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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

Pure, undiluted, unadulterated Joe Biden id

Byron York July 23, 2025 10:55 am

Andrew Tate gestures, next to his brother, Tristan, outside the Bucharest Tribunal in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Marriage means better sex, more of it, bigger paychecks, and the power of God on your side

Tiana Lowe Doescher July 21, 2025 12:03 pm

Measuring what Americans think about immigration

Byron York July 21, 2025 10:56 am

On the sourcing of that Wall Street Journal article

Byron York July 19, 2025 9:28 am

How perseverance saved this community in God’s Country

Salena Zito July 18, 2025 7:25 pm

Former Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, left, and Jeffery Epstein, right.

The Epstein conspiracy theories have some giant holes

David Harsanyi July 18, 2025 2:00 pm

A photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein.

Why do Democrats suddenly care about Epstein?

Christopher Tremoglie July 18, 2025 12:03 pm

Superman on truth, justice, and the American way

Christopher Tremoglie July 18, 2025 5:55 am

Ukrainian civilians try to extinguish a house fire after Russian shelling on the city of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, 16 July 2025. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump’s backing of Ukraine has come too late

Dan Hannan July 18, 2025 4:10 am

Epstein mess a growing threat to Trump

Byron York July 17, 2025 9:44 am

Donald Trump interview with Salena Zito.

Trump bullish on the Golden Age of America at Pittsburgh summit

Salena Zito July 16, 2025 9:35 am

Georgetown, Washington DC, USA - January 29, 2023: Healy Hall at Georgetown University is a building on the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places and was completed in 1879.

Higher education in trouble: Political repercussions

Michael Barone July 16, 2025 9:24 am