Mercersburg fire department receives grant

Mercersburg fire department receives grant The fire company received more than $200,000 through a grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: http://ponews.co/2bgC07x MERCERSBURG - The Mercersburg Montgomery Peters and Warren Fire Company received more than $200,000 through a grant from the Department of Homeland Security.

Obama Is Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership So Clinton Won’t Have to

Obama's rushing to pass the sovereignty-crushing trade deal in the lame duck session of his presidency in order to save Clinton from revealing that she in fact supports it, which she'll have to do if she obtains the White House, says Cenk Ugyur of The Young Turks. Both Clinton and Trump came out against the deal in the primary season.

Kerry to Visit Saudi Arabia as Criticism of Yemen War Intensifies

Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Saudi Arabia as the Obama administration faces increasing pressure for its support of the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Over the past two weeks, the U.S.-backed Saudi coalition has bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital, killing 19 people, and bombed two schools in northern Yemen, killing at least 14 children.

Our Opinion: Good news found all across region last week

From local residents collecting donations for flood victims in Louisiana to a large donation of school supply kits to a local school, there was no shortage of good news throughout Northeast Mississippi last week. Before we prepare for the week ahead, let's take a look back at some of the highlights from last week: a Several groups and individuals in Northeast Mississippi worked to collect and deliver donations to the victims of flooding in Louisiana and south Mississippi.

Trump Advisers: Trump ‘Wrestling’ With What to Do About 11M Illegal Aliens

Republican Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants to build a big wall on the southern border to end the flow of illegal aliens into the United States. But does he still intend to remove the 11 million illegal aliens who already are here? On Sunday, two of Trump's advisers indicated that he's still thinking about it.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte is stuck between Donald Trump and a hard place

At a rally here last week, Mike Pence showed the crowd a clip of Gov. Maggie Hassan awkwardly trying to defend Hillary Clinton's honesty. "Gov. Hassan, let me help you out - the answer's no," the Republican vice presidential nominee riffed on Hassan's non-answer to whether Clinton was honest, drawing applause and laughs from the crowd.

Where the hell is Hillary Clinton?

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been lampooned on social media as "missing in action", with the hashtag #WheresHillary trending number one globally. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who visited flood-ravaged Louisiana on Friday to deliver supplies and meet with locals, gave the hashtag a boost over the weekend.

On break, Senator Baldwin visits La Crosse Boys and Girls Club

During the month-long break that Congress takes in August, its members are expected to go back home to find out what the people in their states are concerned about. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin spent part of this weekend meeting children at Boys and Girls Club on the Viterbo University campus in La Crosse.

Latest fed reports show Democratic donors step up efforts on Senate, Clinton bids

Democratic mega-donors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate. Their investment comes as Republicans worry about not only the chances of their nominee Donald Trump, but also his effect on down-ballot races.

Trump’s Top Guy Digs Lenin, Destruction

I met Steve Bannon-the executive director of Breitbart.com who's now become the chief executive of the Trump campaign , replacing the newly resigned Paul Manafort -at a book party held in his Capitol Hill townhouse in early 2014. We were standing next to a picture of his daughter, a West Point graduate, who at the time was a lieutenant in the 101 Airborne Division serving in Iraq.

Clinton campaign halfway to $1 billion fundraising goal

Hillary Clinton's campaign is halfway to its goal of raising a billion dollars for the 2016 race, according to her finance director. Dennis Cheng announced the achievement on Thursday in a meeting with staff at the campaign's headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, according to a campaign aide who was present for the meeting but wasn't authorized to discuss internal campaign strategy and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Trump campaign seeks to end discord with Republican National Committee

Senior GOP officials and aides to Donald Trump said Sunday that they are working to repair months of discord between the campaign and the Republican National Committee as they prepare for the fall race. They said the campaign would bring a senior GOP strategist into Trump's New York headquarters several days a week, and the RNC would increase sharing of political data and fundraising strategies.

Trump-Clinton race tests Senate race in reliably GOP Georgia

Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson insists he won't be a "volunteer apologist" for Donald Trump or anyone else who utters something stupid, but that defiant independence is being sorely tested by the GOP presidential nominee's sinking support and Democrat Hillary Clinton's push into surprisingly competitive Georgia. The down-ballot Senate race involving the affable, two-term Isakson wasn't ranked as poachable for Democrats despite the changing demographics in the southern state and the higher, diverse turnout of a presidential election year.

LA Gov Checks CNN’s Dana Bash: ‘You Mischaracterized What I Said’ [VIDEO]

Louisiana's Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards was forced to correct the record during a Sunday morning interview with CNN's Dana Bash. Bash, filling in for Jake Tapper on State of the Union, stated that "Trump and Mike Pence came down to Baton Rouge on Friday."

Ex-Maryland Gov. Martin Oa Malley: Trumpa s pitch to black voters only reinforced stereotypes

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Sunday said that Donald Trump's attempt to rally black voters and make the GOP the "party of Lincoln once more" probably has the 16th president rolling in his grave. Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, recently asked black voters in Michigan whether they had anything to lose by bucking their historical support for the Democratic Party.

Pence earns GOP raves in first month as Trump VP

He has comforted a weeping boy, defended the Gold Star Khan family and praised New Mexico's Hispanic-American governor who backs immigration reform. The Indiana GOP governor and former congressman has been projecting a kinder, gentler Republican Party as he's hopscotched across the country during his first month as the vice presidential nominee.