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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

Both parties have been corrupted by the welfare state

David Harsanyi October 4, 2024 11:55 am

On Iran, deterrence not deference

Dominic Green October 4, 2024 5:35 am

American wokery comes to Mexico

Dan Hannan October 4, 2024 5:15 am

More than just meatballs and the Mafia: Why Italian American Heritage and Culture Month is important

Christopher Tremoglie October 4, 2024 4:45 am

Election will hinge on ‘cosmetologists and truck drivers’ in Pennsylvania

Salena Zito October 3, 2024 4:49 pm

There’s one Pennsylvania Democrat Josh Shapiro won’t help

Salena Zito October 3, 2024 10:58 am

Harris’s economic plan is a disaster, wrapped in a calamity

Quin Hillyer October 2, 2024 2:07 pm

The vice presidential debate actually may matter

Michael Barone October 2, 2024 12:55 pm

Vance crushes Walz, debate was over in first minute

Byron York October 2, 2024 4:00 am

The American farmer hit hard by port strike

Salena Zito October 1, 2024 4:49 pm

The tide is turning in our culture wars

Hugo Gurdon October 1, 2024 2:32 pm

A debate amid chaos

Byron York October 1, 2024 2:26 pm