Outside the Beltway

Arresting the spouses of Americans at Green Card appointments.

The State Department will be pressing our closest allies to control their borders.

Mamdani visits the WH; MTG resigns.

Thinking about how what is known about Trump and Epstein.

Surging resources to immigration enforcement comes with tradeoffs.

A lot of pain for . . . not much.

Things will get radically worse if the shutdown doesn’t end soon.

Although it is still on life support.

And what it means for 2024 and beyond.

The standoff is in its 35th day.

The former Defense Secretary and Vice President is gone at 84.

Don’t let pundits spin too many fantasies.

A tale from my neck of the woods.

Lack of understanding and poor institutional design=bad political outcomes.

The move to build Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom is moving at record speed.

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

Millions turned out in support of basic ideals.

The second round of No Kings rallies will take place today. Will they matter?

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

Not so much.

Trump exploits our mistaken beliefs about crime to consolidate his power.

The obvious has been made expllicit.

A long and unusual speech has implications for civil-military relations.

Here we go again.

Colombia’s President said the wrong thing and had his visa revoked.

Serious abuses of power alongside an almost cartoonish set of behaviors.

The actor and director is gone at 89.

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Trump’s response to the Kirk assassination is to try and further divide us.

Another win for big donors.

Allegations that DOGE put Social Security info on an unsecured server.

Nor does Benny Johnson.

Authoritarianism is popular.

Are Red and Blue states even part of the same country anymore?

The pioneering astronaut is gone at 97.

Trump’s personal lawyer, and man accused of telling DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders is now a federal judge.

The mathematician best known for his satirical songs is gone at 97.

Here we go again.

Responding to tragedy with farce.

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

A minor scandal involving randos is everywhere.

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

The end of an era.

Because of course.

Look, up in the sky!

They may whine and bluster, but Trump always gets their votes.