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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

Obama is asking for authority he insists he does not need to carry out a military campaign that will, to quote Kerry again, "hold Bashar al-Assad accountable without engaging in troops on the ground or any other prolonged kind of effort..." (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Obama’s ‘dumb wars’

Mona Charen September 9, 2013 4:00 am

America only appears rudderless

David Limbaugh September 9, 2013 4:00 am

SEIU vows to help promote Obamacare

Sean Higgins September 9, 2013 4:00 am

These days, many children like going back to school as a respite from their parents. (Thinkstock)

Summer smother comes to an end

Washington Examiner September 8, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.

Why many Republicans won’t support Obama on Syria attack

Byron York September 6, 2013 4:00 am

Former President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair attend a round table meeting of G8 leaders in 2007. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The specter of Iraq hovers over Syria debate

Michael Barone September 6, 2013 4:00 am

James Madison

Founders made defunding ‘the most complete and effectual weapon’

Mark Tapscott September 6, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama arrives to make a statement about Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House on Saturday. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

When a president gets a little, chances are he’ll take a lot

Timothy P. Carney September 6, 2013 4:00 am

For union folks like Sean McGarvey, the issue comes down to this: Change may necessary, but not at the cost of oneâs own identity. And that is the danger of what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, above, plans for the labor movement. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Big Green environmentalists may have power to shape Big Labor’s future

Sean Higgins September 6, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama announced over the weekend that he'll seek congressional approval for military strikes against the Assad regime, now the Obama administration is trying to rally support among Americans and their congressman and senators. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

John Kerry can’t see it, but Congress may vote ‘No’ on Syria

Gene Healy September 6, 2013 4:00 am

EPA manipulates the FOIA to help Big Green

Ron Arnold September 6, 2013 4:00 am

Crime plateaued between 1975 and 1995, spiking upward with the crack cocaine epidemic in the late 1980s. Governments responded with tough new measures. (AP File)

With crime down, the nation moves to ease get-tough policies

Michael Barone September 6, 2013 4:00 am