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.

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.

They’d rather see Khamenei alive than see Trump triumph

Hugh Hewitt March 4, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. fighter jet.

Striking Iran now is risky. Holding off would have been a greater gamble

Stephanie Campbell March 4, 2026 6:00 am

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows a F/A-18E Super Hornet preparing to make an arrested landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after a mission in support of Operation Epic Fury, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Step one: Operation Epic Fury

John Shelton, Jonah Wendt March 3, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. fighter jet.

Justice arrives for Tehran’s terrorism

Mike Pence March 2, 2026 6:00 am

President Ronald Reagan.

Reagan’s playbook still works in a dangerous world

Mel Martinez, Peter Roskam February 26, 2026 6:00 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

The US should stop indulging Hungary and Slovakia

Dalibor Rohac, Ivana Stradner February 25, 2026 6:00 am

Members of the European Parliament vote in Strasbourg, France

The EU is pressuring Big Tech to silence Americans

Hannah Cox February 19, 2026 6:00 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026.

Rubio’s Churchillian moment in Munich

Mike Gonzalez February 18, 2026 6:00 am

European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters.

Why a European army is unlikely to work

Azeem Ibrahim February 17, 2026 6:00 am

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge)

Running away from Minneapolis is a huge mistake

Ian Haworth February 16, 2026 6:00 am

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

The Rubio-AOC split-screen at Munich is the stuff of GOP dreams

Peter Laffin February 14, 2026 2:48 pm

JD Vance speaks to the media before he boards Air Force Two to depart for Washington, in Baku, Azerbaijan Feb. 11, 2026.

Vance visit demonstrates US commitment to peace in the South Caucasus

Luke Coffey, Efgan Nifti February 14, 2026 6:00 am