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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

Talk about a lose-lose. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obamacare repeal and replace heads back into the fire

Robert Ehrlich June 12, 2017 6:11 pm

Hurricane Matthew tore up parts of the Atlantic Coast in October, triggering flash floods in three North Carolina counties that lie in the Lumber River basin. One was Robeson County. (Courtesy photo)

The hurricane that divided an electorate and united a community

Daniel Allott June 12, 2017 4:01 am

Vietnam-era veteran Pat Kraska discusses the nation's need to come together while sitting in the American Legion hall in Richmond Center, Wisc., on June 5. (Frank Craig for the Washington Examiner)

Respect for community and the flag can bring the country together

Salena Zito June 11, 2017 4:01 am

Britain's Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, bottom center, waves after arriving for the declaration at his constituency in London on June 9. Britain voted Thursday in an election that started out as an attempt by Prime Minister Theresa May to increase her party's majority in Parliament ahead of Brexit negotiations but was upended by terror attacks in Manchester and London during the campaign's closing days. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Hannan: Young Brits vote for free stuff

Dan Hannan June 9, 2017 4:57 pm

James Comey did not leak classified national security information, but what he did was still a leak. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Not all leaks are created equal, but what James Comey did was still a leak

Philip Klein June 9, 2017 3:16 pm

One of the reasons that college has lost its value is the active suppression of opposing viewpoints, which was on full display in the riots to bar Ann Coulter from Berkeley. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Is college worth it? Increasing numbers say no

Michael Barone June 8, 2017 4:01 am

Whereas Democrats once castigated former FBI Director James Comey for his perceived influencing of the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, they are now willing to use his testimony to guide their view of the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, left, and Susan Walsh, File)

James Comey goes from zero to hero with Democrats

W. James Antle III June 8, 2017 4:01 am

If Trump and Republicans want to keep the national media on the defensive, they can pursue the issues he campaigned on and, other than absolutely necessary bathroom breaks, do nothing else. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Big Business’ Paris love affair

Timothy P. Carney June 7, 2017 12:27 am

As the economic historian Deirdre McCloskey has shown, most human beings lived on $3 a day until around 200 years ago. Since then, our average global income has increased by 3,000 percent.

Good globalization and bad globalization

Dan Hannan June 5, 2017 4:01 am

Ron Fedler should be a true treasure for the Democratic Party. His living room walls are a kaleidoscope of family photos. Across the room from his overstuffed lazy chair, an 11-by-14 framed color photo of former President John F. Kennedy sits atop a coffee table. "He is my hero; he will always be my hero," Fedler says, smiling broadly. (Photo by Frank Craig for the Washington Examiner)

In small town Iowa, a humble model for Democratic politicians

Salena Zito June 4, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for churches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

These days, religious liberty is sitting pretty in church

Robert Ehrlich June 1, 2017 2:05 pm

Speaking at a California tech conference, Hillary Clinton said she tried to warn us about Russian collusion with the Trump campaign at the time. (Screen shot)

The vast right-wing conspiracy 2.0, Russia edition

W. James Antle III June 1, 2017 5:47 am