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Mary Peltola

Alaska — a stain on Democrats that the blue wave can’t wash clean

Hugo Gurdon · November 4, 2026 4:00 pm

Supporters cheer as they watch early election results before Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico arrives to speak at an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

Trump.

The arrival of divided government

Collage of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Donald Trump, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).

Maybe don’t bully your own Senate majority out of existence

Kotkin shows how cities developed as religious, imperial, commercial and industrial centers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Michael Barone: Cities should have room for everyone

Michael Barone May 29, 2016 9:00 pm

This opens the door for a whole new set of accusations against professors and other administrators. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

More professors subjected to Title IX investigations

Ashe Schow May 27, 2016 4:00 am

Donald Trump has exposed Marco Rubio

Philip Klein May 27, 2016 3:49 am

Clinton’s email trail shows disdain for transparency

Timothy P. Carney May 27, 2016 2:56 am

The central issue in Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's case is whether the act of arranging a meeting with a Cabinet official (or any other official person) on behalf of a benefactor was enough of a "quo" to satisfy an (illegal) "quid" — even though there was no evidence to suggest McDonnell sought to influence the outcome of the requested meeting. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Why McDonnell is important

Robert Ehrlich May 26, 2016 4:04 am

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson received more than 1 million votes in 2012, a record raw vote total for the Libertarian Party. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Why the Libertarian Party convention matters

W. James Antle III May 26, 2016 4:01 am

There has been much focus on Donald Trump's negative numbers among women, but Hillary Clinton does even worse among non-college white men. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump, Clinton tied in polls: Were all the wise men wrong?

Michael Barone May 25, 2016 7:59 pm

McAuliffe is just one of many shady Hillary fundraisers

Timothy P. Carney May 25, 2016 1:46 am

For what it's worth, the guano-encrusted statue of Cecil Rhodes, which is lodged in a little niche above some permanently closed gates at my old college, Oriel, is barely noticeable. (Wikimedia Commons)

American campus craziness comes to Oxford

Dan Hannan May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Hillary Clinton's solutions for equalizing pay — "flexible scheduling, paid family leave and earned sick days" — tend to encourage women to take time off from work, which in turn tends toward lower lifetime earnings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Michael Barone: Clinton policies to end pay gap would just make it larger

Michael Barone May 22, 2016 9:00 pm

With 23 weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump — the unlikeliest, most unconventional nominee of a major party in modern times — faces two challenges. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

How Trump can quiet conservative angst

Hugh Hewitt May 22, 2016 9:00 pm

Trump takes a chance on an issue that may boomerang against him. (AP Photos)

What is Trump thinking on ‘rape’ and Bill Clinton?

W. James Antle III May 22, 2016 4:01 am