Columnists

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

A roup of college students study on a campus lawn on a beautiful spring day.

Stopping the campus-fication of American life

Michael Barone April 17, 2019 3:29 pm

Workers stand in an elevated cherry picker as they inspect the fire-damaged facade of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.

In rebuilding Notre Dame, Europe can renew its soul

Quin Hillyer April 16, 2019 8:38 pm

Man kneels as people came to watch and photograph the Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Experts are assessing the blackened shell of Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral to establish next steps to save what remains after a devastating fire destroyed much of the almost 900-year-old building.

Our cathedral and Our Lady

Timothy P. Carney April 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (right) are pictured.

The young and the restless vs. the old and the weird

Noemie Emery April 16, 2019 5:19 am

Special counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John's Episcopal Church.

Byron York: Five arguments the Mueller report won’t settle

Byron York April 15, 2019 1:23 am

SILVER GROVE, West Virginia â An unincorporated community in Jefferson county, West Virginia, on the eastern banks of the Shenandoah River.

An answer to the cost of college and community collapse: Community colleges

Salena Zito April 12, 2019 4:00 am

The disappointed Democrats

Fred Barnes April 12, 2019 4:00 am

President Trump waves to the cheering crowd as he arrives for a political rally in Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Byron York: Barr is right, spying on Trump campaign did occur

Byron York April 11, 2019 1:29 am

Delegates take pictures of a Donald Trump bobble-head doll before the start of final day of the Republican National Convention.

What does history tell us about 2020? Not very much

Michael Barone April 10, 2019 10:05 pm

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks during the National Action Network Convention.

Noemie Emery: Marching through Georgia

Noemie Emery April 10, 2019 4:00 am

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on possible tariffs and the effect on the U.S. economy and jobs, Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Nunes defamation lawsuit sees delusion of vast conspiracy

Quin Hillyer April 10, 2019 12:35 am

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, right, watches as Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky.

Joe Biden was Trump before Trump

Timothy P. Carney April 9, 2019 11:26 pm