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

Trump China visit in the rearview: High-stakes brinkmanship over Taiwan

David W. Wang May 19, 2026 6:00 am

A newly placed sign board gives directions to the office of United Nations' children's agency.

Why we need non-military tools to keep Americans safe and secure

Patrick Quirk May 18, 2026 7:00 am

Tariffs economy supply chain port

Tariffs aren’t dead

Michael Faulkender, Jill Homan May 16, 2026 10:48 am

President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping greet children during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing.

Trump moves quietly to counter Chinese pressure on Taiwan

Bart Marcois May 14, 2026 11:23 am

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters.

Trump must drive home message that Islamic fanatics can’t have nukes

Hugh Hewitt May 13, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. national debt tracker.

Somali fraud is serious. Our national debt is even more dangerous

Ian Haworth May 8, 2026 3:22 pm

Graphic of Donald Trump with missiles flying in the background

The president’s Iran war calculus

Dennis L. Weisman May 8, 2026 6:00 am

A square-shaped flag splits between China's emblem and the U.S. flag in front of electrical lining to show supply chain infrastructure technology.

We must defeat the Chinese Trojan horse in America’s supply chain

Chad Wolf May 8, 2026 6:00 am

A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

The world must choose: Stand with America — or yield to Iran?

Elizabeth Stauffer May 7, 2026 6:00 am

Palestinians wave flags as they celebrate the reconciliation between rival factions Fatah and Hamas, during a rally in Gaza City. President Mahmoud Abbas said a dark period in Palestinian history has ended with the formation of a unity government that formally ends his seven-year rift with the Islamic militant Hamas. But the alliance of old foes remains volatile, while Israel threatens punitive measures and Abbas doesn't know yet if he'll get continued financial aid from the U.S. and Europe to keep the unity government afloat. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Palestinian ‘pay to slay’ shows why Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is needed

Natalie Ecanow May 7, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with NASA's Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Washington.

Republicans should stop running from abortion

Kimberly Ross April 30, 2026 6:00 am

Members of the Iranian security forces stand guard under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial to mark the 40th day since his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli joint strikes, on April 9, 2026 in Tehran.

Walls are closing in on Iran’s weakened regime

Hugh Hewitt April 29, 2026 6:00 am