Outside the Beltway

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

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

A stroll through the archives.

A historic ruling likely to be overturned.

He’s at 61 percent disapproval in the lastest Monmouth poll.

The media’s favorite Republican is doing better in some polls than the other candidates losing to Trump.

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

A shameful farce.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

McHenry has no more terms to give to his country.

Vermin Supreme and Paperboy Love Prince have as good a chance as Vivek Ramaswamy.

The anti-Trump forces are rallying around the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador.

So says a unanimous DC Circuit Court of Appeals panel.

Another sad data point about current politics.

Most no longer believe it’s possible to get ahead through hard work.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Leading candidate for Republican nomination deploys eliminationist rhetoric in Veteran’s Day speech.

More on an ongoing saga.

A likely lost seat for Democrats in 2024.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

Let the punditry begin.

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Survey research is not without flaws. But we dismiss it at our peril.

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.