WASHINGTON—”There are some tickets left,” Jim Acosta told his Substack followers a few hours before taking the stage at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., to host a live town hall version of the online chat show he started after his “voluntary” exit from CNN earlier this year….
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Trump Admin Eyes Using Loan Office Biden Revived for Green Energy Projects To Back $44 Billion Gas Pipeline
DEADHORSE, Alaska—The Trump administration is considering leveraging the federal loan office the Biden administration used to fund dozens of green energy projects to kickstart a behemoth $44 billion pipeline project that would transport natural gas across Alaska. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that his agency may issue a…
Anti-Semites, Groveling Simps, and ‘Lying Grifters’ Rush to Glenn Greenwald’s Defense Amid Foot-Worship Controversy
Glenn Greenwald, the Israel-hating journalist best known for aiding and abetting the traitor Edward Snowden, went viral on social media last week after someone allegedly leaked illicit videos of Greenwald wearing a skirt and “worshiping a guy’s feet.” You won’t believe what happened next. Observers witnessed the formation…
Alaska Natives Cheer as Trump Admin Axes Biden-Era Oil Drilling Restrictions
UTQIAGVIK, Alaska—Interior Secretary Doug Burgum delivered welcome news to a roomful of Alaska Natives on Sunday evening: The Trump administration will take action to rescind a Biden-era climate rule that locked up millions of acres from future oil and gas development. Burgum made the unexpected announcement in Utqiagvik,…
Washington Post Cited Hamas To Allege, Without Evidence, That Israel Gunned Down Gazans at Aid Site. Then It Changed the Story Without A Correction.
The Washington Post published a story on Sunday that cited Hamas officials to pin the killing of “over 30” Gazans near a U.S. aid site on Israeli troops. The headline blared: “Israeli troops kill over 30 near U.S. aid site in Gaza, health officials say,” though Israel denied…
Weekend Beacon 6/1/25
June has finally arrived, which means summer vacations will soon be upon us. Before you know it, you’ll be packing for that beach trip wondering, What should I read? The Weekend Beacon has got you covered with our summer recommendations, beginning with a book about what books you should…
WATCH: Biden Threatens to ‘Beat the Hell Out Of’ Jake Tapper in First Public Comments Since ‘Cancer Diagnosis’
Disgraced former president Joe Biden on Friday claimed he could “beat the hell out of” journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, authors of a recent book about his cognitive decline. Biden, 82, was speaking to reporters for the first time since his alleged prostate cancer diagnosis earlier this month….
FACT CHECK: Glenn Greenwald ‘Has Never Bowed’ and ‘Does Not Bend’
Claim: Glenn Greenwald, a radical left-wing journalist who hates Israel, “has never bowed to power” and “does not bend.” Who said it: Khalissee, an “alternative” journalist and social media user. Context: The comments came in response to leaked videos of Greenwald “in a skirt worshipping a guy’s feet.” Greenwald, who…
When they go low, we whoop ass
A “strategic plan” for enhancing receptivity in masculine-coded cohorts. Jake Tapper curses Democrats (for behaving like journalists). Kamala Harris brings joy to tunnel-dwelling terrorists of color. James Comey flustered in children’s section of bookstore. It’s Friday, May 30, 2025 What a week. We learned that Democrats are planning…
Judge Rules Pulitzer Board Can’t Tell Trump How To Manage Schedule
A Florida appeals court on Wednesday rejected the Pulitzer Prize Board’s argument that President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the board should be delayed until after Trump leaves office in order to avoid distracting him from his presidential duties. A three-judge panel shot down the argument in its…
Dismiss Our Cases, Keffiyeh-Clad Columbia Radicals Tell NYC Court
MANHATTAN—A parade of keffiyeh-clad students descended on Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday to face formal arraignment for their roles in a violent takeover of Columbia University’s Butler Library. Their lawyer accused Israel of “genocide,” asked the court to consider dismissal, and ultimately secured adjournments for procedural documents that…
Respected Middle-Aged Journalist Who Accused Biden of ‘Genocide’ Slams Pete Buttigieg for Supporting ‘Far-Right Eugenics’
Taylor Lorenz, a widely respected journalist who has worked for the New York Times and the Washington Post, and who recently appeared in an Emmy-nominated documentary series on CNN, has accused former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg of supporting mass murder and “embrac[ing] far-right eugenics.” Lorenz, 40, previously accused former…
Jake Tapper Finally Notices His Beloved Democrats Are Woke Scolds Who Hate Men and Think Everything Is Racist
Jake Tapper, the CNN host who promoted false Democratic talking points about Joe Biden’s mental acuity before writing a best-selling book about the “cover-up,” slammed his beloved political party this week for behaving like a bunch of woke scolds who are obsessed with racism and routinely denigrate normal…
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Strategic Efforts To Enhance Receptivity in Masculine-Coded Heteronormative Cohorts Through Data-Driven Holistic Outreach
Democratic donors and consultants have been meeting in luxury hotels to analyze the party’s inability to connect with male voters and propose alternative communications strategies. The results, according to the New York Times, have often resembled “anthropological studies of people from faraway places.” One liberal group is planning…
Meet the Professor Northwestern Hired As Part of Deal With Student Radicals
A Northwestern University professor—hired as part of a deal with anti-Israel groups to end last year’s encampment—sits on the boards of two organizations that were founded by and frequently partner with Palestinian terrorists, a Washington Free Beacon review found. Last year, Northwestern president Michael Schill struck a deal…
Weekend Beacon 5/25/25
A local corrections officer tells me prison breaks are not like in the movies. If it happens on your watch, “there’s no slap on the wrist.” You will be held accountable. The investigation will also seek ways to prevent future breakouts. I suggest a ban on large posters…
Here’s the Full List of Everyone Arrested for Storming Columbia Library
Some people just aren’t that interesting. But for the sake of transparency, the Washington Free Beacon is publishing the names of the yet-reported anti-Israel radicals arrested after storming Columbia University’s Butler Library earlier this month. They aren’t celebrity nepo babies, or phallus-obsessed poets, or silver spoon activists, or…
Harvard Law Review Scrubs Race From Application Process Amid Federal Probe
The Harvard Law Review has removed all references to race and gender from the essay prompt used to evaluate prospective editors, the latest sign that the journal is on the back foot following a wave of investigations and funding cuts by the Trump administration. The journal told prospective editors on…
No sympathy for Joe Biden (or Jake Tapper)
Biden gets cancer after promising to cure it. Meet the loyal henchman who helped Dr. Jill run the country. How aides helped Kamala Harris practice mingling authentically. Why liberal freaks think exercise is worse than Hitler. It’s Friday, May 23, 2025 Joe Biden has prostate cancer. He revealed…
Suspected Israeli Embassy Shooter Worked for Woke Education Group Backed by Ford, MacArthur Foundations
The 30-year-old suspect in the slaying of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., was, until the middle of 2024, an employee of a left-wing nonprofit underwritten by some of the country’s largest philanthropic foundations that claims to be devoted to chronicling the lives of “historically significant Black…
From Million-Dollar Homes to Radical Activism—These Posh Private School Alumni Were Among the Arrested Columbia and Barnard Students
Emma Biswas grew up in a life of luxury. She led the robotics team at the Harker School, which bills itself as one of the nation’s top college prep schools and where tuition can reach $65,000. While there, she interned with a biotech company that boasts, “Prospective Nobel…
Names and Faces: Here’s Who Was Actually Running the Country When Joe Biden Was ‘President’
Recent books about the 2024 election, including the just-published Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, have made clear what was obvious to most Americans with eyes and ears: Joe Biden was not fit to serve…
The Tapper Dossier: How the CNN ‘Journalist’ Covered (Up) the Biden Cover-Up—Before Writing a Best-Selling Book About It
CNN host Jake Tapper has been under fire since announcing he was writing a book about President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and the extensive “cover-up” to convince American voters they were too dumb to see what was happening with their own two eyes. Many have pointed out that…
Bloomberg Journalist Among Anti-Israel Radicals Arrested for Storming Columbia Library
Bloomberg journalist Jason Kao was among those arrested at Columbia University during a violent takeover of the school’s Butler Library earlier this month, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Kao, a graphics reporter for the news outlet and Columbia alumnus, was one of the 81 radicals collared at the library…
CAIR Leader Who Serves on California State Civil Rights Panel Cheers Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis, Says Trump’s ‘Time Will Come’
An official with the anti-Israel Council on American-Islamic Relations who also serves on a California state civil rights board is cheering former president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and expressed hope that President Donald Trump’s “time will come too,” citing the presidents’ stances on Israel’s war against Hamas. Zahra…
Owner of Trump’s Qatari Air Force One Linked to Bob Menendez Corruption Scandal
The owner of the Qatari plane that may soon serve as President Donald Trump’s Air Force One, Qatari royal and former prime minister Hamad bin Jassim al Thani (HBJ), is linked to the bribery case involving former senator Bob Menendez. HBJ uses jets with tail numbers P4-HBJ and…
Weekend Beacon 5/18/25
Belated congratulations to the former cardinal Robert Prevost on becoming the first American pope, Leo XIV. Considered a long shot, His Holiness benefited from a little-known Vatican affirmative action plan aimed at his minority group—White Sox fans. Speaking of affirmative action, Jason Riley is out with a new book, The Affirmative Action…
WATCH: Democrats Who Praised Joe Biden’s Mental ‘Sharpness’ Don’t Want to ‘Rehash the Past’
Democrats insisted for years that Joe Biden was mentally “sharp.” Many did so right up to the moment of his disastrous debate on CNN, which made it impossible to deny his cognitive decline. Recent books about the 2024 election have raised alarming questions about the extent to which…
Breaking news: Joe Biden might be senile, sources allege
Covering up the Biden cover-up. Journalist gets remedial course in human decency. Why Hunter Biden threatened Jake Tapper at the Super Bowl. Ousted DNC vice chair David Hogg reaps what he sows. It’s Friday, May 16, 2025 It was a bad week for Democrats, who are already gearing…
‘We Occasionally Misjudge’: Pulitzer Board Told Me I Was out of Line When I Asked Why the Organization Gave an Award to Palestinian ‘Poet’ Who Made Hateful Comments About Israeli Hostages
We don’t get a lot of emails from the Pulitzer Prize committee here at the Washington Free Beacon, so when I received one in November of last year asking me to serve as a member of a Pulitzer Prize nominating jury, I was sure it wasn’t real—possibly a…