Beltway Confidential

President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Washington.

Democrats campaigned on affordability. It took two hours to show it was a lie, and they just want to investigate Trump

Christopher Tremoglie · November 4, 2026 8:39 am

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

Josh Shapiro receives the curse of more power

European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters.

Is the European Monetary Union in terminal decline?

President Donald Trump speaks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Washington.

Trump likely to become more erratic following midterm elections debacle

James Talarico and Ken Paxton

Paxton exemplifies the GOP arrogance of the 2026 midterm cycle

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he walks in Red square after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, Pool)

Maduro regrets US war threats

Pedro Rodriguez September 8, 2025 11:35 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, 2025.

The sins of health ‘experts’ gave us RFK Jr.

Zachary Faria September 7, 2025 2:00 pm

American guarantees remain critical to any Ukraine peace guarantee force

Ani Chkhikvadze September 6, 2025 6:00 am

Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center.

Trump will not back down from deportation efforts despite ‘radical’ setbacks

Pedro Rodriguez September 5, 2025 5:23 pm

President Trump accused ESPN of spreading fake news after a female anchor called him a white supremacist this week. "People are dumping it in RECORD numbers. Apologize for untruth!" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)

ESPN is ready for another year of ruining football season

Zachary Faria September 5, 2025 2:11 pm

Weber Arch and University Hall at Northwestern University.

Randy Fine pushes federal crackdown on antisemitism in higher education

Pedro Rodriguez September 5, 2025 11:16 am

As the EU sighs, Serbia’s Vučić keeps brutalizing his people

Ani Chkhikvadze September 5, 2025 6:00 am

Republican candidate Randy Fine meets with reporters.

Trump’s China border crackdown is undoing Biden’s damage

Pedro Rodriguez September 4, 2025 4:42 pm

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD).

Democrats prefer the UK model for free speech rights

Zachary Faria September 4, 2025 2:48 pm

Afghan allies continue to be betrayed to the Taliban

Beth Bailey September 4, 2025 12:58 pm

Dems in disarray: Bowser cooperates, Pritzker defies on crime

Pedro Rodriguez September 4, 2025 10:58 am

The new Damn Yankees and the old Washington Senators

Mark Judge September 4, 2025 6:00 am