Steven Taff

Steven Taff is the Spring Commentary Fellow.

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) announces that he will not be seeking reelection at a press conference at the state Capitol in St.Paul, Minnesota.

Beltway Confidential

You know nothing, Tim Walz

Steven Taff · March 9, 2026 4:17 pm

Former Texas Rangers All-Star baseball player Mark Teixeira, who is running for congress, makes a campaign stop in San Antonio, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

Beltway Confidential

Mark Teixeira’s big-league political debut is a win

Steven Taff · March 9, 2026 8:35 am

Texas Senate primary candidate and current state Rep. James Talarico.

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James Talarico is the Mamdani of Texas

Steven Taff · March 5, 2026 4:16 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) accompanied by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).

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The $4.4 trillion pivot to socialism

Steven Taff · March 5, 2026 11:55 am

A banner of Charlie Kirk hung from the Department of Education, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

The Education Department got it right with Charlie Kirk

Steven Taff · March 4, 2026 1:52 pm

A woman burns a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after lighting a cigarette.

Beltway Confidential

Trump delivers freedom while the Left marches for oppression

Steven Taff · March 2, 2026 3:25 pm

Planes fly over Dodger Stadium as the national anthem is sung before a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Stadium concession workers could go on strike in advance of next weekâs All-Star Game, the union representing those workers said Monday. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Beltway Confidential

Why baseball is America’s refuge from the culture war

Steven Taff · February 27, 2026 3:17 pm

President Donald Trump delivered his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday, the first of his second term, where he declared that America has undergone a “turnaround for the ages.” (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

Trump wins as Democrats sit out the American comeback

Steven Taff · February 26, 2026 5:39 pm

President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the daily morning briefing at Palacio Nacional on February 23, 2026

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El Mencho falls, Sheinbaum needs to act

Steven Taff · February 26, 2026 10:07 am

Gavin Newsom hosts a press conference at the Academy of Sciences in fall 2025.

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Newsom’s worst nightmare, as Zuckerberg leaves California

Steven Taff · February 25, 2026 4:03 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA)

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Bernie vs. Newsom, the battle for billionaires

Steven Taff · February 23, 2026 9:26 am

President Donald Trump holds an executive order.

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The Trump administration is powering the nuclear renaissance

Steven Taff · February 20, 2026 10:17 am