Outside the Beltway

A relatively strong performance doesn’t change the narrative.

The President’s demand that Democrats shut up and rally behind him is going unheeded.

The slide continues.

Are the press out to get the President? Or abetting a coverup?

More polling that contradicts the panic.

The big interview did little to ease doubts that he’s up to another four years.

The Replace Biden bandwagon continues rolling. Evidence is mounting that he needs to get on it.

The President is going all-in to undo the damage from the debate.

Sounds dramatic, but not very convincing.

Too little, too late.

More to consider.

More post-debate thoughts and a reminder about how US parties work.

Fund-raising alone won’t save American democracy.

A second Trump presidency got much more likely last night.

A long overdue move.

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

Part the millionth.

A whopping $50 million donation from a single nepo baby put him over the top.

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Gaming the appointment process.

Why public attitudes are lagging real world performane.

Good news is seldom news.

He’s now just 31 felonies short of Donald Trump.

*Parenthetically, his opponent wouldn’t know the truth if it bit him on the ass.

I guess the attention is worth it?

The President declares Hamas “no longer capable” of large-scale attack.

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

He isn’t very popular.

Public perception is not aligned with the top level data.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

It’s more than competition but less than war.

The President wants an alternative schedule and format.

He’s ratcheted up what Trump started but also shifted focus.

Is Rafah the breaking point?

Neither side is willing to give up on its war aims just yet.

On the complexity of political funding.

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

A minor gaffe is overshadowing a more complicated story.

Americans look back more fondly on the Trump economy than they did in 2020.

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

A set of bills would fund Ukraine, Israel, and other bipartisan priorities while ticking of the MAGA crowd.

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

An anti-Trump Republican endorses Trump.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.