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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

House Republicans will struggle to deal with Donald Trump's disruptive appeal, but they're likely to keep their majority. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Will Trump take down congressional Republicans?

Michael Barone August 14, 2016 9:00 pm

Once more into the Supreme Court breach

Hugh Hewitt August 14, 2016 9:00 pm

The real Fishtown and the good old days

Timothy P. Carney August 12, 2016 4:31 am

As pundits debate Donald Trump's true meaning, they're missing something important about his remark. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What everyone’s missing about Trump’s Second Amendment comment

Daniel Allott August 11, 2016 4:05 am

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have endorsed each other. But they and their supporters often seem like rivals. (AP Photos)

The Ryan-vs.-Trump shadow campaign for the GOP future

W. James Antle III August 11, 2016 4:01 am

An intelligent nationalist can respect the strengths of other nationalisms, while preferring his own. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Nationalism is not necessarily a bad thing

Michael Barone August 10, 2016 10:54 pm

Donald Trump is unqualified to be president of the United States, and Republicans ought to be embarrassed he is their nominee. For largely different reasons, Hillary Clinton is also unqualified to be president of the United States, and Democrats ought to be embarrassed she is their nominee. (AP Photos)

Clinton is also unfit to be president

Timothy P. Carney August 10, 2016 12:37 am

Protectionism has a certain appeal in every age and every nation, because of what we might call a piece of faulty wiring in the human brain.

The danger of American protectionism

Dan Hannan August 8, 2016 4:04 am

According to the head of the U.S. Cyber Command, Russians hacking into the U.S. voting system to influence the upcoming election is a concern of top cybersecurity officials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

13 counties to watch in the presidential race

Michael Barone August 8, 2016 4:01 am

Counting the cost of a Supreme Court lost to the Left

Hugh Hewitt August 7, 2016 9:00 pm

As one looks at this nation and around the world, one has to say that democratic governance has not been operating optimally and market capitalism seems to be going through a protracted rough patch. (AP Photo)

The end of history not turning out as hoped

Michael Barone August 7, 2016 9:00 pm

What may turn off black voters more than a few bigoted and bizarre incidents is the GOP's relentless pursuit of more restrictive voting laws. (AP Photo)

Voting rights and voting wrongs

Daniel Allott August 5, 2016 4:04 am