Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been axing the federal workforce based on the claim that the government is “bloated.” Now he’s blaming federal workers for a recession his own policies may be creating.

Fair and unbiased treatment – for all human beings – is the beating heart of diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A rash of presidential executive orders signed by Donald Trump since his January ...

You cannot find America on a balance sheet. Our worth is not measured in tons of steel, bushels of grain, or barrels of oil. The real America is an idea, an ideal — a thing without borders. Born in ...

A lot of time and energy has been wasted over the last two months by very intelligent people wringing their hands and hoping that somebody, anybody will show up and give them direction. And it’s ...

You know those workers at the polling place who help you cast your ballot each election? There are elections for them, too. This year, voters across Pennsylvania will have a chance to choose the ...

QNB Bank continues a long running legacy of promoting student creativity as its annual art calendar contest marks 30 years. High school students in Upper Bucks County, Upper Perkiomen Valley, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut 83,000 jobs, slashing employment by over 17% at the federal agency that provides health care for millions of veterans, according to an internal ...

As state legislative sessions grind on, conservative lawmakers have filed a new batch of bills that would grant legal rights to fetuses and fertilized embryos. Lawmakers in at least eight states — ...

Bucks County Beacon reporter Pat LaMarche shares her thoughts on what solidarity and inclusiveness ought to look like on this important day – and year-round.

It’s International Women’s Day, but if you’ve got an Apple or Google calendar, you wouldn’t know it. Since the U.S. got her new/old president, there’s been vast speculation on social media that the ...

The state’s top election official calls on the Legislature to update rules, and to give local administrators a voice. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt at the Capitol in Harrisburg. "It’s ...

More than 60 former members of Congress put their names to an open letter urging Congress to assert its role as a fundamental “check and balance” on the government’s executive branch. “America is ...