Outside the Beltway

What difference at this point does it make?

New section of wall goes all Jericho in Mexicali

Surprising news from an unsurprising process.

One side is arguing over rules while the other is focused on consequences.

The election appeal.

The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.

To defang impeachment is an invitation for presidents to ignore the rule of law.

Boldy going where Starfleet has gone before.

The chief diplomat of the United States isn’t very diplomatic (nor informative).

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

The Republicans are playing a different game.

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

The literature on term limits is not a favorable one.

A political scientist argues that college-educated intellectuals are doing politics wrong.

Feel free to discuss the quiz and/or share your results in the comments.

The paper of record endorsed both Warren and Klobuchar

Two progressives enter. One progressive leaves.

Dennis Prager makes me feel like we are living in the Upside Down.

Rules for covering the Senate trial highlight changes in how we get the news.

A real world illustration.

The 45th President polls worse than other prominent Republicans.

And now the real farce begins.

The Commonwealth is about to become the 38th State to ratify the Nixon-era Amendment.

More on Rudy’s actions in Ukraine

Term limits and referenda may sound good, but they are terrible ideas

More on presidential nonsense with a brief diversion into blogging philosophy.

A bold new plan for security in the Middle East.

The 2016 frontrunners at this stage won their nominations easily. But that’s often not the case.

Next week’s Democratic debate could have as few as five candidates.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided against running for Senator Kansas, decision that could force the GOP to defend an otherwise safe seat.

After months of delays, Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is now saying he’d be willing to testify if he were subpoeanaed.

President Trump is making ridiculous threats against the regime in Iraq that are likely to draw it closer to Iran.

The Trump campaign and the Republican Party brought in more than $150 million in the last three months of 2019 alone.

President Trump’s threat to attack Iranian cultural sites would most likely constitute a war crime if he actually carried it out.

In response to the American assassination of a top General, Iran has announced the end of yet more restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal.

The assassination of a top Iranian official on a visit to Baghdad is having the expected negative impact on our relationship with Iraq and the fight against ISIS.

Despite Pompeo’s assurances, we are already seeing consequences for the Suleimani killing.

Prosecutors in two Virginia counties have announced that they will decline to prosecute low-level drug possession cases.

If your case needs a 9/11 boost, perhaps your case is weak.

Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden both brought in impressive fundraising numbers for the final quarter of 2019.

Andrew Yang had an impressive fourth quarter when it comes to fundraising, but it appears unlikely to help his campaign at all.

An American drone strike has taken out the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a move likely to significantly increase tensions across the Middle East.

A big fundraising quarter for the Senator from Vermont.

“Medicare For All” is the centerpiece of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President, but she’s not talking about it as much as she used to.

Pete Buttigieg had a very successful fundraising quarter at the same time he is rising in the polls.

More evidence that Trump really doesn’t know what he is doing. (Or just doesn’t care).