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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 are federal agencies completely funding this private nonprofit group?

Ron Arnold August 9, 2013 4:00 am

Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, who served as chief of staff for President George H.W. Bush, thinks closing government over a policy disagreement will only harm the Republican image, as it did nearly 20 years ago when Republicans tried that approach. (AP File)

Floating conservatives diverge on Obamacare strategy

Cal Thomas August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Michael S. Lee, R-Utah, has asked colleagues to sign a letter promising to "not support any continuing resolution or appropriations legislation that funds further implementation or enforcement of Obamacare." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Even delaying Obamacare vexes divided GOP

Byron York August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Social Security Disability Insurance costs are exploding

Veronique de Rugy August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Tawana Brawley speaks to reporters with her advisor, the Rev. Al Sharpton, in Chicago on Oct. 8, 1988. A grand jury concluded Brawley's story of being raped in New York in 1987 was a hoax. (AP File)

Al Sharpton cannot escape his Tawana Brawley history

Gregory Kane August 8, 2013 4:00 am

A homeless, minimum-wage worker with a union PR agent?

Diana Furchtgott-Roth August 7, 2013 4:00 am

University of California, Berkeley students walk through Sather Gate. A column by a reader of applications at the college has raised questions about discrimination in college admissions. (AP File)

Cheating is rife in college — by admissions officers

Michael Barone August 7, 2013 4:00 am

This image provided Thursday, June 18, 2009 by Chicago's Abraham Lincoln Book Shop Inc. shows an image made from an Aug. 1863 glass plate negative of President Abraham Lincoln at a portrait studio in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo)

Why Lincoln will always matter

Noemie Emery August 7, 2013 4:00 am

Heather Mizeur is running for governor as the liberal in a packed Democratic primary to replace term-limited Gov. Martin O'Malley. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Liberal governor candidate lobbied feds while a Maryland legislator

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

President Barack Obama's administration has given us plenty of reasons to debate the health of our democracy. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama thinks Americans don’t need to know

Gene Healey August 6, 2013 4:00 am

A copy of "The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank" stands on display. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

The enduring legacy of Anne Frank

Cal Thomas August 6, 2013 4:00 am

In 1942, Gen. Douglas MacArthur traveled to Australia, along with planes, troops and supplies to turn the tide in World War II's Pacific front. (AP File)

Obama appears to hunger for the Australia Zero Option

James Jay Carafano August 5, 2013 4:00 am