Outside the Beltway

We need to be focused on the system, not fantasies about messages and organization.

Upcoming milestones that could force a deal.

Lies about past White House upgrades. It all start with Jesse Waters, but also heads to the op/ed pages of the NYT and WaPo.

One-third of a day.

Next up: our armed forces.

“What are they going to do? Say, ‘Gee, we don’t want to stop drugs pouring in?’”

The aid continues to grow.

Courtesy of President Donald J. Trump.

A commercial has hurt the CINC’s fee-fees.

Lack of understanding and poor institutional design=bad political outcomes.

The move to build Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom is moving at record speed.

A minor, yet telling, example of the intellectual maturity of this administration.

Who could have seen this coming?

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

It’s huuuuge.

Power is apparently very important.

A Punisheresque skull.

I mean, who would even think such a thing?

I guess if we fail to vaporize you, you get treated like a criminial.

Democrats are considerably less happy with their party than are Republicans.

Millions turned out in support of basic ideals.

Thoughts and photos from downtown Montgomery, AL.

Senator Mike Lee helps us understand what he means by “a republic, not a democracy.”

The SOUTHCOM commander has resigned and the Senate is debating, but it won’t matter.

SCOTUS appears ready to supercharge gerrymandering.

Don’t talk like one.

The public is much less concerned than you are.

Some limits on Democratic pushback

This time: North Carolina

Not so much.

Why is reporting on objective reality so hard?

Nobel Prize edition.

Some recent clips from the administration on Portland.

The health agency has been gutted under RFK Jr.’s reign.

Congress, Schmongress.

Of license plate holders and perfume bottles.

A dramatic escalation of the standoff.

¡Qué horror!

By law enforcement.

Peace Prize in our time!

The horror! The horror…

Hyperbole? Dishonesty? Distraction? Fantasy? Too much cable TV?

The term which kicked off this week wil decide whether we effectively have a king.

And why I think future presidents will use the powers that Trump has demonstrated exist.

A four-pronged test.