Outside the Beltway

The Top Two system has created perverse incentives.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

There is no excuse for ignorant laws.

There’s momentum for changing the most controversial Trump era tax change.

A bizarre call from the former Speaker.

A literal Mexican stand-off.

The 9th Circuit says it is, at least under some circumstances.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

A breakdown of new survey data.

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

He faces up to 17 years in prison.

A television icon is gone at 101.

The unworkable Republican caucus is about to get less workable.

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.

America’s weird system for choosing Presidents keeps getting weirder.

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

The innumeracy hurts.

A race a Democrat will definitely win will be the most expensive in US history.

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

A mere technicality?

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

The rules are a bit complicated.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

We need reform.

The President and his predecessor are heading to Detroit.

Hasan Minhaj is a serial liar. Does it matter?

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

Oh, the irony.

It’s time for transparency on the Republican Leader’s health.

Helping the victims of degree mills.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

A counterintuitive move.

Thousands of LGBTQ veterans are seeking to have their discharges upgraded.

His lawyers and Democratic lawmakers are urging an exception.

A deep tradition rightly under scrutiny.

It really is rife with problems.

The taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for . . . something.

A milestone that should never have been approached.

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

How far should the government be able to go?

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

Decades of innovation may be coming to fruition.

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

We’re seeing our lowest test scores in decades among a key cohort.

Another call for letting kids be kids.

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