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

Afghans gather for a celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Trump administration fights to release American in Taliban detention

Beth Bailey August 19, 2025 1:21 pm

Arizona is leading the fight against human trafficking

Warren Petersen August 19, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump did his best to avoid questions on reports he hopes to talk Russian President Vladimir Putin into a ceasefire in Ukraine by offering up rare earth minerals.

Washington limits states’ access to critical cyber resources

Sophie McDowall, Mark Montgomery August 17, 2025 9:20 am

A strategic win against China’s digital empire

Rob Joyce August 16, 2025 6:00 am

Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday, May 1, 2023.

Trump’s vaccine legacy is America’s strategic shield

Bill Cassidy August 15, 2025 6:00 am

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump in a business roundtable, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo)

What it’s like to sit down with Vladimir Putin

Mikheil Saakashvili August 15, 2025 5:00 am

Trump must turn the tables on Putin in Alaska

Daniel Kochis August 14, 2025 6:00 am

Trump’s welcome 401(k) reforms

James Rogan August 12, 2025 6:00 am

What next for Apple stock?

James Rogan August 11, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs the Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.

Russia cannot be trusted to police civil aviation at the UN

Brett Schaefer, Danielle Pletka August 10, 2025 5:00 am

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani leaves a press conference outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in New York.

Zohran Mamdani won’t save the Democrats with young men

Caroline Downey August 9, 2025 8:00 am

Jim Acosta’s interview of a dead kid is a shameless stunt

Kimberly Ross August 9, 2025 6:00 am