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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

Marco Rubio speaks to reporters.

Marco Rubio needs a bold Nigeria strategy

Michael Rubin November 6, 2025 6:00 am

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

Wealth in the age of AI: hedge or harness?

Sebastien Laye November 6, 2025 5:00 am

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SKYPE - In this image released on Monday, April 1, 2013, students wave hello to explorer Mark Wood at McWhorter Elementary in Dallas. Wood is connecting with the students via Skype video call from Mt. Everest as part of the Skype in the classroom program. (Brandon Wade/AP Images for Skype)

Maryland schools force gender ideology on seventh graders

Pedro Rodriguez November 5, 2025 4:27 pm

Jay Jones, Virginia's Democratic attorney general candidate, speaks to an audience holding signs for Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger.

Democrats are the unquestioned party of political violence

Zachary Faria November 5, 2025 2:36 pm

Economist Jeffrey Sachs speaks into a microphone onstage.

Jeffrey Sachs learns he is Russia’s useful idiot

Ani Chkhikvadze November 5, 2025 6:00 am

J.K. Rowling poses for photographers.

Reader’s Digest list of best fantasy novels omits JK Rowling’s Harry Potter

Mark Judge November 5, 2025 5:00 am

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger.

‘Thwarting Trump’: Virginia voters swing the pendulum back

Timothy P. Carney November 4, 2025 9:54 pm

Virginia Democratic candidate for governor former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA).

Democratic shutdown is a political winner in Virginia

Timothy P. Carney November 4, 2025 5:27 pm

Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters after a Senate Republican lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

Vance’s silence on the Heritage-Fuentes fiasco hands 2028 rivals an opening

Peter Laffin November 4, 2025 4:32 pm

Anthony Ramos in A House of Dynamite. (Eros Hoagland/Netflix)

A House of Dynamite gets a lot wrong. A lot

Tom Rogan November 4, 2025 3:20 pm

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) gestures as she speaks in the Oval Office.

Gretchen Whitmer doesn’t want to talk about COVID-19

Zachary Faria November 4, 2025 2:55 pm

Congressman-elect Randy Fine speaks with reporters following his special election victory on April 1, 2025. (Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner)

‘All hell will break loose’ under Mayor Mamdani: Randy Fine

Pedro Rodriguez November 4, 2025 1:55 pm