John Wojcik

ERIE, Pa.— The Lavery brewery here fills up with people in their 20s, 30s, 40's, 50s and beyond every weekend where they enjoy the home-made brew and some giant burgers, fries, soft pretzels and other fare that complement the famous house beers. The owners and staff make a point of catering to the needs of the working-class crowd that keeps their business going.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has destroyed the last remaining section of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act by ruling that Louisiana was out of line by creating a second majority-Black congressional district. The 6-3 decision issued Wednesday, written by Justice Samuel Alito, effectively kills the civil rights law that enabled the nation to replace the dark days of Jim Crow with expanded voting rights for all.

WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his first appearance before Congress since the start of the President Donald Trump's war on Iran to declare that the “worst adversary” faced by the U.S. is the American people's opposition to the administration's policy.

Elected officials in Alabama, Tennessee, and elsewhere in the South are meeting Wednesday to eliminate any congressional districts in their states where it is still possible to elect African Americans or other non-white lawmakers. If they succeed, many of the states that constitute the old Confederacy will, as they did in the 19th century, have only white representation in Washington, D.C.

Top White House operatives are claiming that “through the roof” credit card use by consumers is a sign of a healthy economy. Millions using those credit cards everyday know, however, that what is driving their reliance on plastic is high costs and a lack of cash to pay them.

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Current U.S. health officials could not be doing a better job than they are now of exposing us to future pandemics. The hantavirus may be bad news, but for now, it is one of the lesser problems Americans face on the healthcare front.

NEW YORK—The midterm elections are well underway, with Democrats, Republicans, independents, voters in all categories, the major media, and many others deeply involved in them. Every day, more people are jumping into the battles.

This is an urgent proposal for how we can deal with both the national and international emergencies our people are facing. Never before have we realized, as much as we have this week, the power of the corrupt criminal gang that is running this nation from the White House.

In the rural heartlands of China, farmers overfeed their pigs to keep them blissfully unaware of the blade and ensure harvest of the best quality meats.