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Pittsburgh, PA - Inside mission control at Voyager’s North Side headquarters, where engineers will steer the Griffin lander to the moon. (Shannon M Venditti)

Pittsburgh’s moon shot

Salena Zito · November 6, 2026 12:55 pm

marco rubio and jd vance

In the GOP, a new 2028 race

Blue wave congress

America does the right thing after exhausting every other option

Ken Paxton election night watch party

The Red Wedding election

From left: Sen.-elect Troy Jackson (D-ME) celebrates his victory over Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Portland, Maine, Nov. 3, 2026; Sen.-elect James Talarico (D-TX) celebrates in Austin, Texas, Nov. 3, 2026; and Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton (D-KS) thanks supporters at a victory party in Overland Park, Kansas, Nov. 3, 2026. (From left: Scott Eisen/Getty; Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty; Austin Johnson/AFP/Getty)

Character matters, unfortunately for Republicans

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) campaigning for himself.

The wave beneath the wave

Salena Zito November 5, 2026 4:12 pm

Mary Peltola

Alaska — a stain on Democrats that the blue wave can’t wash clean

Hugo Gurdon November 4, 2026 4:00 pm

Supporters cheer as they watch early election results before Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico arrives to speak at an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

Michael Barone November 4, 2026 2:37 pm

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

Timothy P. Carney November 4, 2026 11:25 am

Trump.

The arrival of divided government

Byron York November 4, 2026 2:56 am

Collage of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Donald Trump, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).

Maybe don’t bully your own Senate majority out of existence

Tiana Lowe Doescher November 3, 2026 11:49 pm

Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn, center, speaks at an election night watch party at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center in La Vista, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Bonnie Ryan)

On Election Day, the devil is in the ballot details

Salena Zito November 3, 2026 9:34 am

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed speaks during a campaign rally.

Michigan race ends with acrimony and funky polls — again

Byron York November 2, 2026 12:48 pm

Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) share a laugh as they attend a service at Perfecting Church.

Michigan Democrats’ unity campaign ends in divorce

Guy Benson November 2, 2026 9:54 am

A Social Security card. U.S. Treasury note, and $100 bill lie atop an American flag.

DC’s most pressing post-midterm question: What to do about Social Security’s pending insolvency?

Tiana Lowe Doescher October 31, 2026 6:15 am

Collage of Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Extremist Democrats boosted by corrupt Republicans

Timothy P. Carney October 31, 2026 5:45 am

From left: Eos CEO Joe Mastrangelo, U.S. under secretary of energy Alex Fitzsimmons, and Eos COO Michelle Buczkowski.

From China to Pittsburgh, Eos bets on American manufacturing

Salena Zito October 30, 2026 3:03 pm