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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

Stephanie Cutter, a former Obama campaign spokeswoman and co-host of CNN's "Crossfire," will be advising pro-Obamacare group Americans United for Change. (AP File)

The guns of August: Left and Right go to war over Obamacare

Byron York August 1, 2013 4:00 am

Dream Defenders and their supporters protest outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., last week. (AP/Phil Sears)

Forget the Old South: Trayvon Martin was no Emmett Till

Michael Barone July 31, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama speaks in Chattanooga, Tenn., about his proposals for private sector job growth and the economy. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

More of the same in Chattanooga from a one-tune president

Diana Furchtgott-Roth July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., a backer of Obamacare, has called implementing the plan a train wreck. (AP File)

Obamacare is its own worst enemy

Noemie Emery July 30, 2013 4:00 am

"Defund [Obamacare] or own it," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. "If you fund it, you're for it." (AP File)

Conservative firebrands want scalps, not hollow victories

Timothy P. Carney July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich participate in a debate in February 2012. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Can we reform presidential elections?

Mona Charen July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Huma Abedin, alongside her husband, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, speaks during a news conference in New York. (AP/Kathy Willens)

American republic depends on private character

David Limbaugh July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Beginning next week, some 680,000 Pentagon civilian employees will be furloughed for up to 11 days over the summer. (AP Photo)

Putting the Pentagon on par with pupils

James Jay Carafano July 29, 2013 4:00 am

President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam has drawn parallels between revolutionary Ho Chi Minh and American founding father Thomas Jefferson.

Absurd to equate Jefferson and Ho Chi Minh

Cal Thomas July 29, 2013 4:00 am

Mainstream media ignorance of Muslim Brotherhood looms

Hugh Hewitt July 29, 2013 4:00 am

In 2009, the Democrats held majorities in the House and Senate, but the loss of several Blue Dog Democrats has hurt the party. (AP File)

GOP not the only fractured party; Dems have problems, too

Michael Barone July 29, 2013 4:00 am

Chris Christie does bellyflop on NSA spying

Gene Healy July 29, 2013 12:00 am