Outside the Beltway

A surprising factoid in a bad election for the party.

A low bar has been cleared.

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

A few stories to consider.

The social platform beloved of the intellectual class is about to undergo radical change.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Planned staff layoffs concern those who fear a free-for-all.

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

Things are not going well in the special military operation.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Voting isn’t just about candidates.

If you haven’t actually seen the clip, here you go.

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

The former president shopped for the right judge.

You all aren’t getting any serious writing out of me today, obviously.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

I warned you all, my predictions are notoriously wrong.

Both sides have had their say and now we wait for a ruling.

Academic performance has fallen to the lowest level in decades.

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in again… [update: x2]

I mean, really, really, really bad for the former President and his legal team.

It appears that the DOJ has enough evidence to indict someone.

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Truth Social is not doing all that well.

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Why would the Trump team release a document that casts them in such a bad light?

Running down the latest “known knowns” with just a bit of analysis

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

This is as close as we get to Garland saying “Eff around, find out!”

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

Tell us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants without telling us you don’t know anything about Federal Warrants

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

Some 4500 tip line reports were simply turned over to the White House and not investigated further.

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

With all of California’s problems solved, Gavin Newsome is doing stunts.

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

Paywalls are not our problem.

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

Elon backs out.

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

She? Xe? Xem? Let’s call the whole thing off.

Pay no attention to the endorsement behind the candidate.

Mild spoilers ahead.

Shameless (but not surprising).

It’s not all about Trump.

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

It was far more compelling than expected.