Free Beacon Zach Kessel

Zach Kessel is politics editor at the Washington Free Beacon. He can be reached via email at kessel@freebeacon.com and on X at @zach_kessel.


Georgetown 'Islamophobia' Initiative Required To 'Consult' With Qatar on Guest Speakers, University Contract With Qatari Regime Reveals

Georgetown's Bridge Initiative has promoted terror-tied imams featured in Qatar’s 'educational videos'

WaPo Reporter, Al Jazeera Alumna Notorious for Error-Riddled Anti-Israel Reports Is Laid Off

Louisa Loveluck, whose team was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for reporting on Gaza, has received several editor’s notes after others discovered errors in her reporting

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Pence’s AAF Hires Former Heritage Legal Scholar Eugene Kontorovich

An expert on international law and the Arab-Israel conflict, Kontorovich is the 19th former Heritage staffer to leave the think tank for AAF since Kevin Roberts’s videoed defense of Tucker Carlson

Sanders Resolution Blocking Arms Sales to Israel Garners Approval From 2028 Dem Presidential Hopefuls

Wednesday’s vote was an about-face for many of the senators, including Cory Booker, Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, and Elissa Slotkin

American University Advertising for Jewish Students, Mirroring Efforts From Dartmouth

The ad says American is a 'place where Jewish students feel at home'

‘I Have No Idea, To Be Honest’: Columbia Encampment Organizer Mahmoud Khalil Says It’s Unclear Whether Hamas Targeted Civilians on Oct 7

'I wouldn't rule out that Hamas targeted civilians, but I wouldn't confirm it either,' Khalil said

EXCLUSIVE: More than 9 in 10 MAGA Voters Back Operation Epic Fury, Poll Finds

Ninety-three percent of self-described ‘MAGA or Trump Conservatives’ also said they approve of the United States-Israel alliance

Crossover Appeal

REVIEW: ‘Misunderstood: A Memoir’ by Allen Iverson

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Pence's Group Hires Former Heritage Legal Scholar Amid Exodus From Think Tank

Hans von Spakovsky resigned after Heritage president Kevin Roberts tapped him to help lead the think tank's legal center

Heritage Foundation Scholars Jump to Mike Pence’s Group in ‘Reorganization of the Conservative Movement’

The mass defection comes in the wake of Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts’s video defense of Tucker Carlson