When Easter approaches, it feels a lot like Christmas. We look forward to gatherings with family and friends. Stores fill with pastel colors and decorations of cheerful bunnies. Churches prepare for one of the most attended services of the year. For people of faith, Easter Sunday is a moment filled with excitement and gratitude. But once Easter Sunday passes, something familiar happens. 

Is the future of warfare AI? Host Casey Harper is joined by Col. Bob Maginnis (Ret.) and The Washington Stand&rsquo;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.

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. 

American journalist Derek Thompson recently wrote: "Every individual is the sum of their relationships." This came from his Substack article "On Being a Dad," which was his personal reflection on parenthood. In making his case for fatherhood, Thompson touched on love, life, and the quiet miracle of parenthood, arguing that our deepest identities emerge not in isolation but through the web of connections we inhabit.

Early voting is under way in a Virginia referendum. On the ballot: a redistricting ploy proffered by the state's Democrat-controlled legislature that would likely give Democrats 10 slots on Virginia's congressional delegation, stripping Republicans of four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

As the ongoing U.S. strike on Iran enters its third week, mixed signals on how long the aerial military operation will last have been emanating from the Trump administration. In recent days, the president indicated that the conflict would be ending "soon" and that there is "practically nothing left" to target, while Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signaled that the U.S. will continue to show "no mercy" on the regime. The mixed messaging comes as concerns are surfacing over the Islamist regime's resilience, the chaos ensuing in the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S.'s diminishing stockpile of critical munitions.

God bless John Thune. At the moment, the majority leader from South Dakota is the only thing standing between a historic catastrophe and a stampede of short-sighted Republicans. It's a familiar position for the man at the helm of the Senate, who has to contend - not only with a fractured caucus day-in and day-out but also with the demands of a president whose big-picture goals sometimes conflict with the broader good of the chamber. Such is the case with the SAVE America Act - which is quickly turning into the vehicle that will do anything but save America.

After over a year of setbacks from federal courts, President Donald Trump is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to allow his administration to end an amnesty-like policy shielding hundreds of thousands of foreigners from deportation.

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

While the media drones on about the unpopularity of the president's operation in Iran, Americans' opinions, with all due respect, don't really matter. In eight months, voters will have the chance to grade the Trump administration's decision to level the Islamist regime that's terrorized the West for decades. But until then, the only thing that anyone should care about, apart from the safety of U.S. troops, is the United States and its allies getting as close to eliminating one of the world's greatest existential threats as humanely possible.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, 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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When he was confirmed by the Senate in May 2025, Frank Bisignano took over SSA as it reeled from a constant flow of news reports about dead people getting Social Security checks, disability aid going to perfectly healthy individuals, elderly applicants dying before their applications were processed, and countless other varieties of waste, fraud, incompetence, and abuse.

This may not sit well in an age of polling and clamor for direct democracy, but the reality is this: the duty of statesmen is not to follow public opinion, but to lead it. In moments of crisis, leaders are not called to read the polls - they are called to rise above them.

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