Beltway Confidential

The Cedar Viaduct, designed to take high-speed trains over Cedar and North avenues and State Route 99, is shown in an aerial view, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Fresno, California.

California high-speed rail CEO’s resignation won’t save the project

Zachary Faria · October 30, 2026 1:44 pm

Collage of President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama.

If you like your Cheesecake Factory, you can keep your Cheesecake Factory

Pennsylvania state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick.

Meet Tracy Pennycuick, the trailblazing Pennsylvania state senator pioneering bipartisan AI safeguards

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Becerra will be Newsom, but worse for California

Former President Barack Obama speaks in support of Democratic candidates Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms during a rally on Oct. 28 in Morrow, Georgia. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

Obama is ‘tired of being divided’: Pot, meet kettle

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly during a military parade.

Negotiating Taliban prisoner swap, US demands include unacknowledged detainee

Beth Bailey October 6, 2025 5:30 am

Olivia Cooke.

Only one woman can win: Amazon’s The Girlfriend is ruthless, glossy, and addictive

Harry Khachatrian October 5, 2025 11:45 pm

Flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters.

The UN refuses to reform

Khaled Alyemany October 5, 2025 6:00 am

A man listens during a worship song before the start of a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The GOP must reject Stephen Miller’s holy war rhetoric

Peter Laffin October 4, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters.

Trump’s unconstitutional forever war against the cartels

Daniel DePetris October 4, 2025 6:00 am

Conservative commentator and conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA Director of Communications Candace Owens, center, listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the 2018 Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

The enemy of your enemy is not your friend

Kimberly Ross October 3, 2025 3:27 pm

President Donald Trump, fifth left, attends a group photo session with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, fourth right, with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, second right, Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, left, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, third left, Kuwait's Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, second left, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, right, during the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s absurd Qatar security guarantee: a predictable result of Netanyahu’s folly

Tom Rogan October 3, 2025 2:48 pm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at 10 Downing Street, London, following the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue.

The United Kingdom has surrendered to antisemitism

Zachary Faria October 3, 2025 12:59 pm

A vehicle marked with messages on its windows in tribute to Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk and carrying an American flag.

Meet the future of the conservative movement

Pedro Rodriguez October 3, 2025 12:12 pm

Protesters against Trump's mass deportation policies wave Mexican flags after setting cars on fire in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. (Ringo Chiu / AFP via Getty Images)

Study showing increase in left-wing violence omitted numerous acts of left-wing violence

Christopher Tremoglie October 2, 2025 3:58 pm

Emergency service workers at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England.

Manchester attack shows a darkening future for Europe and its Jews

Sean Durns October 2, 2025 3:05 pm

Trump walks with his head down. A Marine can be seen behind him.

US military deployments near Venezuela portend seizure operations

Tom Rogan October 2, 2025 2:52 pm