Outside the Beltway

The bloody conflict could go on for months, if not years.

It’s early, but here are some key numbers as they exist now.

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

Who should have the final say on the law of the land?

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

The Washington Post has fired a reporter for her rants against colleagues.

The first round produced two very different candidates.

An irregualr, ongoing series.

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Stories of note sans write-ups.

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Most people liked it more than I did.

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

Musings about US politics and culture.

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

The electoral calendar affects who the electorate is.

Good news with mixed messaging.

The veteran character actor has died of cancer at 66.

Our love for cheap goods and services requires lots of people willing to work for very little.

Credulous reports notwithstanding, there’s more to the story.

The hidden wokeness of our new Critical Theory-loving President.

More packages are being mailed than ever and USPS can’t keep up.

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

Up is down. Down is up.

A Blue Wave still looks quite likely.

The Spaniard continues his quest to be the Greatest of All Time.

Joe Biden’s chances remain extraordinarily good.

The Times investigation sheds more light on what most of us already knew.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

The President may be right on voting by mail.

A new company has reinvented the communication tool that people love to hate.

“Oh, Hello: the P’dcast”

A well-intentioned idea that may be out of hand.

In recent weeks the US has ramped-up pressure on Maduro.

The President tweeted, “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.”

Creepy misinformation? Or just lame?

A book out today makes an odd case.

The media coverage continues on script.

Even as candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders continue to base their campaigns on it, Democrats appear to be growing skeptical of ‘Medicare For All.’

As the walls close in, the President is growing more agitated.

The longtime anchor is leaving the network, ostensibly at his request.

Trying to nail down some basics about a very complicated situation.

The past week has demonstrated more notably than any other that this President is not well.

A new poll finds President Trump trailing his potential Democratic opponents by huge margins among Latino voters.

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.

Joe Biden continues to lead the Democratic field but Elizabeth Warren has slipped into second while Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris appear to be slipping.