Outside the Beltway

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

Are plurality winners less legitimate than popular vote losers?

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

Meeting with people who are essentially couplotters should be disqualifying.

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

Elon backs out.

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

Assuming they had the votes, should Democrats carve out yet another exception?

He plans to hang on as PM through the fall but likely won’t be able to.

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

The Nation is unusually divided and melancholy on its birthday.

A large plurality of the network’s viewers think left wingers trying to make Trump look bad are to blame.

It’s been more of a reading than writing morning.

Republicans killed their parents and demanding mercy for being orphaned.

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

You’re goddamn right he did.

They should panic, right?

The Supreme Court has reversed decades of precedent on church-state separation.

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

The Proud Boys, Trump family, and Alex Jones all filmed documentaries of their actions leading up to January 6.

Top Four likely makes things worse.

Could Alaska point the way to a solution?

More ugly revelations about the football hero turned politician.

The new honcho at the original 24 hour news network wants to be more subtle and less alarmest.

It’s not all about Trump.

Basically: Trump is a liar or delusional (perhaps both?).

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

The laying out of the case begins.

Much ado about a perfectly normal phenomenon.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

The Democrats have lots of problems. Salesmanship is pretty far down the list.

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

A recurring genre about presidents.

The NYT and CA41 and yet another example of telling the wrong story.

The Silents and Boomers have been in charge too long.

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

The first round produced two very different candidates.

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

Some GOP governors are taking a stance against Trump.

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.