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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

This screenshot made shows the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' main landing web page for healthcare.gov. With website woes ongoing, the Obama administration Monday granted a six-week extension until March 31, 2014 for Americans to sign up for coverage next year and avoid new tax penalties under the president's health care overhaul law. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Obama-don’t-care that his signature program uses deceptive advertising

Shikha Dalmia October 31, 2013 4:00 am

There are examples galore of government's inability to do things well and at reasonable cost, but that doesn't deter those who continue to believe government can solve every problem and run Obamacare functionally. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Obamacare is government’s solution to problems it created

Veronique de Rugy October 31, 2013 4:00 am

Assistant Interior secretary Rhea Suh helps First Lady Michelle Obama promote the "Let's Move Outside" program at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, outside Las Vegas, in June 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Another Big Green power player moves up in Obama’s Washington

Ron Arnold October 31, 2013 4:00 am

The way the Social Security Administration "collects, verifies and maintains" its death records leaves the agency open to a slew of errors, according to the GAO. (Photo: Thinkstock)

In receipt of stolen goods

Walter Williams October 30, 2013 4:00 am

The modern Federal Reserve is charged with two sometimes clashing missions: preserving a stable currency and reducing unemployment. (AP File)

Boring, but bad — the problem of the Federal Reserve

John Stossel October 30, 2013 4:00 am

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Ideological zealots dominate Democrats and Republicans

Noemie Emery October 30, 2013 4:00 am

The withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan poses a threat to the rights and safety of Afghan women. (AP File)

Afghan women will suffer if the Taliban returns to power

Cal Thomas October 30, 2013 4:00 am

New York City Police Commissioner RayÃÂ Kelly was shouted down by protesters at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Tuesday, forcing administrators at the Ivy League school to call off his lecture on "Proactive Policing in America's Biggest City." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

‘Stop and frisk’ protests at Brown University went too far

Gregory Kane October 30, 2013 4:00 am

Texas's low-tax, light-regulation policies have produced a highly diversified economy that from 2002 to 2011 created nearly one-third of the nation's highest-paying jobs. In those years, its number of upper- and middle-income jobs grew 24 percent. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Americans keep moving to states with low taxes and housing costs

Michael Barone October 30, 2013 4:00 am

E-commerce start-up Carvana focuses on selling used cars through large, eight-story vending machines located across the United States.

Vehicle mileage taxes could help states take over road building from Washington

Diana Furchtgott-Roth October 29, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Here’s why Obama said people could keep their insurance

Philip Klein October 29, 2013 4:00 am

Will the courts end Obamacare by disallowing subsidies on federal exchanges?

You can keep your health plan — if Obama likes it

Timothy P. Carney October 29, 2013 4:00 am