Outside the Beltway

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.

America is always both what it claims to be and what it actually is. The Fourth of July, then, marks our aspirations—and also our shortcomings.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

Thoughts on the election and on the electoral rules used.

The linguistic stylings and white supremacy of Tommy Tuberville.

Say what Trump wants or he’ll threaten to sue!

Senate Republicans are balking at several measures, but fixing those would make passage in the House impossible.

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

Democrats are mostly condemning it and Republicans are divided.

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

She’s making no one happy.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

The information bubble is real.

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

He now faces a federal indictment.