Al Weaver

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A sign advertises free pregnancy tests and abortion information outside the Woman's Choice Pregnancy Resource Center.

Fairness and Justice

I was trafficked, abused, and raped. Government shouldn’t stop me from helping women

Jean Marie Davis · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

A Costco store.

Fairness and Justice

One last Biden FTC lawsuit threatens bulk discounts Americans depend on

Steve King · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ANTHROPIC - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Code with Claude developer conference on May 22, 2025 in San Francisco. (Don Feria/AP Content Services for Anthropic)

Fairness and Justice

Why Anthropic is suing the Pentagon

John Peluso · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

People watch the sunset from the Malecón during a blackout in Havana.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Lights out: Cuba’s blackout exposes the hollow promise of communism

Mike Gonzalez · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

Trump poses with fellow leaders of NATO member nations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

To defend the Strait of Hormuz, it might pay to have some friends

Ian Haworth · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Beltway Confidential

India will likely escape the middle-income trap

James Rogan · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

Jessie Buckley arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles.

Community and Family

A glimmer of hope for Hollywood at the Academy Awards

Kimberly Ross · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Rubio gains ground in 2028 jockeying as Iran war elevates his profile

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 20, 2026 6:00 am

A livestream shows Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on March 18, 2026. The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday as expected, in defiance of President Donald Trump as the world's largest economy battles stubborn inflation, weak labor demand and an "uncertain" economic outlook due to the war in Iran. The Fed's 11-1 vote kept rates steady at a range between 3.50 percent and 3.75 percent, with officials flagging one expected rate cut by the end of the year. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran war’s effect on interest remains a looming unknown

Tiana Lowe Doescher · March 20, 2026 5:56 am

A truck carries the coffins of Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Paramilitary Basij Forces, during a funeral for Larijani, Soleimani, and the crew of the sunken IRIS Dena warship in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2026. The Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean during the 2026 Iran conflict. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Iran war has already failed

Dan Hannan · March 20, 2026 5:53 am

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Iranian military spokesman Naini rebuffs Netanyahu’s claims and then killed in airstrike

Washington Examiner Staff · March 20, 2026 5:52 am

Protestors hold placards depicting Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer reading the message "Two Tier" as they gather for the far-right rally "The Great British National Strike" in front of Downing Street's gates, in central London, on May 24, 2025. The message Two Tier is a reference to the "two-tier Kier" used by US co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Muski in reference to the conspiracy theory that police are treating white far-right "protesters" more harshly than minority groups. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

The tsars align

Dominic Green · March 20, 2026 5:50 am