Outside the Beltway

Some context.

Not Gaetz and Hegseth bad, but still, pretty bad.

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

It’s neither unprecedented nor powerful. It doesn’t exist.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

The Secretary of the Navy supports the man who hired him. Who knew?

We don’t know much but the early details are all too familiar.

The basics.

Politics-free edition.

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

A whopping $50 million donation from a single nepo baby put him over the top.

Reactionary politics are not just a US phenomenon.

A non-ruling by the Supreme Court is being touted as something else.

Political grandstanding over dubious claims of privilege.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

A win for the good guys and a loss for Trump and Putin.

Finding 12 impartial people in a high-profile trial is challenging.

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

Some initial thoughts.

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

A tragedy on multiple levels.

Another escalation in the longstanding “shadow war.”

The United States abstained but did not exercise its veto power.

No, I don’t feel terrible now.

Putin ignored warnings from US intelligence.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

Damned if I know.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

Stories I’m reading but unlikely to write about.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

Two candidates enter. One candidate leaves.

Apparently, Making Germany Great Again is controversial.

“This is not the way it is supposed to go,” indeed.

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

Great comics combine social commentary with humor. Increasingly, they’ve skipping the latter.

The BBC’s security correspondent thinks so.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

An extraordinary look into warning civilians about impending attacks.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.