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

"Our ability to withstand these losses is dependent on our achieving anticipated synergies in the Humana acquisition," Aetna's Mark Bertolini wrote. (AP Photo)

Medicaid and mental health programs big winners in $1.7 trillion federal spending law

By Jessica Dobrinsky Harris December 30, 2022 12:00 am

Scientific ‘triumph’: Companies eye nuclear fusion breakthrough for clean energy opportunities

By Jeremy Beaman December 16, 2022 3:30 am

Electrical substations, the Achilles’ heel of America’s vulnerable energy grid

By Jamie McIntyre December 16, 2022 1:00 am

Enough is enough: Senate Republicans shouldn’t cave and pass massive spending bill

By Richard Stern December 15, 2022 5:48 pm

State Republicans warm to Medicaid expansion

By Abigail Adcox December 9, 2022 12:07 am

How the US can drain China’s brain

By Craig Singleton December 5, 2022 11:00 am

Countering China’s grand strategy

Countering China’s grand strategy

By Mackubin Owens December 2, 2022 1:00 am

What is missing from America’s China policy?

What is missing from America’s China policy?

By Washington Examiner December 1, 2022 11:48 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

China racing to beat the US in a looming lunar gold rush

By Jamie McIntyre December 1, 2022 10:40 pm

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Biden wields federal government’s buying power to boost green energy

By Jeremy Beaman November 18, 2022 3:00 am

Ditch Trump or lose

By Timothy P. Carney November 18, 2022 1:15 am

Trump is back, at Republicans’ peril

By Dominic Green November 17, 2022 11:29 pm