Outside the Beltway

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

The loss of many key leaders in short order is a serious problem.

A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.

Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet…

The challenges and harms of meeting campaign promises.

A tidbit from Trump’s Fort Bragg speech.

He’s clearly using the standoff with the White House to elevate his national stature.

One poll, to be sure, but not one in Trump’s favor.

While critics warn of fascism, the public is thus far backing Trump’s immigration crackdown.

There’s always a tweet

Calling a governor names during a crisis.

Things are getting ugly in LA.

The administration’s war on higher ed has escalated.

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

Nationwide protests yesterday show a growing outrage over Trump 2.0.

A glaring example of trying to terrorize those the administration doesn’t like.

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been fired.

Another piece of an appalling cabinet is now in place.

You get what you vote for

South Korea demonstrates itself to be a more mature democracy than the United States.

The man tabbed to lead the Defense Department was deemed an “insider threat.”

The MAGA Congresswoman is Trump’s pick.

And more silence from our MAGA aligned commenters

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Israeli forces recovered their bodies.

A Republican columnist is angry that Trump, not Harris, is being seen as the incumbent.

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

Or more charitably, forgets due to cognitive decline

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

Is all diversity created equal?

Fund-raising alone won’t save American democracy.

The war cabinet is gone. He now owns the war completely.

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

Reactionary politics are not just a US phenomenon.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

A gross miscarriage of justice.

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

Is Rafah the breaking point?

On the complexity of political funding.

It’s been around for a very long time.

And you might ask yourself: “how did we get here?”

Police have been brought at universities across the country.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

Administrations are struggling to handle the biggest wave of student protests in generations.

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.