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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

As a rule, the function of bipartisan panels is either to delay action on issues lawmakers want to duck or to provide a harmless outlet for the critics of policies that are set in stone. (Photo: Thinkstock)

The ruse of bipartisan commissions

Steve Chapman January 25, 2014 5:00 am

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his annual State of the State address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on Jan. 8 in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Lessons for ‘Shove Guv’ Andrew Cuomo

Michelle Malkin January 24, 2014 5:00 am

Gun-safety training can be a life-saver. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Gun-safety training should start early

Diane Dimond January 24, 2014 5:00 am

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Economic mobility tied to family structure

Linda Chavez January 24, 2014 5:00 am

Customers are seen at a Hobby Lobby store in Denver in May 2013. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Why does the federal government want to control contraceptive choices?

Star Parker January 24, 2014 5:00 am

The $350 million that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants the state's residents to cough up for a Detroit bailout might be just an initial down payment if other municipalities come knocking. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Detroit bailout plan will only dig the pension hole deeper

Shikha Dalmia January 23, 2014 5:00 am

If President Obama's job approval ratings stay as low as they are today -- or drift lower -- it will be virtually impossible for any Democrat to win. Obama would be as much of a drag on his party's candidate as George W. Bush was in 2008.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama’s weakness makes GOP early favorite for 2016

Scott Rasmussen January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Wendy Davis achieved success the way most successful people do -- through hard work and the support of a loving family. (Photo by Stewart F. House/Getty images)

Wendy Davis didn’t struggle to the top on her own

Mona Charen January 23, 2014 5:00 am

This week, Target announced it will drop the coverage it offers part-time employees, effective April 1. (AP File)

Companies cut coverage for part-timers, shunting employees to Obamacare

Byron York January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Support for same-sex marriage may be on the rise, but that doesn't necessarily predict a liberal political shift in the United States. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)

America isn’t destined to be more liberal

David Harsanyi January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Last week, an unsigned editorial in the Investors Business Daily proposed that global warming is a back door to socialism. (Thinkstock)

Global warmists aim to disempower America

Ron Arnold January 23, 2014 5:00 am

The visceral hostility toward Sarah Palin by present-day liberals, and the gutter level to which some descend in expressing it, is just one sign of a mindset on the Left that goes back more than two centuries.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Spencer Weiner, File)

The Left has a vision, not facts

Thomas Sowell January 23, 2014 5:00 am