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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

Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says GOP obstruction is unprecedented, a claim that is difficult to substantiate. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

If Harry Reid tries nuclear option, nuclear winter will follow

Byron York July 19, 2013 4:00 am

James "Whitey" Bulger is facing a 32-count racketeering indictment. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshals Service, File)

Corrupt FBI let mobster Whitey Bulger keep killing

Gene Healy July 19, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2010 file photo, Temeka Williams, right, of Detroit, uses her EBT/Bridge Card tokens for a purchase from Elizabeth and Gary Lauber from Sweet Delights at the Farmer's Market in Detroit. House approval of a scaled-back farm bill is setting up what could be an even bigger fight over food stamps and the role of domestic food aid in the United States. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

House GOP passes farm subsidies — without food stamps

Timothy P. Carney July 19, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama greets people after speaking about the Affordable Care Act during an event in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obamacare battle takes bizarre turns

Byron York July 18, 2013 4:00 am

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls, celebrated her 16th birthday by addressing the United Nations. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

16-year-old Pakistani girl is a brave heart the Taliban tried to kill

Cal Thomas July 18, 2013 4:00 am

In this July 12, 2013, photo an Outsource to Detroit banner from Galaxe.Solutions is seen on a Detroit building. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr on Thursday, July 18, 2013, asked a federal judge permission to place Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. (AP/Carlos Osorio)

Without big changes, Detroit won’t have a second act

Shikha Dalmia July 18, 2013 4:00 am

Walmart blamed the state of the economy and the January payroll tax hike in particular for weak sales on Thursday as it reported lower than expected earnings and cut its profit forecast. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

‘Living wage’ measures hurt the young, unskilled workers the most

Diana Furchtgott-Roth July 17, 2013 4:00 am

Steve LaTourette called the Club for Growth as "a cancer on the Republican Party." (AP File)

K Street and GOP centrists: A Washington love story

Timothy P. Carney July 16, 2013 4:00 am

People from the local community, members of the Dream Defenders at University of Florida and other social groups march up the stairs to the local Department of Justice office in the Commerce Building, after a march from the Bo Diddley Downtown Community Plaza to the Department of Justice, Monday, July 15, demanding that the Justice Department file charges against George Zimmerman. (AP/The Gainesville Sun, Brad McClenny)

Race-baiters promote themselves, not progress

Mona Charen July 15, 2013 4:00 am

George Zimmerman leaves court with his family after his not guilty verdict was read in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green)

George Zimmerman verdict and double standards

Cal Thomas July 15, 2013 4:00 am

Trayvon Martin had committed no crime ahead of his encounter with George Zimmerman, whereas Trayvon Raymos was guilty of murdering Zachary Sowers. (AP File)

A tale of two Trayvons

Gregory Kane July 15, 2013 4:00 am

The media has allowed the George Zimmerman trial to consume hundreds of hours of coverage. (AP/TV Pool)

A thriller indicts the MSM: Daniel Silva’s ‘The English Girl’ and the Zimmerman trial

Hugh Hewitt July 15, 2013 4:00 am