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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

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The State Department should name and shame political cults

By Michael Rubin January 2, 2023 6:00 am

On Ukraine, Biden should take off the gloves

By Jon Sweet and Mark Toth January 1, 2023 6:00 am

To win younger voters, Republicans should offer original climate change solutions

To win younger voters, Republicans should offer original climate change solutions

By Grayson Massey January 1, 2023 6:00 am

"Our ability to withstand these losses is dependent on our achieving anticipated synergies in the Humana acquisition," Aetna's Mark Bertolini wrote. (AP Photo)

Medicaid and mental health programs big winners in $1.7 trillion federal spending law

By Jessica Dobrinsky Harris December 30, 2022 12:00 am

Scientific ‘triumph’: Companies eye nuclear fusion breakthrough for clean energy opportunities

By Jeremy Beaman December 16, 2022 3:30 am

Electrical substations, the Achilles’ heel of America’s vulnerable energy grid

By Jamie McIntyre December 16, 2022 1:00 am

Enough is enough: Senate Republicans shouldn’t cave and pass massive spending bill

By Richard Stern December 15, 2022 5:48 pm

State Republicans warm to Medicaid expansion

By Abigail Adcox December 9, 2022 12:07 am

How the US can drain China’s brain

By Craig Singleton December 5, 2022 11:00 am

Countering China’s grand strategy

Countering China’s grand strategy

By Mackubin Owens December 2, 2022 1:00 am

What is missing from America’s China policy?

What is missing from America’s China policy?

By Washington Examiner December 1, 2022 11:48 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

China racing to beat the US in a looming lunar gold rush

By Jamie McIntyre December 1, 2022 10:40 pm