Washington Times Opinion

10/16/2025

China’s rapid buildup of strategic forces is increasing, and the Pentagon now estimates that Beijing’s military will have 1,500 nuclear warheads in less than 10 years, the general slated to be the next Air Force chief of staff told the Senate.

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10/16/2025

New episode of Cheryl Chumley's Bold and Blunt: Israel, the media and the hope of peace

Israel has been fighting a war against Hamas for over two years. But even longer than that has been the Jewish nations' war against untruthful media messaging. Too many news outlets put forth an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian, even pro-Hamas narrative, drawing moral equivalencies where moral equivalencies do not rightly exist. Chris Ruddy, CEO of NEWSMAX and recipient of this year's Israel's Top 50 Christian Allies listing, talks about Israel, the peace deal and the role of the media in telling the truth.

Israel has been fighting a war against Hamas for over two years. But even longer than that has been the Jewish nations' war against untruthful media messaging. Too many news outlets put forth an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian, even pro-Hamas narrative, drawing moral equivalencies where moral equivale...

10/16/2025

A 10th Senate vote on a stopgap bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 failed Thursday, ensuring the government shutdown will continue for at least a few more days.

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10/16/2025

Just because Democrats are tyrants and just because the press pools are filled with Democrat-loving, tyrant-enabling journalists who carry water for their Dem friends doesn't mean conservatives have to behave like Democrats. Tit-for-tat is not a solution.

Just because Democrats are tyrants and just because the press pools are filled with Democrat-loving, tyrant-enabling journalists who carry water for their Dem friends doesn’t mean conservatives have to behave like Democrats. Tit-for-tat is not a solution.

10/16/2025

D.C. businesses are investing less in the local economy as they anticipate a prolonged financial downturn driven by federal worker layoffs, the D.C. Policy Center reported this week.

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10/16/2025

For two years, a vocal contingent of activists, politicians and limousine liberals championed a single, urgent demand: a ceasefire in Gaza.

For two years, a vocal contingent of activists, politicians and limousine liberals championed a single, urgent demand: a ceasefire in Gaza.

10/16/2025

CHUMLEY writes: "Chilling free speech is chilling free speech, no matter who’s doing the chilling — no matter if it’s tyrannical Democrats or well-meaning Republicans."

Just because Democrats are tyrants and just because the press pools are filled with Democrat-loving, tyrant-enabling journalists who carry water for their Dem friends doesn’t mean conservatives have to behave like Democrats. Tit-for-tat is not a solution.

10/16/2025

Newly released findings from Barna's State of the Church initiative show that 43 percent of men are attending weekly church services versus 36 percent of women and that it's the males in the Generation X and millennial age groups especially who are filling the pews.

Newly released findings from Barna’s State of the Church initiative show that 43 percent of men are attending weekly church services versus 36 percent of women and that it’s the males in the Generation X and millennial age groups especially who are filling the pews.

10/16/2025

CHUMLEY writes: "America has trained the coming generations to believe that men were unnecessary; masculinity was hostile and violent; manhood was something to flee. And that went double for Christian men."

Newly released findings from Barna’s State of the Church initiative show that 43 percent of men are attending weekly church services versus 36 percent of women and that it’s the males in the Generation X and millennial age groups especially who are filling the pews.

10/16/2025

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. Addressing the World Food Day global ceremony that also marked the 80th anniversary of the U.N. …

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery.

10/16/2025

Under federal law, Election Day in the United States is not two days, two weeks or two months. It is a single day.

Under federal law, Election Day in the United States is not two days, two weeks or two months. It is a single day.

10/16/2025

Democrats have always been the party of health insurance over actual care, propping up giants such as UnitedHealthcare instead of prioritizing patients and doctors.

Democrats have always been the party of health insurance over actual care, propping up giants such as UnitedHealthcare instead of prioritizing patients and doctors.