U.S. President Donald Trump met executives from seven defense contractors on Friday, he announced in a social media post, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies drawn down by U.S. strikes on Iran and other recent military operations. The meeting underscores the Trump administration’s drive to shore up weapons stocks...Read more

The U.S. and Ecuador carried out a joint operation targeting drug trafficking operations in the South American country, authorities in both countries said on Friday, with the U.S. calling the move “lethal kinetic operations.” Neither the U.S. Southern Command, a branch of its military that oversees forces in Latin America,...Read more

U.S. Gulf Coast heavy grades continued to surge on Friday as the Iran conflict spurred several Middle Eastern producers of heavy crude to curtail production and drove buyers to scoop up U.S. barrels. Prices of Mars sour crude, the flagship crude produced in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and favored by refiners...Read more

The following is an edited transcript excerpt from The Michael Knowles Show. * * * Are we about to take Cuba? President Trump keeps talking about it. The first time, you might say, well, it’s a joke. The second time, maybe it’s still a joke. The thing about jokes,...Read more

President Trump is not subject to brain rot. Kristi Noem was captured by brain rot, the online incentive structure that causes people to do dumb things for clicks and ubiquity. She’s not the only one. Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Gavin Newsom are all terminal brain rot patients. But Trump...Read more

A man accused of murder is now the subject of a musical and the crowds can’t wait. “Luigi: The Musical,” will debut in New York City this June, just blocks from the scene of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder. The show, first staged in San Francisco, transforms suspected assassin...Read more

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** In the first two months of 2026, there were more than 50 mass shootings in the U.S., many in...Read more

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he won’t require Iran’s next leader to be committed to democratic rule, adding that he’s more concerned about the future ruler committing to peace and stability in the region. Trump, who said on Thursday that he wants to be involved in the process...Read more

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President Donald Trump, as well as some of the biggest names in sports, are at the White House Friday for a roundtable discussion on college sports. “The president wants to save college sports,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Friday, “It’s very important to him and...Read more

Hillsdale College announced Friday that Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA and widow of its founder, Charlie Kirk, will serve as the keynote speaker during graduation ceremonies this May. “Charlie Kirk became a national and international sensation, and he built something amazing. At his memorial service were the great,...Read more

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Thursday that he will end his re-election campaign just one day after admitting to having an affair with a former staffer who died by suicide last year.  Gonzales said in a statement that “after deep reflection,” he has decided not to seek re-election...Read more

Well, by now you’ve all heard the news. Shortly after the recent American bombing of Iran began, Secretary of State Marco Rubio came running into the Oval Office to tell President Trump: “The Ayatollah has been hit by Israeli missiles.” President Trump said, “Khamenei?” And Rubio said, “About five or...Read more

Unwittingly, CNN provided a moment of narrative-shattering clarity as the network’s reliable stable of liberal pundits was reminded that history didn’t actually begin the day Donald Trump took office. During a heated panel discussion, host Abby Phillip and commentator Ashley Allison attempted to pin the “warmonger”...Read more

Qatar, which supported the terrorist group Hamas and was closely allied with Iran, is trying to stop the U.S.-Israel attack on the tyrannical Iranian regime by warning of global economic consequences if the war continues. Traditionally a close ally of Iran and a long-time financial and political patron of Hamas,...Read more