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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

Dr. Cornel West (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Right wins when lefties like Cornel West rant and rave

Gregory Kane July 25, 2013 4:00 am

Could Obama have been Trayvon Martin?

Ron Arnold July 25, 2013 4:00 am

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

No, the GOP is not going to defund Obamacare

Byron York July 25, 2013 4:00 am

Harvard University Professor Larry Summers would be able to lecture Congress and the president on what needs to be done to spur economic growth. (AP File)

Larry Summers for Federal Reserve Chairman

Diana Furchtgott-Roth July 24, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Getty Images)

Obama administration packed with lobbyists he vowed not to hire

Timothy P. Carney July 23, 2013 4:00 am

‘You have white trash. We have black trash’

Cal Thomas July 23, 2013 12:00 am

The D.C. Council has passed a bill that targets Walmart, requiring them to pay a higher minimum wage. (AP File)

D.C. politicos block Walmart, help special interests, hurt the poor

Star Parker July 21, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling the border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

House GOP fences itself into failure by failing on the border

Hugh Hewitt July 21, 2013 4:00 am

(AP Photo/David Duprey)

Economic populism, not Gang of Eight immigration reform, will boost GOP’s future

Conn Carroll July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel either misunderstands or is purposely misusing a federal law that allows oil exploration and drilling in a coastal corner of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell is challenging Jewel. (AP PHOTO/Illustration by ESRI)

Showdown in the Arctic: Alaska challenges Obama

Ron Arnold July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Making the cutoff date for abortions earlier in a pregnancy brings Texas more in line with European countries. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Texas brings abortion rules in line with civilized world

Noemie Emery July 19, 2013 4:00 am

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A system for picking best presidential candidates

Michael Barone July 19, 2013 4:00 am