The joint statement released by the Defending Defense Coalition details the devastating impact that the upcoming automatic sequestration would have on the U.S. military and the consequent need for the House of Representatives to pass the reconciliation bill in order to defend national security strategy.

America is nearing a decisive moment.  Unless Congress acts to change current law, automatic sequestration cuts will slash future spending on national defense across-the-board by over $500 billion beginning early next year.

Nearly two dozen political leaders came to Copenhagen to discuss reconciliation in Iraq. It may well prove to be a significant moment in the evolution of a better Iraq.

Thomas Miller's contributions to the National Review Online symposium discussing possible ramifications of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

Former UN SecGen Kofi Annan just wrapped a breathtakingly cynical press conference in Turkey, insisting his peace plan for Syria is not dead despite new demands from the Assad regime and failure to withdraw from major city centers agreed to in the Annan plan.

Diplomacy can never supplant the importance of military victory. Obama may want to bring the troops home, but the diplomacy-first strategy hampers peace. As the history of drinking tea with the Taliban shows, talk is not only cheap; it is deadly.

Democrats theoretically could solve the problem of having the House pass the Senate bill, ready for Obama's signature, but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just doesn't have the votes.