Courage, Strength & Optimism

A woman takes pictures of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas at the fence in front of the New Synagogue Berlin on Jan. 16, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The hostages need stronger sanctions on Hamas and Iran

By Ruby Chen March 2, 2026 5:11 am

Approve the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

James Rogan Mar 2, 2026

A baby is lifted over a wall at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan by U.S. soldiers as Afghans attempt to flee the Taliban takeover of the country, Aug. 19, 2021.

Trump Defense Department callously endangers Afghan allies

Beth Bailey Aug 1, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Team Trump is blowing its chance to reform the deep state

John Schindler Jul 31, 2025

Trump has already hosted two key allies at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with at least three other foreign leaders slated to visit by month's end.

Rescissions are not a White House ‘fade on soft power’

James Mazzarella and Patrick Quirk Jul 31, 2025

Ohio train derailment: Influential conservative group comes out against bipartisan rail safety bill

Ohio train derailment: Influential conservative group comes out against bipartisan rail safety bill

By Juliegrace Brufke March 13, 2023 2:55 pm

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Granholm asked by Republicans to retract comments commending China on energy policy

By Rachel Schilke March 13, 2023 2:05 pm

Biden’s military budget: Better never than late

By Mackenzie Eaglen March 13, 2023 1:46 pm

Norway offers a step forward in eliminating gender ideology

By Debra Soh March 13, 2023 7:00 am

Cpl. Charles A. Graner Jr. appearing to punch one of several handcuffed detainees lying on the floor in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. Graner was later convicted of offenses that included stacking the prisoners into a pyramid, knocking one of them out with a head punch and ordering prisoners to masturbate while soldiers took pictures. He was released Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011 from a military prison after serving more than 6Â½ years of a 10-year sentence, an Army spokeswoman said.

What were they thinking when they chose to invade Iraq?

By Dan Hannan March 13, 2023 1:10 am

Taliban misogyny threatens Afghan lives and requires sterner US response

By Beth Bailey March 12, 2023 6:00 am

Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021.

Governments have failed Afghan families; individuals need to step up

By Kathryn Chovanes March 11, 2023 12:01 am

Intelligence chiefs unite in warning about threat posed by China-owned TikTok

By Jerry Dunleavy March 10, 2023 2:51 pm

Joe Biden is neither the safe nor energetic executive the Constitution requires

By Adam Carrington March 10, 2023 6:00 am

It’s right to roll back Medicaid’s COVID-19 provisions

By James Rogan March 10, 2023 6:00 am

Biden gets talking point on Medicare at expense of unsustainable deficits

By Zach Halaschak March 10, 2023 3:00 am

How Biden’s defense budget request fails the China test

By Tom Rogan March 9, 2023 3:03 pm