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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

The media and Democrats hate Ted Cruz for all the usual reasons they hate outspoken conservatives. But in less than four years in the Senate, Cruz has given Republicans numerous reasons to dislike him as well. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

Can a man who specializes in making enemies be elected president?

Daniel Allott December 1, 2015 10:00 pm

While student hysterics are nothing too novel, what is new is this sense of excessive fragility in which they demand as a right a complete insulation from all things unpleasant. (AP Photo)

Whither the snowflakes?

Noemie Emery December 1, 2015 5:01 am

The case for fighting back against terrorists

Dan Hannan November 30, 2015 5:01 am

My takeaway from Noel Malcolm's book is that his disorderly Mediterranean world, where rules are flouted, boundaries are readily penetrated and allegiances are transitory is similar in character today. (AP Photo)

History returns, violently, in the Mediterranean and beyond

Michael Barone November 30, 2015 5:01 am

Growing concerns about the viability of Obamacare are likely to get increased attention as the Republican field narrows. (AP Photo)

Obamacare’s woes will disrupt 2016 presidential race

Philip Klein November 30, 2015 5:01 am

"If you had people like me in that room and somebody starts shooting, I guarantee you, we're going down shooting." (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

‘Fact-checking’ memories

Hugh Hewitt November 29, 2015 10:00 pm

One young protester was filmed staring down police officers, getting right in their faces and occasionally shouting, "Shoot me 16 times!" (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

How the Chicago protests could roil the 2016 race

W. James Antle III November 26, 2015 6:08 am

You can measure earned success by the money you earn or the usefulness of your work, and also by the work you do raising a family or joining with others in the multitude of voluntary associations which Alexis de Tocqueville identified 180 years ago as the major strength of America. (AP file photo/Paul Sancya)

Give thanks this year — for work

Michael Barone November 25, 2015 9:45 pm

These uprisings, and their intolerant tone, have caused consternation on both the Left and the Right. (Danielle Duval/Lansing State Journal via AP)

Campus radicals provide an opportunity to defend the foundations of the West

Timothy P. Carney November 25, 2015 9:45 pm

Companies that have more than 50 full-time employees had to start tracking this year their insurance coverage provided to workers. Businesses below 50 employees are exempt. (AP Photo)

As exchanges falter, team Obamacare fights for an insurer bailout

Timothy P. Carney November 25, 2015 1:41 am

It began with the speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany in June 2008, when Barack Obama took his act to an international audience. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Words and the wise

Noemie Emery November 24, 2015 5:01 am

The last Belgian election was won by a party that favors self-rule, and French and Dutch-speaking populations are identifying less with the national institutions. But where does this leave, say, a Moroccan-origin boy from Molenbeek? (AP Photo)

To understand France’s jihadis, look at where they came from

Dan Hannan November 23, 2015 5:01 am