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

Ohio looking at options to replace gas tax

Ohio looking at options to replace gas tax

Washington Examiner January 17, 2023 9:22 am

Biden is half right on Eastern Mediterranean arms sales

Michael Rubin January 17, 2023 6:00 am

Journalists one of the most distrusted groups worldwide: Study

Journalists one of the most distrusted groups worldwide: Study

Brady Knox January 16, 2023 11:24 pm

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

The Taliban woo China as ISIS threat grows

Beth Bailey January 14, 2023 6:00 am

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Skyler Holt gives Personnel Specialist 1st Class Brian Raphael, a Defense Travel System Coordinator for selection board travel at Naval Personnel Command, a coronavirus vaccination.

Congress must right the wrongs of the military vaccine mandate

Washington Examiner January 14, 2023 12:01 am

A group of protesters chant slogans at the old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Protesters in the Iranian capital swarmed its historic Grand Bazaar on Monday, news agencies reported, and forced shopkeepers to close their stalls in apparent anger over the Islamic republic's troubled economy, months after similar demonstrations rocked the country.

The antidote to the Iranian regime is Big Tech

Sahar Soleimany January 13, 2023 2:29 pm

With gas stove ban, the Biden administration proposed regulation over innovation

Andrew Gruel and Stephen Perkins January 13, 2023 10:20 am

What's sad here is that France has traditionally been strong on equipment budgeting. (Stephane Mahe/Pool Photo via AP)

France’s pension woes offer a warning for America

James Rogan January 13, 2023 6:00 am

Whither robust, Reagan-style defense budgets?

Jamie McIntyre January 13, 2023 1:30 am

A new year for civics education

Washington Examiner January 12, 2023 11:37 pm

From Cold War to frozen conflicts

Michael Rubin January 12, 2023 11:07 pm

Specialist John Parisi works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. U.S. stocks slumped broadly on Wall Street Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 400 points and extending the market's recent string of losses.

House lawmakers resurrect bipartisan stock trading proposal

Virginia Aabram January 12, 2023 4:04 pm