Beltway Confidential

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., visits the scene where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer.

Democrats want to turn the United States into France

David Harsanyi · October 20, 2026 1:03 pm

President Donald Trump waves as he walks past presidential black-and-white portraits.

Why Putin flourishes, and Zelensky falters, with Trump

Elissa Slotkin speaks at the Center for American Progress.

Elissa Slotkin touts fascism as the Democratic mask slips

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A new book argues that democracy needs more religion

Navi Pillay.

Is it right to panic over the targeting of Israel?

Dr. Anthony Fauci waves to the crowd as he speaks during the presentation of his book "On Call" at Lincoln Theatre Friday, June 21, 2024, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Fauci: ‘Close schools’

Timothy P. Carney July 27, 2026 4:00 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine

China’s manifestly greater threat: Why Gen. Dan Caine is warning Trump about Iran munitions

Tom Rogan July 27, 2026 3:14 pm

Attorney Ben Crump, left, stands beside Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, center; and Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, center right, outside the federal courthouse in Louisville, Ky., Monday, July 21, 2025, after the sentencing of former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankinson in the raid that led to Taylor's death in 2020. (AP photo/Dylan T. Lovan)

Race relations arsonists like Ben Crump should be ostracized

Zachary Faria July 27, 2026 2:23 pm

Matt Damon, left, Christopher Nolan, and Anne Hathaway.

The oDEIssey of Christopher Nolan

Christopher Tremoglie July 27, 2026 8:51 am

Hugging Face hack shows why we shouldn’t trust AI

Sam Korkus July 24, 2026 4:13 pm

This image taken from video provided by WKOW shows Madison Police Chief John Patterson speaking at a news conference

Democrats smear police after a shooting in Madison, Wisconsin

Zachary Faria July 24, 2026 2:20 pm

President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun

Peace in Lebanon? Not in our time

Sean Durns July 24, 2026 2:19 pm

China Coast Guard personnel, left, on rigid hull inflatable boat chases Philippine Navy personnel aboard a rubber boat at the Second Thomas Shoal.

China shoots itself in ASEAN foot with latest Philippines skirmish

Tom Rogan July 24, 2026 1:03 pm

President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and others, salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Trump is right, polls can’t decide Iran war

Ani Chkhikvadze July 24, 2026 12:49 pm

Fannie Mae has launched a partnership with AI firm Palantir.

Housing reform is a winning issue. This policy is the next to go

Sam Korkus July 24, 2026 9:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China’s export mercantilism is bad for everyone

James Rogan July 24, 2026 6:00 am

Director Christopher Nolan on set of "The Odyssey."

An Odysseus for our age

Timothy P. Carney July 23, 2026 4:22 pm