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Inside sleeve of "Proud Pumpkin" book.

More than a page: How a simple story can shape a childhood

Salena Zito · October 29, 2026 4:07 pm

Republican candidate Mike Rogers's campaign office.

Why Detroit holds the key to Michigan’s Senate seat

Collage from left to right: Donald Trump, Abdul el Sayed, and JD Vance

Trump, Vance, and the ‘jihadist’ el Sayed

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Democrats caught in Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ lie

Independence Day July 4

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Abdul el Sayed.

El Sayed and the art of conning voters

Hugo Gurdon October 28, 2026 6:00 am

Gov. Josh Shapiro at a campaign rally in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Josh Shapiro promises restraint as Democrats eye a Pennsylvania sweep

Salena Zito October 27, 2026 3:08 pm

PHILADELPHIA- U.S. Senator David McCormick hosted the inaugural Pennsylvania Red Tape Dialogues last week at Temple University in Philadelphia with the goal of bringing together C-suite executives, small business owners, policy experts, and federal/state regulators to identify and eliminate burdensome government regulations. (credit Sen. McCormick's office)

McCormick takes on Pennsylvania’s red tape, one binder at a time

Salena Zito October 26, 2026 4:08 pm

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Another 2026 polling wrinkle

Guy Benson October 26, 2026 1:43 pm

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

The logic behind Trump’s ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ appeal

Byron York October 25, 2026 9:08 pm

President Donald Trump touches his ear as he talks about the noise from the new ballroom construction before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The closing economic pitch Republicans are too scared to make

Tiana Lowe Doescher October 24, 2026 8:03 am

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Trump and the MAGA enthusiasm strategy

Byron York October 23, 2026 11:17 pm

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Abdul el Sayed’s chronic, brazen lying

Guy Benson October 23, 2026 5:45 am

Abdul el Sayed.

Is it too late to move the midterm needle in Michigan?

Byron York October 21, 2026 10:37 pm

Bucks County demonstrators.

The conservative who said yes to Bucks County, USA

Salena Zito October 21, 2026 4:18 pm

El Sayed and Rogers.

What’s ahead if the polls are right — or wrong

Michael Barone October 21, 2026 3:33 pm

Aleppo-Workers giving visitors a tour 900 feet down the Bailey coal mine that straddles Washington and Greene counties in Pennsylvania. (Salena Zito)

In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate money

Salena Zito October 20, 2026 1:07 pm