Outside the Beltway

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

Orwell came to mind this morning.

A judge says OPM has no authority to fire workers in other agencies.

Beware the Ides of March.

The top uniformed lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force have been relieved.

The retired 3-star National Guard officer is an unorthodox pick.

In the interests of full disclosure.

The 47th President had a busy Monday.

Piling absurdity atop cruelty.

Federal workers are afraid and in the dark.

Normal transition . . . and potential red flags.

Legions of unpaid drones . . . ? . . . budget cuts.

The bad guys are having a bad week.

Some quotes to ponder.

He has to be, right?

The President-Elect is testing the guardrails early.

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

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

A Supreme Court Justice says our laws and regulations are out of control.

New information has changed my thinking on this.

An understandable but wrongheaded action.

While foreign policy seldom decides American elections, it really should this year.

The dance continues.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

A kerfuffle is brewing over the way the United States fights hunger in the global south.

A truly weird story.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

Why is the Senate pretending to do that which it can’t possibly do?

The House is in recess as the exasperated GOP leadership tries to figure a way out.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

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

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

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

A standoff over social issues may derail a $900 billion budget bill.

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

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

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

Is America’s military capable of fighting the next war?

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

The United States has not learned from Snowden and Manning.

The problem has intensified—and spread beyond Ukraine secrets.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

Playing two-level games.

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!