Kelly Sloan

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Pandas, left, and Trump speaking, right, next to Xi Jinping on his right in collage.

Trump got two pandas, Xi got the Pacific: How America got fleeced at the White House

Kelly Sloan · October 1, 2026 6:00 am

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting

Socialism didn’t die with the Soviets — Mamdani just brought it to City Hall

Kelly Sloan · August 29, 2026 7:00 am

Lindsey Graham.

What Lindsey Graham’s death means for the GOP’s soul

Kelly Sloan · July 21, 2026 8:00 am

drug pricing drug prices pharmaceutical industry healthcare

Drug pricing malpractice

Kelly Sloan · June 17, 2026 11:00 am

Courtroom law ruling

Plaintiffs’ bar v. Sanity: The fight for effective tort reform

Kelly Sloan · May 22, 2026 9:00 am

Talk to Claude is displayed on a smartphone with Anthropic Ai visible in the background.

What the Trump-Anthropic fight reveals about US policy during AI race against China

Kelly Sloan · May 3, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump listens before signing a spending bill in the Oval Office.

Trump’s own worst enemy: President’s rush to reform threatens his agenda

Kelly Sloan · March 10, 2026 10:00 am

On Friday, the Florida Senate voted 31-7 to pass a measure that would impose tougher penalties for synthetic drug offenders.

Beltway Confidential

Police, not trial lawyers, will win the fight against fentanyl

Kelly Sloan · January 1, 2024 8:12 am

Doctors may feel pressure to prescribe opioids because it may lead to a better score on a patient satisfaction survey, experts said. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

A flawed counter-opioid strategy

Kelly Sloan · July 10, 2021 10:00 am

Former Ambassador to the U.N Nikki Haley speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

In defense of Nikki Haley

Kelly Sloan · February 19, 2021 1:13 pm

Beltway Confidential

Populist carnage must have consequences

Kelly Sloan · January 12, 2021 5:36 pm

Beltway Confidential

Republicans can reclaim conservation during the Biden administration

Kelly Sloan · December 14, 2020 11:00 am