Outside the Beltway

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

Kate Brown has left a parting gift for the state’s worst criminals.

Her emphasis on turnout has helped other Democrats but she’s a two-time loser.

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

Because of course she is.

A 34-year CIA officer’s thoughts.

Democrats increase their Senate margin.

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

The will of the majority can prevail even in a skewed system.

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

Anger over COVID lockdowns has activated myriad frustrations.

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

The next Congress will look a bit more like America than did the last.

Can moderate Republicans take back their party?

It would be nice if politicians and cable news outlets were more responsible.

Covering the coverage.

Another election denier loses.

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

Thinking about what was likely and what wasn’t.

Parsing the results thus far.

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

A low bar has been cleared.

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

Most don’t even know it passed!

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

We really have no idea how Tuesday’s election will unfold.

Is the President governing like he means it?

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

It’s easy if you try.

Would bypassing politicians altogether make the system more just?

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

She is the shortest-tenured Prime Minister in British history.

A former dissertation advisor and two Army War College professors are speaking out against the gubernatorial candidate.

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

It would be nice if the legislature represented the voters and whatnot.

And a reminder of the role of political parties.

Putin provides an example for a Politics 101 class.

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

A lot of folks who study democracy have sent an open letter to Congress.

Reading habits continue to evolve, not necessarily for the better.

A sweet story gets a wee bit more complicated.

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

Focusing just on a given election is missing the big picture.