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Abdul el Sayed.

El Sayed and the art of conning voters

Hugo Gurdon · October 28, 2026 6:00 am

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

Josh Shapiro promises restraint as Democrats eye a Pennsylvania sweep

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

Mired in infighting, with Trump full speed ahead, Democrats can’t find their way

Byron York June 22, 2025 9:50 pm

Iran asked for it. Trump delivered.

David Harsanyi June 21, 2025 11:04 pm

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., center, talks at the news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June. 17, 2025, in Washington.

Why Democrats are embracing arrest porn to protect criminal illegal immigrants

Joe Concha June 21, 2025 2:00 pm

Biden’s power grab hands Trump a steel company

Timothy P. Carney June 20, 2025 2:00 pm

The great MAGA split

Dominic Green June 20, 2025 5:57 am

The Social Security Administration is still ignoring the baby bust

Timothy P. Carney June 20, 2025 5:55 am

We should all be thanking Israel

Dan Hannan June 20, 2025 4:00 am

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington.

Trump’s decision

Byron York June 19, 2025 4:10 pm

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

The ‘regime change’ fallacy

David Harsanyi June 19, 2025 2:00 pm

Supporters wave Iranian flags.

Fast-changing events making, or remaking, history

Michael Barone June 18, 2025 2:28 pm

The 10 worst predictions after Trump’s first campaign launch

Joe Concha June 18, 2025 2:00 pm

A decade ago, the start of the Trump era

Byron York June 17, 2025 3:48 pm