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Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).

All redistricting reformers are hypocrites

Michael Barone · October 21, 2026 10:53 am

James Carville poses for a portrait at the 27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival on October 31, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCAD)

James Carville goes full radical

Reenactors at Mount Vernon in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon.)

On This Day: Washington fears a ‘great deficiency’ in weapons

Power transmission towers line a street in Redondo Beach, California.

Utility companies want to shift risks on struggling families

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA).

Steelers, civic leaders, and Gov. Josh Shapiro break records and pull off flawless Day 1 of NFL Draft

Marc Fogel, a suburban Pittsburgh history teacher who was held in a Russian prison for nearly 4 years, was gifted "his first new car in 63 years" by by G. Richard Bassy and the Ford motor company. (Courtesy photo)

Ford Motor Company gifts Marc Fogel in a very big way

Salena Zito July 1, 2025 10:18 am

Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference.

Elon Musk goes off again

Byron York July 1, 2025 8:25 am

Pick one: MAGA or states’ rights

Dan Hannan June 29, 2025 8:28 am

Early Iran bomb damage spin falls apart

Byron York June 28, 2025 4:25 pm

A very consequential two weeks for Donald Trump’s presidency

Salena Zito June 27, 2025 4:56 pm

The special interests hoping for an increased death tax

Timothy P. Carney June 27, 2025 2:00 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Washington.

Hegseth is right

Byron York June 26, 2025 10:57 pm

Activist group helps convicted child rapist evade ICE agents

Christopher Tremoglie June 26, 2025 11:39 am

The NYC party

Byron York June 25, 2025 6:09 pm

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) meets with small business owners at the Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Company on Main Street after a flash flood caused severe damage to the area.

Volunteer firefighters are the backbone of our communities and their ranks are dwindling

Salena Zito June 25, 2025 4:35 pm

A person walks past the National Debt Clock.

More fear budget bill will just add crushing debt

Paul Bedard June 25, 2025 2:16 pm

Conservatives in eleventh-hour fight over One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s lawsuit ‘tax’

Paul Bedard June 25, 2025 12:47 pm