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PHILADELPHIA- U.S. Senator David McCormick hosted the inaugural Pennsylvania Red Tape Dialogues last week at Temple University in Philadelphia with the goal of bringing together C-suite executives, small business owners, policy experts, and federal/state regulators to identify and eliminate burdensome government regulations. (credit Sen. McCormick's office)

McCormick takes on Pennsylvania’s red tape, one binder at a time

Salena Zito · October 26, 2026 4:08 pm

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Another 2026 polling wrinkle

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

The logic behind Trump’s ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ appeal

President Donald Trump touches his ear as he talks about the noise from the new ballroom construction before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The closing economic pitch Republicans are too scared to make

Trump.

Trump and the MAGA enthusiasm strategy

Gainey lost in Pittsburgh because he failed to govern

Salena Zito May 21, 2025 4:02 pm

The Democrats: Leadership discredited, party off kilter

Michael Barone May 21, 2025 2:56 pm

Even as he fights cancer, Biden owes Americans an explanation

Byron York May 21, 2025 12:51 pm

Former President Joe Biden leaves after delivering remarks on budget and economic policy in Washington, D.C.

What Biden didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it

Hugo Gurdon May 21, 2025 6:00 am

CPAC warns: Backing Trump ‘is a line in the sand’

Paul Bedard May 20, 2025 6:41 pm

From the C-suite to the working class, golf is for all

Salena Zito May 19, 2025 10:04 pm

Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris bow their heads for a benediction during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Biden lacks any credibility to dismiss suspicions about his cancer announcement

Timothy P. Carney May 19, 2025 11:14 am

Comey, Trump, and ‘8647’

Byron York May 16, 2025 10:30 am

America needs more stay-at-home parents

Timothy P. Carney May 16, 2025 4:30 am

England’s disappearing pubs signal its demographic transformation

Dan Hannan May 15, 2025 11:30 pm

Gallego comes to Pennsylvania to try to reshape Democratic Party’s message

Salena Zito May 15, 2025 7:14 pm

President Joe Biden speaks during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 10, 2024.

Coming to terms with the Biden senility cover-up

Byron York May 15, 2025 8:28 am