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

Tucker Carlson speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Tucker Carlson leaves the GOP. Farewell and good riddance

Zachary Faria June 23, 2026 2:55 pm

Electronic quantum computer microchip with artificial intelligence icon. AI and big data flow management.

Trump’s quantum plan is a needed response to the foreign AI threat

Sam Korkus June 23, 2026 2:29 pm

Former U.S. President Barack Obama.

Yes, Obama governed as a liberal

Timothy P. Carney June 23, 2026 2:18 pm

Aylin (pictured on the left) Trujillo arrived at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas California, fifteen minutes after her twin brother, who was born in 2021.

The Education Department imposes a twin penalty

Timothy P. Carney June 23, 2026 11:54 am

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Keir Starmer was the perfect man for the times

Timothy P. Carney June 23, 2026 10:27 am

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George speaks to the crowd after winning D.C. Mayor primary election during the Election Night Party at the Howard Theatre Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Washington.

Lewis George’s small-dollar map complicates her working-class pitch

Daniel Idfresne June 23, 2026 9:50 am

Refugees from the DRC camp in Burundi

To resolve the refugee crises, less charity and more work permits

Michael Rubin June 23, 2026 6:00 am

Vice President JD Vance bows his head in prayer during a National Police Week breakfast at the Vice President's residence, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Washington.

Vance’s conversion and the dawn of the ‘Catholic moment’

Sam Korkus June 22, 2026 3:31 pm

Labour party's Andy Burnham

What will presumptive new prime minister Andy Burnham mean for the special relationship?

Tom Rogan June 22, 2026 3:19 pm

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, gestures on stage with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election.

Democrats become the party of socialists and Third-Worldism

Zachary Faria June 22, 2026 2:28 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci.

New Fauci files affirm the convictions of conspiracy theorists

Sam Korkus June 22, 2026 2:24 pm

Juneteenth inflatable outside a Philadelphia home. (Photo: Christopher Tremoglie)

Why was the US flag missing from Juneteenth logos and celebrations?

Christopher Tremoglie June 22, 2026 8:50 am