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Gov. Josh Shapiro at a campaign rally in Beaver, Pennsylvania.

Josh Shapiro promises restraint as Democrats eye a Pennsylvania sweep

Salena Zito · October 27, 2026 3:08 pm

PHILADELPHIA- U.S. Senator David McCormick hosted the inaugural Pennsylvania Red Tape Dialogues last week at Temple University in Philadelphia with the goal of bringing together C-suite executives, small business owners, policy experts, and federal/state regulators to identify and eliminate burdensome government regulations. (credit Sen. McCormick's office)

McCormick takes on Pennsylvania’s red tape, one binder at a time

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Another 2026 polling wrinkle

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

The logic behind Trump’s ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’ appeal

President Donald Trump touches his ear as he talks about the noise from the new ballroom construction before a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The closing economic pitch Republicans are too scared to make

The Senate tries to do what the Fed cannot: Solve the housing crisis

Tiana Lowe Doescher July 31, 2025 1:00 pm

Democrats and Republicans are in a ideological duel on the American flag.

Heading toward midterm elections, Democrats not up off the floor

Michael Barone July 30, 2025 4:44 pm

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) offers an amendment as the House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

AOC, Crockett, and Mamdani: The scary future of the Democrats is now

Joe Concha July 30, 2025 8:00 am

President Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein.

The key question about the Epstein issue is: What is the issue?

Byron York July 29, 2025 4:23 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

For now, the big fight is Democratic anger vs. Trump accomplishment

Byron York July 28, 2025 4:51 pm

HARRISON CITY, PA-Eileen Cunningham, a native of Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh has turned her talent for leading and volunteering into a singular effort to improve grassroots organizing in Pennsylvania.

The unsung heroine of Pennsylvania’s conservative movement

Salena Zito July 25, 2025 1:09 pm

Hunter Biden, right, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive in federal court for jury selection for his trial on felony tax charges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In ugly Democratic feud, both sides deserve to lose

Byron York July 25, 2025 8:22 am

President Donald Trump speaks at the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony on December 15, 2017 in Quantico, Virginia. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump leads, think tanks follow

Dan Hannan July 25, 2025 5:20 am

Billboards in Montana advocate for politicians to keep their hands off public lands.

How opposition from outdoorsmen made a difference on the proposed public lands sale

Salena Zito July 24, 2025 5:18 pm

Obama knew the Russiagate intelligence was manufactured

David Harsanyi July 24, 2025 3:59 pm

President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, arrive at Fort McNair, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Washington. The Bidens are returning from Camp David.

Joe Biden’s final ‘eff you’ to the Democrats

Hugo Gurdon July 24, 2025 6:00 am

Are ex-presidents a help or hindrance?

Michael Barone July 23, 2025 1:13 pm