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.

Surging resources to immigration enforcement comes with tradeoffs.

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

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

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.

The obvious has been made expllicit.

The actor and director is gone at 89.

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Another win for big donors.

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

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.

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

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

Because of course.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

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

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

She’s making no one happy.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

The information bubble is real.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

A series of orders impacting military education.

For reasons.

Even Republicans are balking at some Trump policies.

The polls are showing a really weird dynamic.

The 88-year-old Bishop of Rome has died.

The Trump administration treats personally disfavored American institutions the way past administrations treated foreign adversaries. His goal is political submission.

Or they maybe happening at 10%… Who knows?! Clearly not the White House.

…and I write a bit more than that.

A great actor is gone at 65.

Elite American universities are surrending at an astonishing pace.

Will the Netanyahu government double down on its weakening of Iran?

The boxing great and grill pitchman is gone at 76.

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

The R&B icon is gone at 88.

The details matter.

This should be unacceptable, yet here we are.

Federal workers are afraid and in the dark.

And remembering “jokes” about governing like a dictator.

America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.