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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

"I like that Putin is bombing the hell out of ISIS, and it's going to be ISIS. I'll tell you why -- Putin has to get rid of ISIS because Putin doesn't want ISIS coming into Russia," Donald Trump said. (AP Photo)

Trump and Sanders blowing pundits’ minds

Byron York October 5, 2015 9:47 pm

A group of rastafarians demonstrate at Norman Manley airport in Kingston, Jamaica, Monday, Feb.18, 2002, demanding compensation to those who suffered during slavery and repatriation to Africa. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

The absurdity of demanding reparations for slavery

Dan Hannan October 5, 2015 4:01 am

President Obama is himself a Christian, of course, butÂ Thursday'sÂ tirade was anything but a display of righteous anger. (AP Photo)

Gun control and magical thinking

Hugh Hewitt October 4, 2015 9:58 pm

"I may not be a polished politician," Fincher said when he announced his first run for Congress in 2010. (Wikipedia)

Congressman Stephen Fincher: From Tea Partier to corporate welfare champion

Timothy P. Carney October 2, 2015 1:49 pm

A simmering Jeb-Marco feud heats up

Byron York October 1, 2015 9:37 pm

On college campuses, where the new rules are already being applied, accusations of sexual assaultÂ are rarely clear-cut. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Campus sexual assault is rarely black and white

Ashe Schow October 1, 2015 5:00 am

Nationally O'Malley'sÂ numbers are even worse, coming in at justÂ 0.6 percent. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

The dogs that aren’t barking in the 2016 campaign

Michael Barone September 30, 2015 9:40 pm

House Speaker John Boehner's resignation, together withÂ the seeming peace between his heir apparent Kevin McCarthy and the Tea Partiers, marks a new era in the House Republican Party. (AP Photo)Â

The speaker’s job in the Tea Party’s Washington

Timothy P. Carney September 29, 2015 9:30 pm

Partially driving her decline, of course, is the email scandal, which has exacerbated the public's doubts about Clinton's truthfulness.Â (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

As Clinton falls, some Democrats remain optimistic

Byron York September 28, 2015 11:52 pm

Never mind Muslims … Can a Catholic be president?

Dan Hannan September 28, 2015 4:01 am

Is there any historical precedent for Donald Trump?

Michael Barone September 28, 2015 4:01 am

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up to the orchestra as he attends the World Meeting of Families festival in Philadelphia, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. (Tony Gentile/Pool Photo via AP)

Another day in history for Philadelphia

Hugh Hewitt September 27, 2015 9:00 pm