Outside the Beltway

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

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

Republicans want him but do they really, really want him?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

The anti-Trump attack dog is out of the race.

The target this time: Nikki Haley.

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

Some things shouldn’t be joked about (and they often aren’t jokes anyway).

An illustration of the justice system working as designed.

Making 2024 about 2021 and 1777.

When checks and balances aren’t enough.

A bad column is worse than expected.

A powerful voice in Black media is a thorn in the administration’s side.

A poor answer to a softball question has created unnecessary controversy.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims