Outside the Beltway

The State Department will be pressing our closest allies to control their borders.

It’s not an unprecedented stance.

The obvious has been made expllicit.

Colombia’s President said the wrong thing and had his visa revoked.

A very different way to run a railroad.

Allegations that DOGE put Social Security info on an unsecured server.

An odd, impactful ruling.

Whatever that means.

I question the timing.

Clearly not the Trump administration.

A massive purge ahead of the long weekend.

It’s good to be king.

What could possibly go wrong?

Is the DOGE now on a leash?

A seemingly obvious ruling was nonetheless 5-4.

A shocking but completely unsurprising development.

In the immortal words of Emily Litella, “Never mind.”

The cruelty is indeed the point.

Really, a older, more imperialistic one.

They’re leaving their dogs.

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Remember kids, DEI is the REAL racism

A small step to reclaim Congress’ rightful authority.

An entire Congressionally-created agency seems to have been shut down by fiat.

The new administration is gutting the senior ranks of the civil service.

Piling absurdity atop cruelty.

And USAID leadership placed on leave.

Agencies are quickly seeking to comply with the President’s order.

Normal transition . . . and potential red flags.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

US and regional leaders are hoping for a limited operation.

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

There is a strong push inside the administration to allow use of US weapons to strike Russia.

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

Is Rafah the breaking point?

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

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

But probably won’t.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

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

The inevitable has happened.

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

A bureaucratic nightmare.