Outside the Beltway

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

A dramatic escalation of the standoff.

E-I-E-I-O

Since I was thinking about 2016

The artless deal.

The Russian autocrat may be on the verge of getting what he wants.

Trump’s personal lawyer, and man accused of telling DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders is now a federal judge.

Things are not operating as Madison intended.

The Daily on how local NPR stations will suffer.

Spinelessness isn’t permanent.

A major unforced error has apparently been reversed.

A chilling admission from a leader in the President’s OWN party

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

The people who safeguard our nuclear weapons and put out forest fires have been fired.

Yet again, too little, too late.

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Letting wild claims drive the policy discourse.

Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Oh my.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

The man tabbed to lead the Defense Department was deemed an “insider threat.”

Hitler comparisons.

Going solo has its disadvantages.

An FNC report on the Alaska House race is a mess.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

A beach home and “An Appeal to Heaven”

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

The mess in California hides a more pressing issue.

400-plus general and flag officer promotions went through almost instantaneously.

Our Pacific territories are giving more than they’re getting.

He’s getting what he wants.

The Justice responds to ethics charges.

All states but one receive more in federal money than they pay out in taxes.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are happy. But one man is.

It’s probably not strange visitors from outer space but we can’t rule it out.

It turns out that the candy flavored booze at the grocery store isn’t even bourbon.

Open access to party labels has consequences.

“You can’t be against everything.”

Enrollments are down.

Is this how the cult ends?

And thoughts on party systems more generally.

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

What to make of her second straight loss?

Every vote counted, with refreshing results.

MAGA loses again (twice)

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

The Needle is Broken