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The rumble in the jungle: is Washington punching itself out?

Ron MacCammon · April 26, 2026 6:00 am

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

A US victory in Iran is what Democrats fear most

Earth Day environment regulation

Earth Day and the failure of apocalyptic environmentalism

US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

The price of appeasement: $20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.

Our Navy was built for this moment in the Strait of Hormuz

Nick Fuentes right-wing podcaster, center, greets supporters before speaking at a pro-Trump march, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The Right must offer young conservatives something better than hate

Casey Given, Sam Raus November 25, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photo.

AI is America’s strategic asset China plans to dominate

J. Michael Waller November 25, 2025 5:00 am

A photo of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson in an orange shirt holding a sign.

Release the Bob Levinson files

Michael Rubin November 24, 2025 6:00 am

U.S. Army soldiers

It is time to reinvest in the US Army, not cut it

Fred Fleitz November 24, 2025 5:00 am

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) gestures as she speaks.

Democrats are openly calling for a military mutiny

Elizabeth Stauffer November 23, 2025 5:00 am

A picture of the Earth from space with glowing orange rings around it representing communication.

There is no artificial intelligence bubble

James Rogan November 21, 2025 6:00 am

In this May 21, 2018, photo, a man walks into the Zion church in Beijing.

China must release Pastor Ezra Jin

Alexis Mrachek, Pedro Pizano November 20, 2025 5:17 pm

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to AI in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

AI is redefining national power and sovereignty

Sebastien Laye November 20, 2025 9:37 am

President Donald Trump talks with reporters upon his arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Venezuela is a harder nut to crack than Noriega’s Panama

John Roberts November 19, 2025 11:00 am

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant.

Energy will win the AI arms race, and China is betting on it

Conner Brace November 18, 2025 11:07 am

President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

UK sides with narco-terrorists — not the Americans they’re killing

Elizabeth Stauffer November 16, 2025 5:00 am

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Democrats should be wary of the redistribution rabbit hole

James Rogan November 13, 2025 6:00 am