Outside the Beltway

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.

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

But almost certainly won’t be.

The Netanyahu government has few friends.

Calendars, How Do They Work?

A truckload of deplorables.

Some interesting tidbits.

A long overdue strengthening of a key alliance.

Five months too late, we’re back to the Biden-McCarthy deal.

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

What happens if a corrupt man who owes hundreds of millions is President?

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

A breakdown of some Republican primaries.

They’re fast running out of time to find a candidate.

The war could be ending soon.

The Supreme Court has effectively derailed the main criminal case against the likely Republican nominee.

The longest serving Republican Leader is passing the torch.

Reading the tea leaves in Michigan.

Some Democrats are threatening to sit November out.

The S&P and Nikkei are at all-time highs. Economists warn that it won’t last.

A data point or two amid the panic.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

An unsurprising twist.

Ezra Klein makes a compelling case.

The White House is doing damage control.