Outside the Beltway

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

Several stories for your consumption.

Jacob Chansley has agreed to spend 41 to 51 months in prison for his role in the 6 January riots.

An unsatisfying first(?) response.

His executive order blocks schools from having masking rules.

The Philippine president is taking a novel approach to the problem.

We’re hurting the feelings of those trying to destroy the country.

The President announced a whopping 72 initiatives to rein in corporate power and lower prices.

An unfunded mandate remains in place.

Here we go again.

Is a de minimus standard too small?

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

The 97-year-old former Senator and Presidential candidate is ill.

The Republican Party is not really a thing.

It’s time to up our protection game.

Mike Lindell’s behavior is both farcical and dangerous.

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

Although, as usual, he maintains his odious approach to it all.

The phone tour continues.

He’s raising the money for himself.

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

The Emoluments Clause is essentially unenforceable.

An interesting but unlikely-to-pass bill is about to be introduced.

New numbers show more consistency.

A stark contrast.

Another way in which the Framer’s really didn’t understand what they were creating.

Vastly more people died than needed to and the economy still crashed.

The Tara Reade allegations haven’t hurt the presumptive nominee with the party.

An 8-1 rebuke from the nation’s highest court.

Things are not looking good.

Who can keep count?

President Trump can’t handle the truth.

Or just a bump in the road?

Global vaccination programs have halted amid the pandemic.

Gatherings involve risk at the moment.

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

A startling statistic.

Why South Korea is so far ahead of us in fighting COVID-19.

He’s a long way from 1991 delegates but no one can beat him.

Republicans are half as likely to take the outbreak seriously.

President Erdogan is playing a dangerous game.

This is bigger than President Trump’s incompetence.

More evidence that Trump really doesn’t know what he is doing. (Or just doesn’t care).

Seeking to have a US citizen investigated by a foreign government based on innuendo is a major problem.