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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

Michelle Malkin: The company Bob Menendez keeps

Michelle Malkin: The company Bob Menendez keeps

Michelle Malkin February 5, 2013 5:00 am

Noemie Emery: A life in the theater

Noemie Emery: A life in the theater

Noemie Emery February 5, 2013 5:00 am

Mona Charen: Gun control will lead to fewer gun crimes

Mona Charen: Gun control will lead to fewer gun crimes

Mona Charen February 4, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee's confirmation hearing. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. is raising the possibility of a filibuster of Hagel to be defense secretary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gene Healy: Chuck Hagel’s farcical hearings

Gene Healy February 4, 2013 5:00 am

Cal Thomas: Government shouldn’t define ‘church’

Cal Thomas: Government shouldn’t define ‘church’

Cal Thomas February 4, 2013 5:00 am

In this June 8, 2012 photo provided by the South Dakota National Guard, members of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, of Rapid City, N.D., practice tactical movement procedures at Camp Rapid. The Pentagon's announcement lifting the ban on women in combat units will affect the South Dakota National Guard. Records show that 36 women currently serving in the South Dakota National Guard have earned combat action badges, a token issued to soldiers that have been in combat. (AP Photo/South Dakota National Guar, Sgt. Andrew Turner)

Walter Williams: Some questions about women in combat

Walter Williams February 4, 2013 5:00 am

David Limbaugh: Chuck Hagel must not be defense secretary

David Limbaugh: Chuck Hagel must not be defense secretary

David Limbaugh February 4, 2013 5:00 am

The U.S.S. Cole after the 2000 terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo via Wikipedia)

James Carafano: Small boats, big worries

James Jay Carafano February 3, 2013 5:00 am

Gregory Kane: Tolerating the intolerant

Gregory Kane: Tolerating the intolerant

Gregory Kane February 3, 2013 5:00 am

Hugh Hewitt: Politicians rush in

Hugh Hewitt: Politicians rush in

Hugh Hewitt February 3, 2013 5:00 am

Charlie Spiering: Republicans losing the tech wars

Charlie Spiering February 2, 2013 5:00 am

Star Parker: Obama and gun control

Star Parker February 2, 2013 5:00 am