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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

Presidents seeking reelection in a land without landslides

Michael Barone November 27, 2020 9:54 pm

The danger Trump poses to Republicans

Hugo Gurdon November 25, 2020 6:10 pm

Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court.

Republicans retain marginal advantage in redistricting

Michael Barone November 24, 2020 8:33 pm

Map of United Kingdom.

Why is Irish America so anti-British?

Dan Hannan November 23, 2020 5:00 am

The Mayflower Compact, 400 years ago, showed Pilgrim’s Progress toward civil society

Quin Hillyer November 20, 2020 8:13 pm

Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pictured.

Democrats’ bloodletting is just getting started

Hugo Gurdon November 18, 2020 6:09 pm

Californians, and Americans, reject racial quotas and preferences

Michael Barone November 18, 2020 4:19 pm

In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York.

Trump and Stacey Abrams, two of a kind

Noemie Emery November 17, 2020 8:55 am

Justice Alito’s speech infuriated the Left, but it was entirely appropriate

Quin Hillyer November 16, 2020 10:50 pm

Republicans, please stop making it all about Trump

Dan Hannan November 16, 2020 5:00 am

Jimmy Coen, owner of Yinzers in the Burgh, stands inside of his store on November 9 in Pittsburghâs Strip District.

When the NFL plays politics, small-business owners get tackled, too

Salena Zito November 15, 2020 5:00 am

A man votes on the only machine working shortly after polls opened in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report released Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

Despite Trump’s deficit, Republicans remain competitive in ‘straight-ticket America’

Michael Barone November 13, 2020 3:33 pm