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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

DeepSeek is another Chinese tech Trojan horse

James P. Pinkerton May 20, 2025 6:00 am

Trump: The tough peacemaker?

Azeem Ibrahim May 16, 2025 12:29 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks about the GOP immigration plan, during the senate's weekly policy news conference, in the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

The Senate should say no to Georgia in NATO

Eric Teetsel May 16, 2025 6:00 am

Ted Cruz moves to grow the welfare state

James Rogan May 15, 2025 6:00 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

What comes next for US-China trade relations?

James Rogan May 14, 2025 8:00 am

Europe’s embrace of lawfare threatens its alliance with the US

Mike Gonzalez May 14, 2025 6:00 am

To beat China, keep Space Command fully operational

John Hyten May 12, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Trump’s flawed Houthi deal

John Bolton May 12, 2025 6:00 am

Why I selected Haverford College to testify before Congress

Tim Walberg May 9, 2025 10:59 am

A Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook for the US

Sebastien Laye May 9, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Trump needs his team on the same Iran page

Daniel DePetris May 5, 2025 6:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping participates in a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Nov. 20, 2024.

China is the big victor in the Canadian elections

John Schindler April 30, 2025 6:00 am