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

Presiding judge Yuji Iwasawa, second from right, speaks at a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion on what legal obligations nations have to address climate change and what consequences they may face if they don't, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands.

The International Court of Justice is not just and not a court

Karen Bekker September 16, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump at a restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia, during the 2024 election cycle.

Trump’s new tax cuts are a boon to small businesses

Elaine Parker September 12, 2025 6:00 am

In this April 14, 2018 file photo, a man wears an unloaded pistol during a pro gun-rights rally in Austin, Texas.

Concealed carry is the way

Brady Leonard September 12, 2025 6:00 am

Construction continues at the Thacker Pass lithium mine.

Securing America’s lithium future starts in Nevada

Joe Lombardo, Mark Amodei September 12, 2025 5:00 am

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Honor Charlie Kirk by hearing his family manifesto

Bethany Mandel September 11, 2025 4:28 pm

Trump should close all loopholes on semiconductor tariffs

Evan Swarztrauber September 11, 2025 6:00 am

Ukraine sympathizers fly a Ukrainian flag outside.

What America could learn from Israel and Ukraine

Michael Rubin September 11, 2025 6:00 am

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

RFK Jr. needs to deal with the CDC’s data problem

Carl J. Schramm September 10, 2025 5:00 am

The EU’s corporate climate rule will hurt the US economy, businesses, and workers

James S. Gilmore III September 8, 2025 6:00 am

Medicaid eligibility.

Trump’s Medicaid reform is moral and necessary

Sally Pipes September 8, 2025 6:00 am

According to the groups in opposition, the decisions made by the Environmental Protection Agency in creating the rules are "arbitrary, capricious and contrary" to the Clean Air Act. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The science of climate change is far from ‘settled’

Anthony Sadar September 6, 2025 6:00 am

China could weaponize medicine supply chains against America

Tom Price September 5, 2025 6:00 am