Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Virginia.

Hegseth’s Pentagon initiatives hold promise

Elaine McCusker, John G. Ferrari · October 15, 2026 6:00 am

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, left, and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez address supporters from the top of a truck during a protest against the official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the winner in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela needs more than an election date

A person pastes a heart-shaped sticker on a banner with pictures of Israeli hostages during a a gathering at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv.

After Trump brought him home, an Oct. 7 hostage family member tells his story

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Cannon House Office Building as Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fund the federal government through Dec. 4, in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.

Expand the Child Tax Credit, but define success first

This 2015 photo shows server banks inside a data center at AEP headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Trump should crack down on Chinese AI distillation

President Donald Trump.

Comparing the US and Germany proves the US’s wiser energy policy

James Rogan March 24, 2026 6:00 am

Ship near Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Washington will pay the cost

Stephanie Campbell March 24, 2026 6:00 am

Fire and plumes of smoke rise after a drone struck a fuel tank forcing the temporary suspension of flights. near Dubai International Airport, in United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

Iran chaos proves solving ambassador shortage is an urgent need

Laura Richardson, Liz Schrayer March 23, 2026 7:00 am

Annotated Google map showing Iran's Qeshm island location circled in red and the Strait of Hormuz circled in orange.

Act now on the Strait of Hormuz — or pay a far greater price later

Jason D. Greenblatt March 22, 2026 6:00 am

People watch the sunset from the Malecón during a blackout in Havana.

Lights out: Cuba’s blackout exposes the hollow promise of communism

Mike Gonzalez March 20, 2026 6:00 am

Trump poses with fellow leaders of NATO member nations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

To defend the Strait of Hormuz, it might pay to have some friends

Ian Haworth March 20, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to attend the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

‘Mowing the lawn’ in Iran won’t do. Trump must finish the job

Elizabeth Stauffer March 20, 2026 4:00 am

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MARCH 19: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provides updates on the continued military operations on Iran 2during a press briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon on March 19, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. The U.S. and Israel have continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28.

Congress should reject Pentagon’s $200 billion Iran war request

Greg Williams March 19, 2026 3:59 pm

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024.

Yemen, the unfinished business America ignores at its peril

Edmund Fitton-Brown, Bridget Toomey March 19, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump needs to give a speech in Normandy

John Roberts March 18, 2026 6:00 am

Ships in waters near Strait of Hormuz.

Iraq’s oil lifeline is breaking: The biggest state casualty of Hormuz crisis

Heyrsh Abdulrahman March 18, 2026 6:00 am

Members from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike

Three dangerous myths about Iraq’s popular mobilization forces

Entifadh Qanbar March 17, 2026 8:00 am