Beltway Confidential

Elissa Slotkin speaks at the Center for American Progress.

Elissa Slotkin touts fascism as the Democratic mask slips

Zachary Faria · October 19, 2026 3:16 pm

government democracy elections constitution

A new book argues that democracy needs more religion

Navi Pillay.

Is it right to panic over the targeting of Israel?

Close Up Shot Focused on Yellow Tape Showing Text Police Line Do Not Cross. Restricted Area of a Crime Scene. Bokeh Background with Flickering Siren Lights. Forensics Team Working on a Case

No protests or gold coffins for Philadelphia police officer shot and killed allegedly because he was white

Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR)

The Oregonian endorses four more years of failure

Casino gambling.

‘Girl math’ is smarter than gambling

Hershey Hackberry August 14, 2026 8:29 am

Closeup shot of a pregnant woman holding her belly at home.

The dark logic of surrogacy and abortion

Zachary Faria August 13, 2026 2:34 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to speak at a navy parade marking Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea in this May 9, 2014 file photo. Angry with the West's response over Ukraine, Russia is moving rapidly to bolster ties with North Korea in a diplomatic nose-thumbing that could complicate the U.S.-led effort to squeeze Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear weapons program. Russia's proactive strategy in Asia- which also involves cozying up to China and had been dubbed "Putin's Pivot" - began years ago as Moscow's answer to Washington's much touted rebalancing of its military forces in the Pacific. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

NATO and Japan should warn Russia over threat to seize vessels

Tom Rogan August 13, 2026 1:39 pm

In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, shakes hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prior to their meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026 (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)

End major US ally status for China cronies, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

Michael Rubin August 13, 2026 6:00 am

Francesca Hong and David Crowley

Are pollsters compromised by socialists or just incompetent?

Zachary Faria August 12, 2026 2:13 pm

FILE - Elon Musk

Musk joins the push to repeal Alaska’s terrible ranked choice voting system

Zachary Faria August 11, 2026 1:59 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin holding an opened card.

Fearing anti-war election embarrassment, Russia bans only opposition party

Tom Rogan August 11, 2026 11:58 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable.

To protect national security, Trump should ensure the FCC retains landlines

John Roberts August 11, 2026 6:00 am

Hasan Piker and Abdul el Sayed

The campus pipeline behind Abdul el Sayed’s Michigan win

Daniel Idfresne August 10, 2026 2:15 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses the crowd during a campaign rally for Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Socialists want a do-over for the insane 2020 positions they supported

Zachary Faria August 10, 2026 1:35 pm

Drone attack Kyiv

Will Ukraine retaliate against North Korea outside of the war zone?

Tom Rogan August 10, 2026 11:15 am

Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington, back, stares down Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham

The WNBA has a black entitlement problem

Christopher Tremoglie August 10, 2026 9:27 am