Outside the Beltway

A graph that shows why Trump should be concerned

Trumps undercuts current messaging & brings up past military service controversies

A reflection the Trump campaign with helpf from James Baldwin

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Unpacking J. D. Vance’s bad PR instincts

Trump was in an emergency landing in 1990, just with another politician

That’s not a rhetorical question.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

His Presidential aspirations may have played a big factor

* if you are an African parasite

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Taking a closer look at Cooper, Kelly, and Shapiro

Too little, too late.

It must be another day that ends in a “Y”

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

On racism, Republicans, and names

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

The rare case where a clickbait headline is actually appropriate.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

Why “the First Amendment protects Trump” defense doesn’t make sense

When a go-to “nonpartisan” defender breaks rank does that change your opinion?

Thoughts on Pence and Christie.

Tucker is one of those “elites” he saying hates his audience.

An aggressive but expected move.

The Biden administration has a point.

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

The Department of Justice takes an utterly unsurprising, but important step in the Mar-a-lago document case

The former president shopped for the right judge.

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis

This is as close as we get to Garland saying “Eff around, find out!”

Tell us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants without telling us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants