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

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

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY).

AOC inherits the Bernie Sanders lane for the Democratic presidential primaries

Zachary Faria July 23, 2026 2:53 pm

Construction on a underground facility at Iran's Natanz nuclear site.

Deal with Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain by making it a prison

Tom Rogan July 23, 2026 12:54 pm

New Jersey Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill.

New Jersey admits that the voter fraud that doesn’t happen was happening

Zachary Faria July 22, 2026 3:27 pm

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters.

High taxes cost New York $51 billion

Daniel Idfresne July 22, 2026 2:24 pm

Shoshana Bryen (image courtesy of the Jewish Policy Center)

Shoshana Bryen, 1953-2026

Sean Durns July 22, 2026 11:58 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Trump should demand major concessions from Erdogan for the F-35

Michael Rubin July 22, 2026 6:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

America’s capital markets offer the key AI advantage over China

James Rogan July 22, 2026 6:00 am

Prison Crime Criminal Justice Jail

Career criminals roaming free is a problem even in deep-red Texas

Zachary Faria July 21, 2026 3:12 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers opening remarks during the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the State Department on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Rubio was joined by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller as they discussed the rise of the left-wing political terrorism as a transnational threat.

Why the State Department’s new report on Cuba matters

Sean Durns July 21, 2026 3:06 pm