Opinion

Top election schemes roiling key midterm races as both parties accuse rivals of trickery

Dark money, fake polls and primary meddling define the 2026 election cycle as Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of voter confusion tactics.

Democrats’ generational battle erupts as 80-year-old senator faces younger challenger

Ed Markey and Seth Moulton clash over generational change and progressive priorities in a Massachusetts Senate primary reshaping the Democratic Party.

Judge who axed 9/11 mastermind’s confession blamed military’s ‘conservative tendencies’ for rising ‘extremism’

Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the Air Force judge overseeing the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 trial, wrote a 2023 essay on domestic extremism in military ranks.

How Trump cut antifa’s global leftist lifeline — and struck a blow for democracy

Going after the foreign enablers of far-left violence and threats is a commonsense step...

Vance offers olive branch to pro-Israel Republicans in closed-door speech

LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance has faced skepticism from some in the...

Reclaiming Affordability: Reasonable cost of living is on women’s minds. Here’s how to deliver it

“Reclaiming Affordability” is an op-ed series in partnership between the Independent Women and the Washington Examiner. Each day this week, a policy expert at Independent Women will tackle the top concern on the minds of voters this election cycle from a different angle, putting forth realistic solutions to the affordability crisis. As a young woman […]

Energy affordability demands an ‘all of the above’ strategy

On the banks of the Hudson River in Buchanan, New York, the Indian Point Energy Center once stood as one of the most important pieces of the state’s power grid. For decades, the facility consistently generated reliable electricity for millions of homes while supporting good-paying union jobs and providing critical tax revenue for local schools […]

Trump went to war with Iran alone — now he wants company

On the morning of Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei and several senior military officials. It was audacious, dramatic, consequential, and executed entirely on President Donald Trump‘s terms. That last part has become a serious political problem. The speed and scale of the […]

The Strait of Hormuz’s bitter lesson for the European Union

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz reveals a truth that many European policymakers have ignored: Humanity remains structurally dependent on oil. This reality, first highlighted during the 1973 oil shortage and reinforced by the 1979 version — triggered by Iran — continues to be neglected, even openly dismissed, by certain political elites. A half century later, energy insecurity […]

Democrats keep choosing illegal immigrants over Americans

Senate Democrats failed last week in their effort to end the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants. They voted to fund every DHS agency except Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Thankfully, ICE can keep going on funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill to deport people in the country illegally. […]

Miranda Devine: Cowardly GOP senators run home

In one fell swoop, Thune ceded the moral high ground to Democrats who now can blame Republican intransigence for their shutdowns.

The left LOVES kings — the ones with (D) after their name

In Saturday’s “No Kings” protests, the usual “resistance” crowd managed to again show their rage at President Donald Trump and their fury at being...

Plowing ahead in Israel’s wartime

My reporting was just told by a Jerusalem family to their relatives who live here. They then told it, word for word, to me.

The most important 2026 LA political race you haven’t heard about

Most people in Los Angeles County can name the mayor of LA. Fewer can name their county supervisor — the office for which I’m...

Dodgers inaugurate ABS era — much to fans’ surprise and delight

World Series MVP and Cy Young contender Yoshinobu Yamamoto received a hero’s welcome as he took the mound for the Dodgers on Opening Day....

Beware crank-right ‘Podturf,’ incredible shrinking CPAC and other commentary

“Astroturf” — advocates who pretend to have grassroots support — might be the best term for “a small circle of podcasters on the right...

Ukraine’s surge has Russia reeling — don’t give in to Putin now

Rushing to settle the war in Ukraine on Russia’s terms would fatally undermine the incredible progress Trump has made in restoring American deterrence.

Why the English language makes it so hard to say what you really feel  about love

Harvard happiness professor Arthur C. Brooks writes about the "ultimate complex experience" — successful romance — in his new book, "The Meaning of Your Life."

Global ‘happiness gap’ shows Mexico way outpacing the US — here’s why

Costa Rica, Israel and Mexico all ranked much higher than the United States in this year's World Happiness Ranking — and for similar reasons.

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