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The rumble in the jungle: is Washington punching itself out?

By Ron MacCammon April 26, 2026 6:00 am

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

A US victory in Iran is what Democrats fear most

Elizabeth Stauffer Apr 22, 2026

Earth Day environment regulation

Earth Day and the failure of apocalyptic environmentalism

Jason Hayes Apr 22, 2026

US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

The price of appeasement: $20 billion won’t buy peace with Iran

Heyrsh Abdulrahman Apr 18, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.

Our Navy was built for this moment in the Strait of Hormuz

Ali Holcomb and Joel Griffith Apr 18, 2026

President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Biden says Chinese counterpart Xi has agreed to resume crucial talks on climate between the two countries. The Chinese and U.S. leaders met Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali.

Spy balloon only a piece of China’s ‘brazen’ actions inside the US

By Jerry Dunleavy February 7, 2023 12:48 pm

State of the Union 2023: Separating fact from fiction on Biden economic claims

By Zach Halaschak February 7, 2023 10:30 am

State of the Union 2023: Biden gambles economic happy talk will sell with unhappy voters

State of the Union 2023: Biden gambles economic happy talk will sell with unhappy voters

By W. James Antle III February 7, 2023 6:42 am

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks by phone with the Czech Republic's President-elect Petr Pavel in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 30, 2023.

New Czech president shows why American leadership abroad is a strength of its own

By Michael Lucchese February 7, 2023 6:00 am

FILE - House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., pauses for questions in the House Rules Committee as he advances a GOP effort to disapprove of action by the District of Columbia Council on a local voting rights act and a criminal code revision, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2023.

Oversight hearing with Border Patrol a rare ‘opportunity to gather facts’ on crisis

By Anna Giaritelli February 7, 2023 5:30 am

Within ranks, trust in our military declines amid politicization of national defense

Within ranks, trust in our military declines amid politicization of national defense

By Jack Kraemer and Patty-Jane Geller February 6, 2023 4:07 pm

Mayor Bowser also announced a new patrolling strategy for city officers known as "sector policing." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House GOP targets DC home rule with resolutions on crime and immigration

By Virginia Aabram February 6, 2023 1:08 pm

The human cost of wokeness shows up in policing

By David J. Terestre February 6, 2023 11:14 am

How Biden could fix border and get taxpayers $100 billion

By Paul Bedard February 6, 2023 10:22 am

House Foreign Affairs Committee set to have historically diverse leadership

House Foreign Affairs Committee set to have historically diverse leadership

By Juliegrace Brufke February 5, 2023 4:43 pm

Increase economic pressure on Iran

By James Rogan February 5, 2023 6:00 am

Former Afghanistan ambassador recounts ‘dismay’ over Taliban takeover ahead of SOTU

By Ryan King February 5, 2023 1:41 am