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

People hold signs as they protest.

California can’t keep track of its useless bureaucracies

Zachary Faria December 3, 2025 2:22 pm

A collage of President Donald Trump and Black Friday deals.

Consumers love Trump’s economy as holiday spending soars to record highs

Christopher Tremoglie December 3, 2025 12:00 pm

Cerro Los Gatos Mine.

Why silver prices are likely to stay high

James Rogan December 3, 2025 6:00 am

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) stands outside with his hands on his hips.

Voters were right to reject Tim Walz in 2024

Zachary Faria December 2, 2025 2:43 pm

Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law."

Georgia’s chemical weapons scandal deserves Trump’s attention

Ani Chkhikvadze December 2, 2025 2:22 pm

Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, and Millie Bobby Brown pose together at the world premiere of the fifth season of "Stranger Things."

The final season of Stranger Things is ardently anti-communist

Harry Khachatrian December 2, 2025 9:42 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth should demote Franklin the Turtle

Tom Rogan December 1, 2025 4:41 pm

People wait outside La Aurora International Airport.

TDS on ICE

Timothy P. Carney December 1, 2025 3:52 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking at a session at COP30.

When will California Democrats try to put gang members behind bars?

Zachary Faria December 1, 2025 3:31 pm

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.

Trump fumbles Muslim Brotherhood designation

Michael Rubin December 1, 2025 3:03 pm

Collage of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), left, and President Donald Trump

Does Mark Kelly ever stop lying about Trump?

Christopher Tremoglie December 1, 2025 10:57 am

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Western Governors' Association meeting Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rebecca Noble)

The science wasn’t settled. The CDC finally admitted it

Monique Yohanan November 30, 2025 9:54 am