Outside the Beltway

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Gridlock doesn’t mean government stops. It just shifts who is governing.

The numbers behind recounts.

A One Act Play

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

“Now this campaign is over, what is the will of the people? What is our mandate?”

Her Democratic opponent has conceded.

The picture is becoming clearer.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

A FiveThirtyEight-inspired message from the Democrats doesn’t compute.

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.

A desperate re-election gambit that has no impact on the outcome.

Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.

An unconvincing attack on the Democratic position.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

Forecasters give Democrats better than even odds of a majority.

Two related discussions.

Ok, so what should change?

The convergence of design flaws in the constitution and a flawed leader have brought us to brink of an electoral crisis.

An open Senate race is now much more likely to stay Republican.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

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

Jared Kushner and others want one that fits on a index card.

Should public employee pensions be an asset in the administration’s foreign policy?

Finally.

We may be in a national crisis but it’s still politics as usual in Washington.

Maybe it’s time to stop joking about senile politicians and do something about the issue.

She’s continuing to swing at the candidates beating her at the polls.

Has this precedent permanently damaged the country? Or is it just politics as usual?

Surprising news from an unsurprising process.

The Majority Leader was reportedly unaware of the manuscript.

Rules for covering the Senate trial highlight changes in how we get the news.

And now the real farce begins.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided against running for Senator Kansas, decision that could force the GOP to defend an otherwise safe seat.

After months of delays, Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is now saying he’d be willing to testify if he were subpoeanaed.

In just three years in office, Donald Trump has succeeded in taking huge steps in transforming the judiciary for decades to come.

It could take weeks to resolve the impasse between the House and Senate over the procedures to be followed in the Senate trial of President Trump.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting she might hold back on sending the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. This seems like a bad idea.

For the third time in history, an American President has been impeached.

Mitch McConnell and the other 99 members of the Senate will be required to take an oath to “do impartial justice” in the impending impeachment trial. He’s already admitted that he won’t.

After months of silence, Maine Senator Susan Collins has announced that she is running for a fifth term in office.

Lindsey Graham is the latest Senator to make clear that he’s already made up his mind on impeachment.

The trial phase of the Trump impeachment is set to be an absolute partisan joke.

Especially Senate inaction.

Much like the President they obsequiously defend, Republicans have become useful idiots in Russia’s war on Western liberal democracy.