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

How voters are responding to the classified document scandals

Ron Faucheux February 1, 2023 6:00 am

State of Our Union: Biden faces war in Ukraine and defense budget fights at home

Mike Brest February 1, 2023 6:00 am

House GOP approves bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency immediately

House GOP approves bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency immediately

Abigail Adcox January 31, 2023 5:45 pm

Why does Biden refuse to call foul on Turkey for threatening US hoops star?

Quin Hillyer January 31, 2023 5:43 pm

What Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Black Card’ can teach lawmakers about the debt limit

Rachel Greszler January 31, 2023 12:55 pm

Has the Fed gone too far? Maybe

Bruce Yandle January 31, 2023 11:00 am

Electric vehicles now cost more to fuel than gas-powered cars: Study

Heather Hamilton January 31, 2023 9:23 am

Germany must decide whether it is a ‘normal nation’

John Bolton January 31, 2023 6:00 am

From ‘defund the police’ to ‘reimagining’ policing

Stephen L. Miller January 31, 2023 6:00 am

Power struggle: House Republicans challenge Biden’s authority on oil reserves

Power struggle: House Republicans challenge Biden’s authority on oil reserves

Haisten Willis January 31, 2023 4:30 am

Red state rush: Republican states saw 2022 migration boom

Zach Halaschak January 31, 2023 4:00 am

A lab technician working a bottle containing for COVID-19 vaccine testing at Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 25, 2020. Thai health officials said that scientists in Thailand have had promising results in testing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on mice, and have begun testing on monkeys.

Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

Abigail Adcox January 30, 2023 6:17 pm