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Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe shouldn’t apologize for calling Mao a dictator

Ali Holcomb · October 28, 2026 1:17 pm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, left, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), second to right, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), right. (Washington Examiner illustration; AP Photos)

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Mamdani cheer Lula — and China

People carry their belongings as they leave their office following Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Conservatives can’t stay neutral on Russia’s War in Ukraine

Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral.

If France can’t defend itself, why should America rely on it?

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, shake hands prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 11, 2025.

Witkoff praises Putin as a humanitarian — to his shame and ours

President Joe Biden will likely not sign any continuing resolution originating from the House Republican conference, given the ongoing, bipartisan effort in the Senate to fund the government through the full appropriations process, White House officials say.

Biden blocking oil and gas leases will hurt families

Patricia Patnode September 27, 2023 3:18 pm

A protest sign against climate change says, "There is no Planet B."

State pension funds are being manipulated for a left-wing agenda

Paul Fitzpatrick September 27, 2023 10:27 am

In this September 2017 photo, students walk to class on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. As academia becomes increasingly competitive in attracting top students and staff, universities are turning to retail to create study, work, and play environments that set themselves apart.

How conservatives can work to reclaim campus culture

Hadley Heath Manning September 27, 2023 6:00 am

Five questions on China for the next GOP debate

Tyler Deaton September 27, 2023 6:00 am

Can higher education be saved?

Kaylee McGhee White September 26, 2023 5:20 pm

NCAC also listed "teaching -- or avoiding -- 'controversial' material'" as a threat to free speech. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The campus free speech crisis is everyone’s problem

Brendan Clarey September 25, 2023 9:14 am

How Republicans are expanding their reach in state elections

Eden Villalovas September 23, 2023 9:00 am

Europe is targeting American companies to protect its nonexistent tech industry

Luke Hogg September 22, 2023 6:00 am

The tacky public behavior of politicians is our own fault

Jay Caruso September 21, 2023 3:27 pm

FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo, dairy cows stand near a barn on a farm in Billings, Mo. Farmers expressed relief this week that a long fight over federal dairy subsidies had ended with an overhaul that most thought would be fair and effective in keeping farms from going under during hard times. The House approved compromise legislation Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014, and a Senate vote is expected soon. (AP Photo/The Springfield News-Leader, Nathan Papes, File)

Meeting family farmers on their turf and in their fields

Rep. Mike Bost September 20, 2023 2:11 pm

China is using Biden’s cartel-controlled border to infiltrate our country

Rep. Dale Strong September 20, 2023 10:21 am

Weinberg compared the situation to a married couple where one spouse thinks the couple is slightly in debt, but the other spouse runs up their credit card debt without the other spouse's knowledge.

The Credit Card Competition Act declines to protect consumers

Mike Viola September 19, 2023 12:29 pm