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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

Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. passed away in 2007 of a heart attack in a Manhattan steakhouse. He is remembered most for his work for and writings on Democratic politicians Adlai Stevenson and John and Robert F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/David Pickoff)

The tale of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., historian

Noemie Emery January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Scots voted to remain British just over three years ago. That vote, all sides agreed in advance, would settle the issue for a generation. But when Britain voted to leave the European Union shortly afterwards, the leader of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, thought she saw an opportunity to reopen the issue, because Scotland, unlike England and Wales, had voted to stay in.

Daniel Hannan: Put out more flags

Dan Hannan January 29, 2018 5:01 am

Wisconsin's Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin do not hold their fire against each other.

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin aren’t feeling the love

Salena Zito January 28, 2018 5:01 am

"There is nothing in the history of the Senate remotely like what we're facing right now, which is the filibuster being used on everything," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the Washington Examiner. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The days of the filibuster are numbered

Philip Klein January 26, 2018 3:48 am

Congressional districts redrawn by Democrats could give Democrats a chance to win back seven to ten seats in Pennsylvania, a scenario that makes it much easier for the Democrats to retake the majority in lower chamber.

Court order on redistricting rattles vulnerable Pennsylvania GOP

Salena Zito January 25, 2018 8:13 pm

President Trump has been touring manufacturing centers to promote his tax and economic plan signed into law late last year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s next challenge: Making tax cuts great again

W. James Antle III January 25, 2018 5:01 am

General Electric is cooperating with a Justice Department probe of a discontinued mortgage business.

The decline and fall of General Electric, the poster child of Obamanomics

Timothy P. Carney January 24, 2018 4:07 am

President Franklin D. Roosevelt has long been an icon for the Left, but Roosevelt detested the "dole" and all that smacked of it. (AP Photo)

FDR knew the importance of working for benefits

Noemie Emery January 23, 2018 5:17 am

An immigrant from Uganda, who goes by Shubby, joins other immigrants taking the citizenship oath during naturalization ceremonies at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 20. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

What makes for a shithole?

Dan Hannan January 22, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump stands with many of the Pennsylvania delegation during an official visit at H&K Equipment, a rental and sales company for specialized material handling solutions in Coraopolis, Pa., on Jan. 18, 2018. (Photo by Justin Merriman for the Washington Examiner)

Groundhog Day in America

Salena Zito January 21, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump (pictured center-right) stands with many of the Pennsylvania delegation during an official visit at H&K Equipment, a rental and sales company for specialized material handling solutions in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 18, 2018. Trump visited the facility to talk about the Republican tax reform policy that was passed in late December. (Photo by Justin Merriman for the Washington Examiner)

Trump returns to Pennsylvania touting tax cuts, the economy, and a little politics

Salena Zito January 19, 2018 12:15 am

President Trump has tangible accomplishments when it comes to deregulation, cutting taxes, and appointing conservative judges. Yet on infrastructure, immigration, and trade, his populist promises remain unfulfilled. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Trump using Trumpian rhetoric, pursuing NeverTrumper policies

Philip Klein January 18, 2018 9:59 pm