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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

Protesters confront Los Angeles police department personnel in riot gear in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025.

Disturbing glimpses of Democratic anger

Byron York July 8, 2025 4:27 pm

"What I was struck by last night was in thinking that if I had been watching and listening to this debate with my eyes closed, you would not have known that these were candidates for the presidency of the United States of America," Debbie Wasserman Schultz said. "It was more like a debate about the presidency of some authoritarian regime." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democrats are right — they’re ‘screwed’

Hugo Gurdon July 8, 2025 7:00 am

Medicaid, the BBB, and Obama’s revenge

Byron York July 7, 2025 4:01 pm

America at 250 is in danger of becoming just another country

Dan Hannan July 4, 2025 9:17 am

The merchant of America gets married in Venice

Tiana Lowe Doescher July 4, 2025 5:50 am

1775 and the forgotten man of the American Revolution

Salena Zito July 3, 2025 9:09 pm

The angry Left resists as the Right rejoices: A tale of two Independence Days

Joe Concha July 2, 2025 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump and Israeli's Bibi Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 4, 2025.

What the 12-day war hath wrought

Michael Barone July 2, 2025 11:56 am

Marc Fogel, a suburban Pittsburgh history teacher who was held in a Russian prison for nearly 4 years, was gifted "his first new car in 63 years" by by G. Richard Bassy and the Ford motor company. (Courtesy photo)

Ford Motor Company gifts Marc Fogel in a very big way

Salena Zito July 1, 2025 10:18 am

Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference.

Elon Musk goes off again

Byron York July 1, 2025 8:25 am

Pick one: MAGA or states’ rights

Dan Hannan June 29, 2025 8:28 am

Early Iran bomb damage spin falls apart

Byron York June 28, 2025 4:25 pm