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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

"He appreciates what Bob Mueller is doing. He asked me to share that with him and that's what I've done." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

It’s still Trump’s show, but Mueller is writing the script

W. James Antle III May 18, 2017 7:00 am

Well, we did it. Against all odds, we pulled out all the stops and ended the Clinton dynasty. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mission accomplished, comrade

Robert Ehrlich May 18, 2017 4:04 am

Trump has foresworn any cuts in Social Security or Medicare entitlements. May has promised to cap utility bills and to target tax cuts toward low earners. So much for the policy thrusts of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The demotic politics of Theresa May — and Donald Trump

Michael Barone May 18, 2017 4:01 am

"Idiot" and "incompetent" were the two words that came to mind most when a pollster asked Americans to describe President Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The incontinent president springs a leak

Timothy P. Carney May 17, 2017 3:43 am

The real wave will be built growing your universe of resistance. To date that still has not happened.

No sign of an impending ‘wave’ election

Salena Zito May 14, 2017 4:04 am

Trump had every right and reason to fire him and it doesn't change the status of the investigation into his campaign. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump can’t win the press

Eddie Scarry May 13, 2017 11:40 am

There has been plenty of recent analysis devoted to today's age of rage on campus. Much of it focuses on the left's reaction to Trump-style populism. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

How to restore the First Amendment on campus

Robert Ehrlich May 11, 2017 12:00 pm

The Republican reaction to President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey gives us a preview of how many will stand by him if the facts uncovered by the Russia probe take a turn for the worse. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lukewarm GOP response to Comey firing a warning to Trump

W. James Antle III May 11, 2017 11:57 am

In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

James Comey: Latest victim of the Clintons

Michael Barone May 11, 2017 4:01 am

Chris Collins, self-proclaimed millionaire-maker, wades into another drug lobby fight

Timothy P. Carney May 10, 2017 10:54 am

Protesters yell "shame'" to members of Congress on the East Front of the Capitol after the House passed the Republicans' bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on May 4. The protesters support the ACA. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)

Repeal Obamacare now, or not at all

Dan Hannan May 8, 2017 4:01 am

A sidewalk tent offers deals on cell phones outside the now-empty office space that served as a 2016 campaign office for Hillary Clinton in a Roseville, Mich., strip mall on May 3. (Frank Craig for Washington Examiner)

Hillary’s perfectly crafted untruths

Salena Zito May 7, 2017 4:05 am