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

As members of the National Guard walk on patrol, protesters from Free DC rally against continued National Guard presence.

Why Gen Z should join the reserves

Nate Hanrahan September 5, 2026 10:00 am

Digital art of a blue brain with AI written on it.

AI that works for Americans

Janet Kelly September 4, 2026 12:00 pm

Hacker class

A policy response to cyberattacks against key US infrastructure

R. Richard Geddes September 4, 2026 6:00 am

Children rush to grab candy during the annual Fourth of July parade in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, Monday, July 4, 2016.

Actually, the economy is in great shape

James Rogan September 3, 2026 6:00 am

Twenty dollar bills fanned out.

Donald Trump and Rick Scott offer up economic sense

Brady Leonard September 1, 2026 11:51 am

Dr. Heidi Overton speaks into a microphone, wearing a bright royal blue suit jacket.

The (Heidi) Overton window

Gavin Oxley September 1, 2026 11:00 am

The Cardon oil refinery.

Which American companies have the most to gain from Venezuela oil deal?

James Rogan September 1, 2026 6:00 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Oman can’t avoid Operation Economic Outcast

Ahmad Sharawi, Bridget Toomey August 29, 2026 6:00 am

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln

Democrats discovered the Navy last week. Good for them!

Ali Holcomb August 29, 2026 6:00 am

Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment attend a ceremony to present the Order of Zhukov to the Presidential Regiment of the Russian Federal Guard Service at the Kremlin's St. George Hall in Moscow.

Putin is testing NATO because he thinks the West will flinch

Ivana Stradner, Mark Montgomery August 28, 2026 3:25 pm

People walk past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran.

Is the Islamic Republic planning an attack inside the US?

Hugh Hewitt August 26, 2026 6:00 am

Victor Mellor Sr.

Why did a GOP House candidate register as Cuba’s foreign agent?

Ron MacCammon August 21, 2026 6:00 am