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.


AOC’s Brother Bashes America in Instagram Post From Swanky Lake Como

‘A celebration this July 4th but of what & for whom?’ Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez wrote in the caption of a shirtless photo on a boat

60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley Tells College Grads: ‘Freedom of Speech is Under Attack’ By Trump Administration

Pelley's speech came just before CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon announced her resignation amid clashes between the network and parent company Paramount

Doha, Qatar

Owner of Trump’s Qatari Air Force One Linked to Bob Menendez Corruption Scandal

The plane's owner, former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim al Thani, is known as the 'Thief of Doha' and has a history of terrorism financing and shady deals

First American Pope Leo XIV Voted in Republican Primaries, Records Show

The new pope, born Robert Prevost, fits 'the profile of a former or Never Trump-type' ex-Republican

Former Second Daughter Ella Emhoff Endorses Anti-Israel Radical for N.Y. Mayor

The daughter of Biden administration anti-anti-Semitism czar Doug Emhoff previously raised money for a charity with alleged ties to Hamas

Bronx Tales

REVIEW: 'The Yankee Way: The Untold Story of the Brian Cashman Era' by Andy Martino