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 speaks at an event about coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

An Iran deal without Arab action is no deal at all

Dalia Ziada June 8, 2026 6:00 am

Thomas Tull

Iran, India, and China, the ‘Axis of Evil’ seeking to destroy millions of US manufacturing jobs

Jeff Duncan June 5, 2026 6:00 am

China AI Artificial Intelligence chips superconductors technology cybersecurity

The AI race America can actually win

Jason Rathje June 4, 2026 6:00 am

Trump Middle East Supreme Court legacy

Trump’s legacy will be defined by the Supreme Court and the Middle East

Hugh Hewitt June 3, 2026 6:00 am

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JD Vance’s Mission Impossible White House bid

Peter Laffin May 28, 2026 6:00 am

Former Cuban President Raul Castro.

Washington’s regime-change playbook might stall in Havana

Imdat Oner May 28, 2026 6:00 am

Missiles launched from Israel intercept rockets lauunched from Lebanon on on April 9, 2026 in Northern Lebanon, Israel. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran on his Truth Social platform, conditional on shipping being allowed to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. The IDF has said it will observe the ceasefire with Iran but will continue military targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The Abraham architecture: The endgame to forever wars

Jacqueline Cartier May 27, 2026 9:00 am

The Iranian national flag flies during a special session of an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, file)

To end the Iran threat, America must dismantle the regime’s foundations

Jose Lev Alvarez May 22, 2026 6:00 am

China is coming for all of America’s IP. Washington should act like it

Mignon Clyburn, Rep. Fred Upton May 21, 2026 6:00 am

The AI arms race has a tracking problem

Autumn Dorsey May 21, 2026 6:00 am

Rare earth metals piled up

How a change in recycling can beat China’s rare earths monopoly

Howard Husock May 20, 2026 6:00 am

People attend a march marking International Workers' Day.

Iran turns Cuba into a drone foothold just 90 miles from US

Jose Lev Alvarez May 20, 2026 6:00 am