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

COVID-19 origins to be unsealed under House declassification bill once ignored by Pelosi

Virginia Aabram March 7, 2023 5:00 am

US unprepared as China boosts preparations for Taiwan war

Tom Rogan March 6, 2023 3:12 pm

Big Tech is a big deal in the strategic competition with China

Big Tech is a big deal in the strategic competition with China

Klon Kitchen March 6, 2023 1:02 pm

Manchin joins Sullivan and GOP in pushing Rahm Emanuel for more LNG sales to Japan

Jeremy Beaman March 6, 2023 12:08 pm

Manchin and Haley at least talk the right way against federal spending

Quin Hillyer March 4, 2023 4:45 pm

President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Joe Biden finally does something right

Kaylee McGhee White March 3, 2023 1:25 pm

US should roll out the red carpet for South Korean president

Bruce Klingner March 3, 2023 1:06 pm

The battle with Biden trade hawks fear Republicans are dodging

Katherine Doyle March 3, 2023 3:00 am

The Peopleâs Republic of China did not let the coronavirus pandemic stop its military progress, according to the Department of Defense.

Singapore stands as America’s indispensable foreign policy partner

Anthony B. Kim March 2, 2023 1:41 pm

US ‘very, very’ worried about Iranian nuclear advances

Joel Gehrke March 1, 2023 1:27 pm

Security personnel gather near the entrance of the Wuhan Institute of Virology during a visit by the World Health Organization team in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Feb. 3, 2021.

Lab leak story: How elite scientists lied and concealed the truth

Michael Barone March 1, 2023 12:01 pm

Biden administration pushes for controversial FISA renewal by pointing to China challenge

Jerry Dunleavy February 28, 2023 2:16 pm