Outside the Beltway

An unserious plan by an unserious group.

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

A purge of the professional staff for, well, reasons.

The inevitable is all but official.

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.

Here we go again.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

California’s next Senator had his night spoiled.

The last challenger to Donald Trump bows to reality.

It’s easy if you try.

They’re fast running out of time to find a candidate.

If so, he’ll almost surely win bigly.

The “interference with the administration of justice” enhancement was wrongly applied.

The Supreme Court has effectively derailed the main criminal case against the likely Republican nominee.

The longest serving Republican Leader is passing the torch.

Reading the tea leaves in Michigan.

The S&P and Nikkei are at all-time highs. Economists warn that it won’t last.

In a shocking development, the overwhelming frontrunner is winning.

A truly insane proposition.

The politics of chaos.

A data point or two amid the panic.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

Live! From New York, it’s…wait, what?

He owes over half a billion so far. That creates significant conflicts of interest.

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

Yes, every special election is a very special snowflake, but trends do emerge

In the Trump era, it’s all politics.

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

The problem that won’t go away.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

Just when you thought America couldn’t get any greater.

The country music singer was 62.

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

Turning 80 and being charged with a felony are equally disqualifying.

Gregg Abbott is now defying the U.S. Supreme Court, forcing a showdown.

So many open tabs, so little time.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

Shockingly, both “incumbents” are going to win their party’s 2024 nominations.

Two candidates enter. One candidate leaves.

And the intuition that things aren’t really working.

The man is not well.

On racism, Republicans, and names

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial