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The economy and White House messaging for the midterms illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

White House needs tough love on midterm messaging

Somebody in the White House needs to close the briefing book, walk into the Oval Office and say it plainly: Mr. President, the midterm message is missing the mark.

Affordable enough to fire, fast enough to evolve

A drone assembled from commercial parts crosses the line, and a six-figure missile leaves the rail to meet it. The missile works. The drone is destroyed, but the defender has just spent many times what the attacker did.

Guardsmen made our cities safer. Now, let's thank them

On November 26, 2025, Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old West Virginia National Guardsman, was ambushed and shot by an Afghan national while on patrol in Washington, D.C. She died the next day.

Moving the Army at the speed of relevance

In the last 18 months, the Pentagon has moved through an unusually rapid period of institutional change: new priorities and funding, faster fielding of emerging technologies and new ways of doing business with industry.

Readiness begins before the battlefield

The next crisis will not wait for America to rebuild inventories, reopen production lines, repair installations, or strengthen supply chains. Readiness, resilience and survivability must be built before a crisis begins.

America's longest frontline

This week, thousands of U.S. Army soldiers, industry partners, policymakers, and defense leaders will gather in our nation's capital for the Association of the United States Army's 2026 Annual Meeting.

Air dominance is America's first line of defense

Air dominance is fundamental to America's ability to defend our nation, protect our service members, support our allies and deter our adversaries.

Winning the AI fight means keeping humans in command

There's no doubt AI can help our service members process enormous amounts of information, identify threats faster, improve logistics, strengthen cyber defenses and make better decisions under pressure.

A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

America the great slaps ICC right in its big, fat, whiny face

- The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a video address that the United States was sick and tired of the globalists at the International Criminal Court trying to steal away America's sovereignty and, as such, was slapping sanctions on the entity. And then the ICC put out a release saying -- blah, blah.