Outside the Beltway

Usually president care what the public thinks, especially at times of major military action. Not this time.

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

I’m sure there’s a plan for that.

Breaking news. Big if true.

Trump’s love of the unilateral is on display with serious consequences.

Apathy all the way down.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

A potential Executive Order on elections.

Trump admin helping pick winners and losers

Are some of us more American than others?

More Americans are living abroad than ever. Probably.

Not so huge.

Will POTUS listen?

The evidence is thin.

Right in front of our noses, one might say.

The libs are so owned.

More trophies and banners for Dear Leader.

He really likes tariffs.

Enough is never enough.

The case has major implications beyond the taxation issue.

Roles have been reversed.

One of the great success stories of American governance—economic growth paired with environmental progress—has gone largely unnoticed.

If you don’t collect the data, the problem disappears, right?

Michelle Obama thinks so.

Trump exploits our mistaken beliefs about crime to consolidate his power.

The slur “Trump Derangement Syndrome” unintentionally captures something real about our world.

A correct but disturbing ruling.

Being nice at dinner is easy.

When does Executive overreach become something more?

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

Another state has declared him an insurrectionist.

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

Democrats and Independents are losing their enthusiasm. But some perspective is needed.

Continuing the conversation from James Joyner’s post.

The House Judiciary Committee is seeking to obtain the material presented to a Federal Grand Jury by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

On documents and the degree to which they speak for themselves.

Perhaps NRO’s Charles W. Cooke needs to read the report (and do a better job of putting Mueller’s statements in context).

We already know enough to impeach.

As I have noted before: party trumps institutional pride. The Barr testimony is just another example.

Robert Mueller objected to the Attorney General’s characterization of the final report he submitted, reports indicate.

The findings are a dispiriting Rorschach test.

Another demonstration that evidence doesn’t much matter in modern American politics.

Before we draw broad conclusions of the reporting on the report, don’t we need to see the report?

The Lawfare gang and Popehat weigh in.

The principal findings of the Mueller report are now public. They’re good news for the President on Russia and a mixed bag on obstruction.

Robert Mueller appears to be winding down his investigation and getting ready to submit a report to the Attorney General.