Outside the Beltway

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

The pandemic ruined everything.

If we’re even bowling at all.

In the Trump era, it’s all politics.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and MAGA.

The Secretary of Defense has outlined the parameters.

“This is not the way it is supposed to go,” indeed.

A truly weird story.

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

The House is in recess as the exasperated GOP leadership tries to figure a way out.

Congress is doing something, at least.

Generations of young Americans weren’t alive or have no real memory of the event.

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

Yet more leaked intelligence gives a gloomy forecast.

Thousands of LGBTQ veterans are seeking to have their discharges upgraded.

A pandemic-inspired perk seems to be going away.

A standoff over social issues may derail a $900 billion budget bill.

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

The standoff with Senator Tuberville is reaching crisis levels.

President Biden has again made history.

A simple typo misdirected millions of emails intended for the US military.

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

Membership is stalled by more support is coming.

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

A legal defense without merit.

Leaked intelligence intercepts take us inside the Ukrainian war room.

The “We Were Soldiers Once” author and his wife have been honored.

As widely expected, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown will become the nation’s top military officer.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

A weird twist to the online leak story.

You’re not helping, Mr. President.

The United States has not learned from Snowden and Manning.

The problem has intensified—and spread beyond Ukraine secrets.

Russia is circulating doctored versions of plans for a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The Pentagon Papers guy laments that there are too few like him.

The trailblazing Congresswoman is gone at 82.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

Tales of threat assessment and media reactions.

The PRC is skirting sanctions to supply a frienemy.

Playing two-level games.

An object lesson on the challenges of alliance politics.

The Biden administration is slowly ratcheting up the aid package.

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

United States and People’s Republic of China forces are playing a dangerous game.

A truly bizarre vote.

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.