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Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest college winner

Dameiya McMillian · April 27, 2026 6:00 am

Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest high school winner

Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

What happens the day after tomorrow in Iran?

An Iranian Shahed exploding drone launched by Russia flies through the sky

Why Russia is bombing Ukraine in daylight

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Why the CIA deaths are a problem for Mexico

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing.

Trump ousts Bondi over Epstein debacle

Steven Taff April 2, 2026 2:41 pm

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Brandon Johnson’s pro-criminal attitude is killing Chicago

Zachary Faria April 2, 2026 1:55 pm

Oil drillings offshore of a service pier in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California near Carpinteria in 2015.

Trump rightly overrides California’s pipeline blockade

Steven Taff April 2, 2026 11:43 am

Demonstrators hold up a banner during a citizenship rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Three oral argument exchanges show why Trump will lose the birthright citizenship case

Conn Carroll April 2, 2026 11:39 am

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

UN resolution about slave trade is an effort to demonize white people

Christopher Tremoglie April 2, 2026 10:30 am

Iran war photo in collage with Donald Trump, Ali Khamenei, and Kim Jong Un.

Trump’s Iran war is preventing a North Korea crisis

Peter Cordi April 1, 2026 3:42 pm

Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones (21), left, guards Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey (31) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Chicago.

What is the difference between Colin Kaepernick and Jaden Ivey?

Zachary Faria April 1, 2026 2:28 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).

Newsom’s self-inflicted energy exodus

Steven Taff April 1, 2026 9:49 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaks during a featured session at the South by Southwest Festival and Conference on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Austin, Texas.

Illegal immigration goes down, and so does California’s population

Zachary Faria March 31, 2026 2:39 pm

Digital background depicting innovative technologies in (AI) artificial systems, neural interfaces and internet machine learning technologies

Bridging the gap between AI interest and implementation

Steven Taff March 31, 2026 9:48 am

Iryna Zarutska mural

The politics of erasing Iryna Zarutska

Guy Benson March 31, 2026 9:14 am

No Kings protest in Washington, D.C.

The violent stupidity of the ‘No Kings’ protests

Zachary Faria March 30, 2026 2:54 pm