Outside the Beltway

Piling absurdity atop cruelty.

And USAID leadership placed on leave.

Federal workers are afraid and in the dark.

A difference in degree is a difference in kind.

The political upstart may have worn out his welcome.

Blue states might get some surprising help.

The public has a right to know what its prosecutor has found.

Using money to control the GOP.

Nunes and Grinell.

Abusing power to prevent the abuse of power?

He has to be, right?

On “negotiation tactics,” legal pathways, and such.

She’s not likely to ride off into the sunset at 60.

Not knowing the results of an election a week later is unacceptable.

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

Floating the idea that NC should just award its EVs to Trump.

The MSG rally.

Making mountains of molehills.

Well, at least it’s Friday…

Will voting be disrupted in parts of GA and NC?

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

I think we should take Trump seriously and literally.

There is, unfortunately, a bit of a theme.

Mark Robinson is the latest example.

Does it really all come down to Pennsylvania?

I suspect it isn’t going to work

Better to be a down ballot D.

A surreal Democratic National Convention.

His rants about the new race are unhelpful but not unfounded.

On hacks and different treatment for Clinton and Trump.

Unpacking J. D. Vance’s bad PR instincts

Trump was in an emergency landing in 1990, just with another politician

Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.

Meanwhile: rain is still wet; sun is still hot.

Unity is good, and “coronation” is the wrong word.