Iran claims seven oil tankers were hit or mined in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, as reports say the U.S. and Israel have planned new strikes for after the midterms. Confirm the facts, protect our troops, and bring any new war decision to Congress.
Welcome Home, Stephen Hubbard. Now Close the Hostage Market
Russia freed a 74-year-old American teacher and veteran with no prisoner swap, and he landed in Texas overnight. Celebrate his return, but the sanctions link and praise for Putin show why Washington must make clear that Americans are not bargaining chips.
Americans Ordered Out of Saudi Arabia: Protect Our People, Expect Allies to Lead
On Wednesday the State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia. Within hours, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority reported that an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam had killed one person and injured eight. Earlier the same day, the Saudi energy ministry...
The Day the Web Went Dark: What the PHP Emergency Teaches About Responsibility and Resilience
Critical "php2shell" flaws in the code behind most of the web sent governments scrambling to take sites offline. The lesson: owners must patch, government must keep its own house in order, and the volunteers who keep the internet running deserve support, not new mandates.