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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

Protesters at a No Kings rally.

‘No Kings’ is the dumbest protest of the Trump era

Zachary Faria October 20, 2025 2:55 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

What will a Mayor Mamdani mean for education?

Pedro Rodriguez October 20, 2025 2:51 pm

In this May 8, 2019 photo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stand at the new border crossing facility on the U.S.-Canadian border in Derby Line, Vt. Court documents say federal agents seized almost 370 pounds (166.6 kilos) of cocaine that was hidden in a truck that was preparing to enter Canada at the Derby Line border crossing on Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

I reported on terrorists at the northern border. Then the threats came

Bethany Blankley October 20, 2025 2:41 pm

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger.

Abigail Spanberger is unfit to lead

Alfredo Ortiz October 20, 2025 8:28 am

President Donald Trump traveled to Mar-a-Lago, his lavish Palm Beach, Florida social club, for a weekend of golf, fundraisers, and conducting the duties of the presidency from the so-called “winter White House.”

Trump must apply the lessons of Gaza to Ukraine and Venezuela

John Bolton October 20, 2025 6:00 am

Charlie Kirk. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

The State Department doesn’t need to play speech police

Brad Polumbo October 19, 2025 2:57 pm

Jeffries speaks to reporters on the House steps

The party that cried fascism

Elizabeth Stauffer October 19, 2025 6:00 am

A whitetail doe and her fawn.

Bureaucratic red tape is forcing a baby deer to be euthanized

Tudor Dixon October 18, 2025 6:00 am

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA), left, and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, right.

The GOP’s Virginia surge may be too little, too late

Jeremiah Poff October 17, 2025 6:00 pm

A still from the film '31 Candles'.

’31 Candles’ proves you’re never too old to grow up — or have a Bar Mitzvah

Harry Khachatrian October 17, 2025 3:09 pm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at 10 Downing Street, London, following the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue.

The United Kingdom is no longer a first-world country

Zachary Faria October 17, 2025 3:00 pm

A masked Hamas gunman stands as people gather.

Hamas isn’t going away

Sean Durns October 17, 2025 2:39 pm