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

FILE - House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., pauses for questions in the House Rules Committee as he advances a GOP effort to disapprove of action by the District of Columbia Council on a local voting rights act and a criminal code revision, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2023.

Oversight hearing with Border Patrol a rare ‘opportunity to gather facts’ on crisis

Anna Giaritelli February 7, 2023 5:30 am

Within ranks, trust in our military declines amid politicization of national defense

Within ranks, trust in our military declines amid politicization of national defense

Patty-Jane Geller, Jack Kraemer February 6, 2023 4:07 pm

Mayor Bowser also announced a new patrolling strategy for city officers known as "sector policing." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House GOP targets DC home rule with resolutions on crime and immigration

Virginia Aabram February 6, 2023 1:08 pm

The human cost of wokeness shows up in policing

David J. Terestre February 6, 2023 11:14 am

How Biden could fix border and get taxpayers $100 billion

Paul Bedard February 6, 2023 10:22 am

House Foreign Affairs Committee set to have historically diverse leadership

House Foreign Affairs Committee set to have historically diverse leadership

Juliegrace Brufke February 5, 2023 4:43 pm

Increase economic pressure on Iran

James Rogan February 5, 2023 6:00 am

Former Afghanistan ambassador recounts ‘dismay’ over Taliban takeover ahead of SOTU

Ryan King February 5, 2023 1:41 am

‘Promises made’: Here’s what House Republicans have accomplished one month after taking majority

Cami Mondeaux February 4, 2023 12:00 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of a board of trustees of the Russian Geographical Society in a library of Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

The Russians aren’t complying with the New START nuclear arms control treaty — now what?

Peter Brookes February 3, 2023 1:35 pm

SEC considers dialing back climate-disclosure rule: Report

Zach Halaschak February 3, 2023 11:21 am

Donald Trump speaks to Ron DeSantis.

DeSantis owes Trump nothing

Kimberly Ross February 3, 2023 11:20 am