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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

Scandals at NSA and IRS are equally alarming

Gene Healy July 2, 2013 4:00 am

As we celebrate our nation's 237th birthday, a crucial facet of American life has all but vanished. We have forsaken, in any systematic and deliberate public manner, one of our most fundamental duties: fostering civic virtue in each and every one of our citizens. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Civic virtue or death

Michelle Malkin July 2, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has put together an immigration bill that has the support of the GOP elite, K Street and Democrats. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Marco Rubio immigration bill imperiled by Tea Party defiance

Timothy P. Carney July 2, 2013 4:00 am

Jonathan Alter's book "The Center Holds" devotes considerable time to President Obama's campaign on Spanish-language media.

Immigration reform comes to the House of Representatives

Hugh Hewitt July 1, 2013 4:00 am

Social Security is crucial to the fiscal picture of immigration reform. (Thinkstock)

Immigration reform won’t make Social Security solvent

Byron York July 1, 2013 4:00 am

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley applauded his state's passage of an assault weapons ban. (AP File)

Baltimore killings go on despite Maryland gun laws

Gregory Kane July 1, 2013 4:00 am

New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte knows her stuff on defense issues

James Jay Carafano July 1, 2013 4:00 am

Recent polls show young voters in the United Kingdom are libertarian on cultural issues while rejecting government-paid residential care for the elderly. (Thinkstock)

In UK, but not US, young voters turn against Big Government

Michael Barone June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Kermit Gosnell's defense attorney argued that because the babies he was convicted of murdering died in utero, he should not be convicted. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department via Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, File)

If only Kermit Gosnell had worn pink sneakers like Wendy Davis

David Freddoso June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Cynthia Wides, center right, and Elizabeth Carey exchange wedding vows at City Hall in San Francisco, Saturday, June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Same-sex marriage is war on religious faith and principle

Star Parker June 30, 2013 4:00 am

Kim, at right, and Rachel Hadley exchange wedding vows as they hold their twins Sidney, center left, and Phin at City Hall in San Francisco, Saturday, June 29,
2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Gay marriage fight now becomes a religious liberty fight

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

A president could sign a law passed by congress only to have a future president choose to ignore the law. (AP file)

Congress must empower people to hold president accountable

Conn Carroll June 30, 2013 4:00 am