Outside the Beltway

Too much deference to the president, but the trial will continue.

Weak and presidentialized.

More to consider.

More post-debate thoughts and a reminder about how US parties work.

A second Trump presidency got much more likely last night.

The Gaza conflict has ousted a member of “the Squad.”

Could Thursday’s match-up shake up the race?

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

A morally right but politically fraught move.

Progressive activists are preparing to “democracy-proof” the country.

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

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

It’s a problematic concept.

Voters in Mexico, India, and South Africa are making their voices heard.

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

He isn’t very popular.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

Shady accounting practices from well before he entered politics are coming back to bite him in the ass.

A Congressionally-mandated report finds “reasonable” evidence but acknowledges limitations.

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

Well, more than two…

The NYT is going all-in painting it as “far more radical, vindictive and unchecked” than the first.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A disturbing dissection in the NYT Magazine.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

A republic if you can keep it, indeed.

The Western sphere widens.

Part of an ongoing conversation.

The GOP caught the car and now doesn’t know what to do.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

Who could have seen this coming?

Partisanship and representation in conflict.

A century-old tradition has gone by the wayside.

Calendars, How Do They Work?

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

A familiar question is again a reasonable one.

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

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

He’s on a winning streak not seen since Stalin.

The inevitable is all but official.

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

It’s easy if you try.

An unsurprising result.