Beltway Confidential

Chuck Schumer, left, smiles while Hakeem Jeffries speaks on Capitol Hill.

Get ready for Democrats to plot their power grabs for 2028

Zachary Faria · November 4, 2026 1:52 pm

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks a midterm campaign rally at JRJ Construction in Weatherford, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026.

Yes, JD Vance: Losing the midterms was ‘worth it’ to prevent a nuclear Iran

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Dalton Municipal Airport in Georgia.

Democrats ran radicals and still won. Don’t blame the candidates — Trump owns this bloodbath

President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Washington.

Democrats campaigned on affordability. It took two hours to show it was a lie, and they just want to investigate Trump

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) speaks during a news conference.

Josh Shapiro receives the curse of more power

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) questions Michael Carvajal, the outgoing director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

Jon Ossoff’s political games insult Georgia’s veterans

John King September 10, 2025 6:00 am

Iryna Zarutska before she was fatally stabbed on a commuter train.

We met Iryna Zarutska’s murder with terrifying indifference

Peter Laffin September 9, 2025 5:55 pm

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in New York.

Democrats embrace socialism’s failures as the party’s future

Zachary Faria September 9, 2025 3:27 pm

Smoke rises from an explosion.

Why Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar matters

Sean Durns September 9, 2025 3:26 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Democrats’ undemocratic Harris mistake

Timothy P. Carney September 9, 2025 2:41 pm

Smoke rises from an explosion.

Israel’s righteous strike on Hamas in Qatar

David Harsanyi September 9, 2025 2:20 pm

President Donald Trump departs with Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., and Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., after hosting the 2025 NCAA Champion, University of Florida men's basketball team in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump’s endorsement is the path to victory

Pedro Rodriguez September 9, 2025 10:22 am

Falls Church

The Falls Church brothel goes under

Timothy P. Carney September 9, 2025 9:33 am

Whittaker Chambers reads the headline documenting the conviction of Alger Hiss.

From Alger Hiss to Russiagate: Seven decades of media lies

Mark Judge September 9, 2025 6:00 am

File - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks at an event at the Federal Reserve building, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

The president should not meddle in monetary policy

Christian Kruse September 9, 2025 6:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a press conference, at the end of his visit to China for the Tianjin SCO Summit and the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.

The dangers of ‘Putin derangement syndrome’

Michael Warren Davis September 9, 2025 5:00 am

National Guard

National Guard breaks up fistfight in DC

Pedro Rodriguez September 8, 2025 4:48 pm