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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

Why did so many people move out of Detroit? The quick answer: crime abetted by welfare. (AP File)

Flashback Column: Michael Barone on bankruptcies in Detroit and California

Michael Barone December 31, 2013 5:00 am

Tea Party activists have come to see as their adversaries not only Republicans who support increasing the role for the federal government, but anybody who disagrees with their strategy for shrinking government.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Flashback Column: Philip Klein on Tea Party’s tactical, ideological clashes

Philip Klein December 30, 2013 5:00 am

Obamacare has brought about more costs -- and a more confusing tax code. (Thinkstock)

Vote like the government has its hand in your pocket, because it does

Cal Thomas December 30, 2013 5:00 am

The year's worst op-eds covered everything from impeachment to the National Security Agency. (Photo: Thinkstock)

The five worst op-eds of 2013

Gene Healy December 30, 2013 5:00 am

This undated image released by A&E shows Phil Robertson from the popular series "DuckÃÂ Dynasty." Robertson was suspended for disparaging comments he made to GQ magazine about gay people but was reinstated by the network on Dec. 27. (AP/A&E)

Follow the money to get to the bottom of the ‘Duck Dynasty’ saga

Gregory Kane December 30, 2013 5:00 am

The latest average of polls, less than two months into the law's rollout, shows 57 percent opposing Obamacare, with 38 percent supporting -- an enormous 19-point gap between opponents and supporters. (Photo: AP file)

Flashback Column: Byron York on Obama’s health care promises

Byron York December 29, 2013 5:00 am

In this Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (AP/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour)

‘Black swans’ to watch out for in 2014

James Jay Carafano December 29, 2013 5:00 am

Mexico's President EnriqueÃÂ PeÃ±aÃÂ Nieto holds up the documents he signed to enact his proposed energy reforms at the National Palace in Mexico City on Dec. 20. The sweeping reforms approved by state legislators allow private companies to explore for and produce oil and gas, capping a remarkable series of legislative victories by the Mexican leader. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Overdue reforms boost Mexico — and the United States

Michael Barone December 29, 2013 5:00 am

To be enrolled in Medicaid is to be condemned to inferior, indeed almost nonexistent, health care. The payment levels provided by Medicaid are so low as to erect barriers to health care to the Americans forced into its often deadly embrace.ÃÂ (Photo: Thinkstock)

Medicaid expansion: The worst of Obamacare’s four big lies

Hugh Hewitt December 29, 2013 5:00 am

Ted Cruz's Tea Party Whip Operation was not enough to stop the Senate from passing a continuing resolution that funds Obamacare. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Flashback Column: Timothy P. Carney on Ted Cruz and the GOP leadership vacuum

Timothy P. Carney December 28, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow states to define marriage however they see fit, even as gay rights proponents push legal challenges to traditional marriage laws in the wake of the Supreme Court's invalidation of the Defense of Marriage Act.ÃÂ (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Washington’s three most irrational arguments in 2013

Timothy P. Carney December 28, 2013 5:00 am

Hanging out the ‘help wanted’ sign for new conservative leaders

Star Parker December 27, 2013 5:00 am