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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

Street preacher Jerry Holt and several of his followers stand in protest to try inform Mormons of the many wives of Mormon founder Joseph Smith. (George Frey/Getty Images)

Polygamy the ‘next major civil rights movement’?

Mark Tapscott June 27, 2013 4:00 am

Columns at Supreme Court Building

Supreme Court offers mixed verdict to conservatives and liberals

Michael Barone June 26, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama's environmental policies tend to benefit a few well-connected companies. (Thinkstock)

Obama turns climate change into corporate bonanza

Timothy P. Carney June 25, 2013 4:00 am

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Marco Rubio, left, said in Oct. 24, 2010, debate that it was unfair to create an alternative pathway to citizenship.

Marco Rubio’s immigration flip-flop could spell political trouble

Byron York June 24, 2013 4:00 am

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Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington on June 14.

Breakout from politics of the past

Cal Thomas June 24, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama defended his government's secret surveillance, saying Congress has repeatedly authorized the collection of America's phone records and U.S. internet use. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Obama defends surveillance practices he decried as senator

David Freddoso June 21, 2013 4:00 am

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Subsidies for Little Guys usually mean profits for Big Guys

Timothy P. Carney June 21, 2013 4:00 am

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An amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill would add 20,000 new border-patrol agents.

Immigration reformers embrace once-unthinkable expansion of border personnnel

Byron York June 20, 2013 4:00 am

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Afghans stand at the site of a blast on February 27, 2011 in Arghandab district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Eight Afghan civilians were killed when two blasts targeted a dog fighting competetion, a practice that was previously banned under Taliban rule.

Talking to the Taliban

Cal Thomas June 19, 2013 4:00 am

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A study from Oregon has cast doubt on the notion that access to insurance makes people healthier.

An Oregon study casts doubt on whether health insurance improves health

Michael Barone June 19, 2013 4:00 am

Frederick Douglass, champion of individual liberty

Philip Klein June 19, 2013 12:00 am

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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe invested big in GreenTech automotive, an electric car company that planned to solicit investments b offering EB-5 visas to Chinese investors.

How Chinese investors buy their way into the US

Timothy P. Carney June 18, 2013 4:00 am