Outside the Beltway

An OTB Cinematic Universe event!

A monumental achievement—with a huge asterisk.

When international tournaments aren’t international.

Official business, dontcha know.

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

The boxing great and grill pitchman is gone at 76.

The acclaimed sportswriter is gone.

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

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

The basketball great and humanitarian is gone too soon.

The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.

Politics-free edition.

His party got destroyed in EU elections, so he’s doubling down.

The sad joke continues.

A reminder that all choices are political to one degree or the other.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

What was once impossible, then inevitable, has now happened.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

The most popular television product is running out of room to expand.

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was killed at a campaign rally. He was 67.

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

It might feel good but it has zero impact on Putin.