Category: News

  • PA GOP Statement On Rosh Hashanah

    HARRISBURG — Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement in recognition of the celebration of Rosh Hashanah which begins tonight at sundown: “We extend our best […]

  • Romney Puts Team In Place Locally

    Pocono Record State Rep. Mario Scavello, R-176, and Monroe County Republican Chairman Tom Geffers will head the county’s Mitt Romney presidential campaign, party officials announced. State Rep. Mike Peifer, R-139, […]

  • Toohil Seeks ‘More Boots On The Ground’ To Combat Crime In Hazleton

    Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice Two murders a month apart and a bank robbery last week in Hazleton led state Rep. Tarah Toohil to seek help from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. […]

  • Thompson Honored As Guardian Of Small Business By NFIB

    Gant Daily The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, has named U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, PA-5, a Guardian of Small Business for his outstanding voting […]

  • Are You Safer Now Than You Were Four Years Ago?

    Eliot A. Cohen Washington Post Has President Obama been a competent steward of U.S. national security? Set aside the opening follies of this administration, such as the cringe-inducing “reset” button given […]

  • Philadelphia GOP Leaders File Ethics Complaint Over Nutter’s Trip To Democratic Convention

    Philadelphia Inquirer Several city Republican leaders filed a complaint Thursday with the city Board of Ethics about Mayor Nutter’s taking two aides with him to the Democratic National Convention. Rick […]

  • You May Want To Take An In-Person Briefing, Mr. President.

    National Review From the final Morning Jolt of the week… Mr. President, You May Want to Clear Your Schedule… For a while, I had thought Obama’s disinterest in in-person intelligence briefings […]

  • Marino ‘Strongly Condemns’ Attack

    News Item U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) issued the flowing statement Wednesday morning in response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya: “Last night, a deliberate attack on […]

  • US Budget Deficit Hits $1.16 Trillion Through Aug

    Centre Daily Times The U.S. federal budget deficit increased by $191 billion in August and has topped $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. The deficit for the first 11 […]