Pa. senators react to President Trump’s pick to fill Supreme Court vacancy

Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators offered divergent reactions Tuesday evening to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey praised Gorsuch, who serves on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, as having the "character, intellect and experience" to be a strong addition to the court.

UK says Trump visit still on amid outcry over travel ban

Religious groups across a spectrum of belief have come out against President Donald Trump's restrictions on refugees entering the U.S. Faith leaders who support the president's policy have been relatively quiet Delta flights are departing and a ground stop has been lifted after a systems outage Sunday night led to departure delays and cancellations South Carolina woman who went to visit her family in Iran now worries if she will ever be allowed back Police have arrested a fifth person who is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a boy in Pennsylvania while dressed in animal costumes A woman traveling to Indiana to care for her cancer-stricken mother was among those caught in the net cast by President Donald Trump when he banned travelers from entering the country from Muslim-majority nations British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized President Donald Trump's order temporarily ... (more)

Fox News downplays Women’s March on Washington

The three main cable news networks may have been equal in their wall-to-wall coverage of Friday's inauguration and its festivities, but during Saturday's coverage of the Women's March on Washington, the historical divide between Fox News and its compatriots had been firmly reinstated. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News were all dinged by many viewers for choosing to open their Saturday morning coverage with footage of newly minted President Trump at the National Prayer Service rather than the estimated 500,000 marchers.

Demonstrators protest during the Women’s March on Washington in D.C.

The streets of Washington looked vastly different the day after Donald J. Trump's inauguration than they did the day-of. Instead of the largely white crowds that lined Pennsylvania Avenue on Inauguration Day, people of all colors, classes and ages filled the streets for what's being called the most diverse march for women's rights ever.

We will miss Barack Obama for a lot of things, but not his cultural policy

The President has done some very good things. But his support for the arts and humanities is not among them President Barack Obama leaves office this week with a number of significant achievements, many of them involving the economy, which was a smoking ruin when George W. Bush handed the presidency over to him.

Inaugural speech is Trump’s time to rise to the moment

In this Thursday, July 21, 2016 file photo, Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Tradition suggests it's time for Trump to set aside the say-anything speaking style that got him elected and rise to the inaugural moment.

Snowfall in Portland affects Cavaliers, Trail Blazers

California's economy is expanding and voters just approved billions of dollars in tax increases, yet Gov. Jerry Brown this week projected a budget deficit for the first time in four years and called for... California's economy is expanding and voters just approved billions of dollars in tax increases, yet Gov. Jerry Brown this week projected a budget deficit for the first time in four years and called for spending cuts. Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Christopher Wilkins looked to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him from becoming the first prisoner executed in the nation this year.

Ex-Tenn AD Joan Cronan earns NCAA’s Pat Summitt Award

Cronan has been named the first recipient of the NCAA's new Pat Su... A suspect who is the focus of a manhunt following the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer has a lengthy criminal record dating back two decades, and authorities had been searching for him in the weeks... The niece and supervisor of a murder suspect were arrested for allegedly helping him evade capture before the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer.

Trump’s pick for top diplomat takes tough line on Moscow

A suspect who is the focus of a manhunt following the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer has a lengthy criminal record dating back two decades, and authorities had been searching for him in the weeks... The niece and supervisor of a murder suspect were arrested for allegedly helping him evade capture before the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer.

Democrats, stop blaming Putin and look in the mirror

Will Bunch has worked at the Daily News for 20-plus years and is now senior writer. Since 2005, he's written the uber-opinionated, fair-but-dangerously unbalanced opinion blog "Attytood," covering a range of topics ; it's been named best blog in the state by the Associated Press Managing Editors and best blog in the city by Philadelphia Magazine.

Election system susceptible to rigging despite red flags

Jill Stein's bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That's because the Green Party candidate's effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote - there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is one of 11 states where the majority of voters use antiquated machines that store votes electronically, without printed ballots or other paper-based backups that could be used to double-check the balloting.

Recounts or no, U.S. elections are still vulnerable to hacking

Jill Stein's bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That's because the Green Party candidate's effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote - there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is one of 11 states where the majority of voters use antiquated machines that store votes electronically, without printed ballots or other paper-based backups that could be used to double-check the balloting.

The Latest: Doctor taking meds to Syria among crash victims

President-elect Donald Trump says he will dissolve his charitable foundation before taking office to avoid conflicts of interest. The Democratic Party says that's not enough and is calling for the billionaire... It'll be a white Christmas for the northern Plains and some Western states, but it's likely to cause troublesome travel.