Outside the Beltway

First thing we do, let’s intimidate all the lawyers.

Can we say the administration is putting people in camps?

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Is the DOGE now on a leash?

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

In the immortal words of Emily Litella, “Never mind.”

Only the best people.

The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body is not doing its job.

The 47th President had a busy Monday.

Willingness to lie is now a requirement for senior intelligence and law enforcement posts.

Our premier intelligence agency will focus on the Western hemisphere.

The administration is compiling a list of every single agent who participated in the January 6 investigations.

The new administration is gutting the senior ranks of the civil service.

Only a handful of Republican Senators have objected. Mildly.

Today’s an appropriate on to think about the role of suffering in change

Fomenting fear, not demonstrating leadership.

It’s not known if they’re related.

The move paves the way for Kash Patel or another Trump appointee.

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

Some quotes to ponder.

A dangerous choice that the Senate must reject.

Speaking of inexperienced cronies…

The President-Elect is testing the guardrails early.

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

Ignorance and motivated reasoning are never a good combination

There is a bit of a theme.

I think we should take Trump seriously and literally.

A chilling feature from the Wall Street Journal.

The would-be gunman was captured before he could get off a shot.

Things may well get ugly regardless of the outcome of November’s election.

Five minutes is an eternity in the current information environment.

We don’t know much but the early details are all too familiar.

A deep dive into why imperfect Criminal Legal System data is still reliable

Good news is seldom news.

Our natural instincts in hiring are wrong.

It’s been around for a very long time.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

An unsurprising twist.

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

A bizarre call from the former Speaker.