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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

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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

What next for Apple stock?

James Rogan August 11, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs the Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.

Russia cannot be trusted to police civil aviation at the UN

Brett Schaefer, Danielle Pletka August 10, 2025 5:00 am

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani leaves a press conference outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in New York.

Zohran Mamdani won’t save the Democrats with young men

Caroline Downey August 9, 2025 8:00 am

Jim Acosta’s interview of a dead kid is a shameless stunt

Kimberly Ross August 9, 2025 6:00 am

US decision to use nuclear weapons ended World War II

Sean Durns August 8, 2025 6:00 am

Emmanuel Macron is a Hamas accomplice

Hugh Hewitt August 6, 2025 6:00 am

Trump just made a huge mistake

Brad Polumbo August 6, 2025 6:00 am

Approve the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

James Rogan August 2, 2025 6:00 am

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 August 1, 2025 6:00 am

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

Ruby Chen August 1, 2025 6:00 am

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 July 31, 2025 8:00 am

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

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

James Mazzarella, Patrick Quirk July 31, 2025 6:00 am