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Guest essay: Mooney explains ‘no’ vote on stopgap funding bill

by Alex Mooney On Oct. 5, The Dominion Post ran an editorial criticizing my votes for fiscal responsibility and accountability. I have been fighting to pass government spending bills to completely fund border security, our military, and the federal government. That is why I voted in ...

Immigration policies face uphill battle

by Carl P. Leubsdorf The immigration issue has hit Democratic strongholds up north, prompting new moves from the Biden administration. In both a substantive and political response, it announced it would resume deporting illegal Venezuelan entrants and complete parts of former ...

Oct. 8 letters to the editor

What’s good for the world is good for W.Va. It often goes unrealized how addressing global poverty has an economic benefit to the United States. Likewise, it is often overestimated the amount of money the U.S. government puts toward foreign aid and development. Most Americans believe ...

Congress fails on budget — again

The stunning rebuke of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker is yet another indication of the dysfunction of Congress. In this case, the House Republican majority was overruled by eight far-right renegades who claim they are trying to control spending. Of course, Republican concerns about the debt ...