Outside the Beltway

A whopping $50 million donation from a single nepo baby put him over the top.

A non-ruling by the Supreme Court is being touted as something else.

The moderates are gone.

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

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

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

Alas, on terms Ukraine can’t possibly accept.

He isn’t very popular.

After weeks of protest, a solid effort.

The release of a second set of figures has created a lot of hyperbole.

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

Trials of mRNA treatments are going well.

The rule of law is under seige.

Some interesting tidbits.

A long overdue strengthening of a key alliance.

Putin ignored warnings from US intelligence.

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

The state of the union is apparently fiery.

The war could be ending soon.

A data point or two amid the panic.

The inevitable response to attacks on international shipping.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The inevitable threats to remove Biden from the ballot emerge.

The Republican frontrunner continues to use Hitler’s language, praise dictators, and lionize traitors.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

The trend toward hard-right parties continues.

A bizarre statement by the head of the Roman Catholic church.

The actor best known for his role in “Friends” is gone at 54.

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

The timing is not auspicious.

What does “complete victory” look like?

The choice is between competing disasters.

The killing goes on.

A roundup of news and opinon.

It is escalating quickly.

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

The first of a potential three rounds.

A seeming case of unequal justice.

Permanent felon disenfranchisement is unconstitutional.

Turkey’s Erdogan has agreed to drop his objection.

Finally, a rationale that makes sense.