Outside the Beltway

The official campaign to oust Donald Trump is off to a good start.

Joe Biden’s running mate will be highly scrutinized. What’s fair game?

Preying on the fears of old white people is good business.

The President has hit rock bottom.

Yet another incumbent has lost his primary contest.

Framing matters.

The rules are different if you’re famous.

The similarities are obvious. The differences are more important.

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

Pentagon officials are speaking out about the militarization of police.

At what point does a demonstration become something else?

A civil rights legend has passed.

“Redskins” no more.

A researcher has documented 66 separate incidents since May 27.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.

An ad boycott has the Facebook co-founder down to his last $82.3 billion.

An accomplished racist will no longer be honored by the university.

President Trump is behind 14 points in the latest NYT poll.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

A brand dating back to 1889 is being retired.

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.

Clips of recent police behavior reminded me far too much of scenes from authoritarian Latin America.

Not that one. The other one.

The preliminary hearing revealed a damning case against the shooter of a young black man.

Balancing social justice and criminal justice in a politically charged environment.

The system makes it next to impossible to punish bad cops.

The mayhem surrounding the demonstrations is drawing attention away from the grievance behind them.

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

The contrast could not be more clear.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

A solid piece of satire.

The President has reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act.

A stroll down memory lane.

The wheels of justice ran more swiftly than usual.

The President is sending a terrible message.