Beltway Confidential

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

Josh Shapiro too cowardly to denounce black man’s racism in alleged killing of white Philadelphia police officer

Christopher Tremoglie · October 21, 2026 2:02 pm

A sign outside a polling station on November 3, 2020, in East Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The polling industry keeps falling for (and promoting) fake polls

Department of Elections workers sort mail-in ballots

California has no real safeguards for voting and voter registration

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

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

Why Putin flourishes, and Zelensky falters, with Trump

Ukrainians gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Decoding Ukraine’s defense minister controversy

Ani Chkhikvadze July 16, 2026 3:39 pm

Stuyvesant High School, where the 17-year-old "boy genius" attended. (Photo By: Susan Watts/NY Daily News via Getty images)

NYC should fix its broken pipeline, not break its best schools

Daniel Idfresne July 16, 2026 3:12 pm

Two students in red graduation regalia head into a stadium for graduation.

Democrats are realizing college isn’t a utopia

Sam Korkus July 16, 2026 3:05 pm

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Trump tries to help Democrats win in Minnesota

Zachary Faria July 16, 2026 2:26 pm

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s brinkmanship is costing it influence and options

Tom Rogan July 16, 2026 1:29 pm

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

Ro Khanna’s dangerous war on Israel’s Iron Dome

David Harsanyi July 15, 2026 3:57 pm

A t-shirt promoting democratic socialism

Democrats are as extreme as their most radical faction

Sam Korkus July 15, 2026 3:53 pm

FILE - Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, answers a question during a press conference at the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Socialist Democrats represent the rich, white voters in their party

Zachary Faria July 15, 2026 3:33 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Marco Rubio must confront lazy, outdated State Department travel warnings

Michael Rubin July 15, 2026 6:00 am

Freedom Fuel Network gas station in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

The refined fuel shortage, not oil prices, is what matters

James Rogan July 15, 2026 6:00 am

Vector illustration of surveillance cameras pointed different directions. Flock Safety cameras.

As mass surveillance becomes a reality, some are fighting back

Sam Korkus July 14, 2026 4:14 pm

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

Maryland Democrats dress up disenfranchisement as democracy

Daniel Idfresne July 14, 2026 3:16 pm