Opinion

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Divine Liturgy for Christmas in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow on Jan. 6, 2022.

What it means for Russia’s fight in Ukraine to be a ‘holy war’

Emily Hester, Ivana Stradner · August 10, 2026 10:37 am

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by CIA Director John Ratcliffe (C-L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (R), speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s frustration and Iran’s delaying tactics

Lead singer and guitarist Billy Corgan of American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins performs at the 26th edition of the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan just offered a great lesson in economics

Power transmission towers line a street in Redondo Beach, California.

Utility companies want to shift risks on struggling families

Network of Enlightened Women 2026 Essay Contest college winner

CNN national political contributor Scott Jennings's new book, "A revolution of common sense," on display.

Scott Jennings’s ‘A Revolution of Common Sense’ lives up to its title

Salena Zito November 21, 2025 12:47 pm

Close up of a stethoscope and a pen in a doctor's robe pocket.

After a big, beautiful start, Congress must end this billion-dollar boondoggle

Tom Schatz November 21, 2025 11:41 am

Nuclear reactors

How to separate hype from reality in microreactors

Rita Baranwal November 21, 2025 11:19 am

Burnt cars are seen in front of a residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike on Ternopil, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlad Kravchuk)

Exhausted Ukraine may be ready for peace

Timothy P. Carney November 21, 2025 11:16 am

Kamala Harris speaks at a stop on her book tour.

Kamala’s emotion tour

Byron York November 21, 2025 10:55 am

FILE - Michael Bloomberg announces his organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, will give $600 million to the endowments of the four historically Black medical schools at the National Medical Association convention, Tuesday Aug. 6, 2024, in New York (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)

Bloomberg uses its monopolistic power to attack fossil fuels

Tom Jones November 21, 2025 10:03 am

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill.

New Jersey and Virginia energy prices are about to go up

Tom Pyle November 21, 2025 10:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks to Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito in the Oval Office.

Trump 2.0 so far gives reasons for gratitude and reasons for alarm

Henry Olsen November 21, 2025 8:00 am

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attends an ECOWAS meeting.

The Left’s silence on the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria speaks volumes

Washington Examiner November 21, 2025 5:00 am

Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, confirmed the release of the pictures and video of her and her husband, which she said also showed one of her children, and said the images were stolen. (Screen shot)

What if the Epstein files prove that anti-Trump accusations were actually confessions?

Tiana Lowe Doescher November 20, 2025 5:26 pm

In this May 21, 2018, photo, a man walks into the Zion church in Beijing.

China must release Pastor Ezra Jin

Alexis Mrachek, Pedro Pizano November 20, 2025 5:17 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Voter education can prevent the looming fiscal crisis

Les Rubin November 20, 2025 4:31 pm