

Pennsylvania Supreme Court and GOP cannot be complacent

Salena Zito February 28, 2025 6:12 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) takes an elevator near his office at the Capitol, Nov. 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Hate him all you like, Mitch McConnell is a Hall of Famer

David Harsanyi February 28, 2025 8:00 am

President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Free trade is an IQ test

Dan Hannan February 27, 2025 11:20 pm

In June 2024, more than 300 mostly far-left activists established a Gaza solidarity encampment on the private property of the University of Pittsburgh.

Antisemitism is on the march in Pittsburgh

Salena Zito February 27, 2025 6:38 pm

On Ukraine, Trump changed the conversation

Byron York February 27, 2025 6:24 pm

A western Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of harboring illegal immigrants for financial gain on Monday.

Another ‘debunked’ story Trump was right about

Salena Zito February 26, 2025 6:42 pm

Getting to Denmark

Michael Barone February 26, 2025 4:37 pm

IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked Trump’s tax returns, but we’re now learning how much damage he really did

Byron York February 26, 2025 4:17 pm

Trump and the polls: Is he up or down?

Byron York February 25, 2025 7:45 pm