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Let’s Honor the Military That Made America’s 250 Years Possible

Let’s Honor the Military That Made America’s 250 Years Possible

As America approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, plans are underway across the country to celebrate this momentous milestone. Cities are launching educational initiatives, historic landmarks are preparing for record tourism from people all over the world, and national organizations are working on tributes to our founding ideals…Read more

OP-ED: Why Trump’s Middle East Strategy Works

OP-ED: Why Trump’s Middle East Strategy Works

As President Trump continues his tour of the Persian Gulf states, the world’s attention has turned to a region that has long been a source of global turmoil and domestic unrest. The recent U.S. military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen are reminders of the large volume of blood and treasure invested by the U.S. and our allies in the Middle East in recent decades…Read more

DONATE NOW: WMAL and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Partner to Recognize National Police Week

DONATE NOW: WMAL and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Partner to Recognize National Police Week

This National Police Week, WMAL will honor the sacrifices of law enforcement officers through a series of impactful interviews with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). From May 12 to May 17, 2025, WMAL’s Fallen Officers Tribute Week programming will highlight the stories of fallen heroes, the grief of their families, and the…Read more

Trump Administration Halts Biden’s AI Rule

Trump Administration Halts Biden’s AI Rule

The Trump administration is undoing its predecessors’ artificial intelligence policies, as governments’ plans to regulate artificial intelligence are on shaky ground across the West. The Commerce Department on Tuesday said it would formally revoke the Biden administration’s AI diffusion rule, a regulatory framework that would have imposed new controls…Read more

Trump Shifts U.S. Foreign Policy in Gulf Region

Trump Shifts U.S. Foreign Policy in Gulf Region

President Trump kicked off his Middle East trip Tuesday by burnishing his reputation as a dealmaker and establishing a U.S. policy for the region built on economic and investment ties. The three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates is focused on bolstering economic ties. It included a Saudi economic summit with executives…Read more

OP-ED: Fairfax County School Board Incompetence and Nepotism

OP-ED: Fairfax County School Board Incompetence and Nepotism

Earlier this year, as Fairfax County was facing a $300 million budget shortfall, its school board members added high-paying personal staff positions amounting in total to an additional $1.5 million. Fairfax County Times has reported that in a closed session, county school board members voted to offer their friends…Read more

Trump Issues Stern Warning to Iran

Trump Issues Stern Warning to Iran

President Trump offered a stern warning to Iran on Tuesday, telling the Middle Eastern country it was “time to choose” how it wants to proceed in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program. Mr. Trump vowed that Iran would “never have a nuclear weapon”…Read more

New Pope Raises Concern About AI Overhaul of Life on Earth

New Pope Raises Concern About AI Overhaul of Life on Earth

The pope told the College of Cardinals that he selected the papal name Leo XIV “mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic encyclical, ‘Rerum Novarum,’ addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution”…Read more

Jim Banks: A Trade Warrior After Trump’s Own Heart

Jim Banks: A Trade Warrior After Trump’s Own Heart

Sen. Jim Banks was uncharacteristically curt. The Indiana Republican was walking to the elevator last month when a fired federal employee caught up to him on Capitol Hill. The protester, a budget analyst who had received a pink slip from the Trump administration like thousands of other government employees, demanded an answer for the ongoing mass layoffs…Read more

U.S. and China to Pause Sky-High Tariffs for 90 Days

U.S. and China to Pause Sky-High Tariffs for 90 Days

The White House on Monday released more details of the trade deal the United States had reached with China over the weekend. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage points to 30%, while China agreed to lower its rate on U.S. goods by the same amount to 10%…Read more

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Let’s Honor the Military That Made America’s 250 Years Possible

Let’s Honor the Military That Made America’s 250 Years Possible

As America approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, plans are underway across the country to celebrate this momentous milestone. Cities are launching educational initiatives, historic landmarks are preparing for record tourism from people all over the world, and national organizations are working on tributes to our founding ideals…Continue Reading

OP-ED: Why Trump’s Middle East Strategy Works

OP-ED: Why Trump’s Middle East Strategy Works

As President Trump continues his tour of the Persian Gulf states, the world’s attention has turned to a region that has long been a source of global turmoil and domestic unrest. The recent U.S. military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen are reminders of the large volume of blood and treasure invested by the U.S. and our allies in the Middle East in recent decades…Continue Reading

DONATE NOW: WMAL and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Partner to Recognize National Police Week

DONATE NOW: WMAL and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Partner to Recognize National Police Week

This National Police Week, WMAL will honor the sacrifices of law enforcement officers through a series of impactful interviews with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). From May 12 to May 17, 2025, WMAL’s Fallen Officers Tribute Week programming will highlight the stories of fallen heroes, the grief of their families, and the…Continue Reading

Trump Administration Halts Biden’s AI Rule

Trump Administration Halts Biden’s AI Rule

The Trump administration is undoing its predecessors’ artificial intelligence policies, as governments’ plans to regulate artificial intelligence are on shaky ground across the West. The Commerce Department on Tuesday said it would formally revoke the Biden administration’s AI diffusion rule, a regulatory framework that would have imposed new controls…Continue Reading

Trump Shifts U.S. Foreign Policy in Gulf Region

Trump Shifts U.S. Foreign Policy in Gulf Region

President Trump kicked off his Middle East trip Tuesday by burnishing his reputation as a dealmaker and establishing a U.S. policy for the region built on economic and investment ties. The three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates is focused on bolstering economic ties. It included a Saudi economic summit with executives…Continue Reading

OP-ED: Fairfax County School Board Incompetence and Nepotism

OP-ED: Fairfax County School Board Incompetence and Nepotism

Earlier this year, as Fairfax County was facing a $300 million budget shortfall, its school board members added high-paying personal staff positions amounting in total to an additional $1.5 million. Fairfax County Times has reported that in a closed session, county school board members voted to offer their friends…Continue Reading

Trump Issues Stern Warning to Iran

Trump Issues Stern Warning to Iran

President Trump offered a stern warning to Iran on Tuesday, telling the Middle Eastern country it was “time to choose” how it wants to proceed in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program. Mr. Trump vowed that Iran would “never have a nuclear weapon”…Continue Reading

Jim Banks: A Trade Warrior After Trump’s Own Heart

Jim Banks: A Trade Warrior After Trump’s Own Heart

Sen. Jim Banks was uncharacteristically curt. The Indiana Republican was walking to the elevator last month when a fired federal employee caught up to him on Capitol Hill. The protester, a budget analyst who had received a pink slip from the Trump administration like thousands of other government employees, demanded an answer for the ongoing mass layoffs…Continue Reading

U.S. and China to Pause Sky-High Tariffs for 90 Days

U.S. and China to Pause Sky-High Tariffs for 90 Days

The White House on Monday released more details of the trade deal the United States had reached with China over the weekend. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage points to 30%, while China agreed to lower its rate on U.S. goods by the same amount to 10%…Continue Reading

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