Gold has been a recurring theme in all three of Donald Trump's presidential campaigns. In 2016, 2020, and 2024, it has been an integral part of a symbolic political branding strategy associated with prosperity, imperialism, and grandeur. But in Trump's second term, gold is truly flowing into the U.S. economy.

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Is the future of warfare AI? Host Casey Harper is joined by Col. Bob Maginnis (Ret.) and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to analyze the use of Artificial Intelligence within warfare and the government. The government is already using AI, but at what level and with what guardrails? The three discuss the ethical dilemma of AI in warfare, the race with China concerning surveillance and data gathering, and what it looks like to regulate the rapidly evolving technology.

Growing up in a Muslim home in Turkey, Isik Abla knows firsthand the inner workings of Islam. She joins host Casey Harper to share her testimony of fleeing Turkey, finding Christ, and sharing His gospel with all who will listen. Although she found Christ after fleeing Turkey, Isik explains the phenomenon of Muslims meeting Jesus in dreams and why it is so common for many to experience this. She also gives advice on how Christians can witness to Muslims.

Growing up in a Muslim home in Turkey, Isik Abla knows firsthand the inner workings of Islam. She joins host Casey Harper to share her testimony of fleeing Turkey, finding Christ, and sharing His gospel with all who will listen. Although she found Christ after fleeing Turkey, Isik explains the phenomenon of Muslims meeting Jesus in dreams and why it is so common for many to experience this. She also gives advice on how Christians can witness to Muslims.

Host Casey Harper is joined by Dr. David Prentice, who is one of the founders for Science Alliance For Life and Technology (SALT) and The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges to discuss the current ethical concerns surrounding lab-created embryos. David shares why he started SALT, the development and dangers of gene screening and modification, and the role AI is currently playing in embryo selection.

Host Casey Harper is joined by Dr. David Prentice, who is one of the founders for Science Alliance For Life and Technology (SALT) and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to discuss the current ethical concerns surrounding lab-created embryos. David shares why he started SALT, the development and dangers of gene screening and modification, and the role AI is currently playing in embryo selection. 

Host Casey Harper is joined by journalist Yoe Suarez and The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges to discuss the economic and political state of Cuba. Growing up in Havana, Yoe knows firsthand what the socialist regime is capable of. The three unpack Venezuela&rsquo;s impact on Cuba, what life is like on the island, and where the country is headed. Only time will tell what will happen to Cuba.

Host Casey Harper is joined by journalist Yoe Suarez and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to discuss the economic and political state of Cuba. Growing up in Havana, Yoe knows firsthand what the socialist regime is capable of. The three unpack Venezuela's impact on Cuba, what life is like on the island, and where the country is headed.  Only time will tell what will happen to Cuba. 

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) took to the podium Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary hearing room to deliver a clear message: the abortion pill mifepristone isn't just risky - it's "inherently dangerous." And it's up to Congress to regulate it.

There haven't been a lot of industries untouched by the anti-woke revolution in the last three years. But there is one pocket of the economy that's been slightly less eager to roll back the radical agendas that have been swallowing companies whole these last two decades: banks. But, in a sign that no corporate entity can escape the consumer muscle flexing across America, that may be about to change.

A growing wave of Washington state residents alienated by the prospect of a steep new income tax being enacted are saying "sayonara" to the far Northwest state and heading south to new homes and futures, according to an analysis by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU).

Reports surfaced last week that the University of Oregon will begin offering the abortion pill to students directly from its on-campus health center in the fall of 2026. The college became the latest in a succession of universities that have recently begun offering the drug on campus, which experts say poses extreme physical and mental health dangers to women and increases the chances of them being coerced into aborting their babies.

President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran have resulted in concern over oil prices, largely rooted in Iran's control over the critical Strait of Hormuz, but the president and Republicans are insisting that the increase in oil prices is only temporary and will soon be controlled.

Underlying the skepticism over the U.S. strikes on Iran is an understanding that there ought to be limits in war and an uncertainty about whether the Trump administration has stayed within those limits. To put it in question form, Americans want to know, "Is there moral justification for the administration's actions?" as FRC President Tony Perkins put it. And, for Christians in particular, "Does the Bible provide guidance for this?"

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

As the ongoing U.S. strike on Iran entered its tenth day, reports surfaced Sunday that the beleaguered Islamist regime had selected Mojtaba Khamenei to be the country's next supreme leader following the death of his father Ali Khamenei on February 28 as the result of an American missile attack. But President Trump maintained that if the next Iranian leader does not get U.S. approval, they're "not going to last long."

Senior Editor, The Washington Stand

As foreign conflict rages on and Congress is locked in a feud over Homeland Security funding, President Donald Trump is hammering Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, the president thanked elections activist Scott Pressler for explaining in a Fox News interview the importance of passing the legislation and how it can be done without dismantling the filibuster. Passing the SAVE America Act "must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE," the president said. He vowed not to sign further bills until the SAVE America Act is on his desk.

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As the U.S. Air Force was dropping bombs on the mullahs in Iran this week, the U.S. Supreme Court released a ruling that put the cultural mullahs here at home on notice.

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Get ready to hear a lot more about Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas. After his primary victory over Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) this week, the media machine began churning up and spitting out the upstart candidate's past statements. They did not have to look far.

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