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A worker at the sports book in the Ocean Casino Resort counts money on a counter.

April Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in seven days

Asher Notheis · March 25, 2026 7:00 am

Cars drive past data centers.

America cannot afford to wait on permitting reform

Pete Olson · March 25, 2026 7:00 am

Collage of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), former Rep. Katie Porter, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.

Fairness and Justice

California primary ‘nightmare scenario’ is the norm in most states

Nick Troiano · March 25, 2026 7:00 am

Close-up of Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf

US and Israeli officials insist Iran’s speaker is negotiating despite denials

Timothy Nerozzi · March 25, 2026 7:00 am

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) listens.

Matt Mahan moves to boost sagging poll numbers in California free-for-all

Barnini Chakraborty · March 25, 2026 7:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks with the media before boarding Air Force One, Monday, March 23, 2026, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The speech Trump should give at Valley Forge

John Roberts · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fires rockets while flying along the border between northern Israel and southern Lebanon on March 18, 2026. The Israeli military said it planned to strike bridges and crossings over the Litani River in southern Lebanon on March 18 to disrupt what it said were Hezbollah arms-smuggling routes. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when militant group Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) /

Beltway Confidential

Ending the Iran war without regime change will lead to slaughter

Michael Rubin · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

troops standing at attention during the guard's drill in the Persian Gulf.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

A weakened Iran may be a more dangerous Iran

Ron MacCammon · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. military strike on suspected "narco-terrorist" boat in Caribbean Sea.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Presidents have authority to stop narco-terrorists before they reach America

Gina D’Andrea · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

gas production facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar

Beltway Confidential

The Iran war requires a Permian Basin revolution

James Rogan · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an arrival at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Trump loves the deep state, when it’s Israel’s

John Schindler · March 25, 2026 6:00 am

(L/R) US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, hold a news conference at the US Captiol on the tenth day of the federal government shutdown on October 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. The US government shutdown looked set to extend into a third week as senators again rejected a Republican funding bill on October 9 despite President Donald Trump's attempts to turn the thumbscrews on opposition Democrats. Federal agencies have been out of money since October 1 and public services have been crippled amid stalled talks between the two sides that have led to a series of near-daily failed votes to turn the lights back on. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP) (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Four possible obstacles to a second reconciliation bill

Lauren Green · March 25, 2026 6:00 am