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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?

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Why the CIA deaths are a problem for Mexico

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

Why Russia is bombing Ukraine in daylight

A German plane takes off from an airport in Oman

American detainees in Iran face growing danger

Beth Bailey March 6, 2026 6:00 am

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Trump gives Noem the Waltz treatment

Peter Cordi March 5, 2026 4:35 pm

Texas Senate primary candidate and current state Rep. James Talarico.

James Talarico is the Mamdani of Texas

Steven Taff March 5, 2026 4:16 pm

Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.

James Talarico is the radical Left’s Trojan horse

Peter Cordi March 5, 2026 2:21 pm

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth should drop the flippant bluster

Tom Rogan March 5, 2026 2:14 pm

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

Why would the US or Israel trust Mark Carney’s Canada?

Zachary Faria March 5, 2026 2:11 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) accompanied by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).

The $4.4 trillion pivot to socialism

Steven Taff March 5, 2026 11:55 am

A collage of President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

How US intelligence is guiding the Iran war effort

John Schindler March 5, 2026 6:30 am

Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Beware the Reza Pahlavi boosters

John Schindler March 5, 2026 6:00 am

Camera shows IRIS Dena sinking that had approximately 180 sailors aboard.

Why the submarine attack is brutal but good news

Tom Rogan March 4, 2026 4:17 pm

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Spanberger protects murderous illegal immigrant from deportation

Zachary Faria March 4, 2026 2:07 pm

A banner of Charlie Kirk hung from the Department of Education, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Washington.

The Education Department got it right with Charlie Kirk

Steven Taff March 4, 2026 1:52 pm