Outside the Beltway

A roundup of news and opinon.

What’s behind the sure-to-fail bid to oust his own party’s Speaker?

Yet again, the Court has told the state that it has to draw lines that accommodate its Black citizens.

Much ado about nothing?

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

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

The inmates are running the asylum.

The 5th Circuit upholds a lower court ruling but narrows its scope considerably.

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.

A shift in the legal team in GA.

It’s Nixon’s fault?

The next Trump indictment looks like it is coming this week.

Updating the political saga of Newbern, Alabama.

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

The former President has a 50 point lead. Is he unstoppable?

A simple typo misdirected millions of emails intended for the US military.

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

An acronym has slowly morphed into a mnemonic device.

Breaking a cardinal rule.

Breaking news.

What about Biden?

We’re in uncharted waters.

Thoughts on Pence and Christie.

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

Who knew?

Damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Sometimes both.

On to the Senate.

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

Either it’s a public forum or it’s not.

Applying nuanced judgement under the highest scrutiny is what we expect, but don’t often get.

Can the fat man take down the elephant in the room?

When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.

A regional chain registered it in 1989. Has it become generic?

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

The courts can’t save us from ourselves.

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Most high-income Congressional Districts are Democratic and low-income Districts are Republican.

It’s time for her to step down.

And so it begins?

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

The former President gets too much credit for his ability to manipulate news coverage.