Outside the Beltway

Fighting a cult of personality is exhausting.

A growing scourge may be next to impossible to stop.

The country music singer was 62.

Further escalation is inevitable.

Gregg Abbott is now defying the U.S. Supreme Court, forcing a showdown.

The Washington Post proves that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t cover some stories neutrally.

They don’t make ’em like they used to.

A literal Mexican stand-off.

No big surprises from the dumbest recurring contest in American politics.

The 9th Circuit says it is, at least under some circumstances.

Why we are where we are.

Some things shouldn’t be joked about (and they often aren’t jokes anyway).

Trump and Trump-adjacent stories for this round of Tabs.

A breakdown of new survey data.

The denial of transfer to Federal Court could signal problems for Trump’s Presidential Immunity Claims

Ignorance, it turns out, isn’t bliss.

They’ve punted to the DC Circuit.

Billions for a wall plus a likely showdown with the feds.

He appointed a third of the Justices but has the worst record before them in modern history.

Lie down with dogs you get up with fleas edition.

Even when it is focused on.

A never-ending saga of politicians choosing their voters.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

The four-team Playoff will go out making a lot of folks mad.

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.

House Republicans still can’t get out of their own way.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

The innumeracy hurts.

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

In a bathtub?

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Why it’s inevitable and what it means.

Another illustration of the weakness of the American party system.

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

The MAGA wing is driving us over a cliff.

The inmates are running the asylum.

The Senate Republican Leader had another concerning incident.

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

The DC district attorney’s office is looking into allegations of masssive tax fraud.

A new book looks at the confluence of geography and disadvantage.