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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

Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County speaks during a news conference.

Chad Bianco’s fight for election transparency

Steven Taff March 25, 2026 1:42 pm

Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Why is it a ‘risk’ for Democrats to condemn Islamic terrorism?

Zachary Faria March 25, 2026 1:16 pm

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a taping of Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier at their Washington bureau, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Pritzker’s belated, disgraceful comments on Chicago’s latest sanctuary murder

Guy Benson March 25, 2026 11:31 am

President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an arrival at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump loves the deep state, when it’s Israel’s

John Schindler March 25, 2026 6:00 am

gas production facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar

The Iran war requires a Permian Basin revolution

James Rogan March 25, 2026 6:00 am

An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fires rockets while flying along the border between northern Israel and southern Lebanon on March 18, 2026. The Israeli military said it planned to strike bridges and crossings over the Litani River in southern Lebanon on March 18 to disrupt what it said were Hezbollah arms-smuggling routes. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when militant group Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) /

Ending the Iran war without regime change will lead to slaughter

Michael Rubin March 25, 2026 6:00 am

Pirro Trump.

Trump and Pirro deserve credit for big cuts to Washington crime

Tom Rogan March 24, 2026 3:41 pm

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL).

Democrats blame victim in Chicago murder case with illegal immigrant suspect

Zachary Faria March 24, 2026 2:43 pm

Kermit Gosnell

Sins of omission: The Kermit Gosnell defenses the press dared not mention

Timothy P. Carney March 24, 2026 10:22 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

Congress must demand Iran war answers from Trump administration

Daniel DePetris March 23, 2026 4:37 pm

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India.

Trump risks encouraging Iranian escalation

Tom Rogan March 23, 2026 4:27 pm

People walk inside the assisted living facility at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences.

The five-star nursing home scam

Steven Taff March 23, 2026 3:37 pm