Outside the Beltway

Todd Lyons, acting Director of ICE provides the latest example.

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

There is a bit of a theme.

A chilling feature from the Wall Street Journal.

Reactionary politics are not just a US phenomenon.

Just when you thought America couldn’t get any greater.

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

Even when it is focused on.

A Republican lawmaker pleads guilty.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

Mostly 2020 election denial investigation edition.

How far should the government be able to go?

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

They went all-in on the Big Lie and we now have the receipts that they knew what they were doing.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

The former President knowingly signed a false affidavit in support of the Big Lie.

Are 20 arrests worth a $1.2 million dollar investment?

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

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

Basically: Trump is a liar or delusional (perhaps both?).

Why would a group that claims it has evidence of ballot harvesting refuse to turn it over?

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

It would appear to be the case.

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

Fraudsters caught!

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

When life doesn’t imitate art.

Assessing her actions in 2018 in light of 2020 and onward.

A pattern is emerging.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

This time in the CA recall.

Could it be?

The College Republican National Committee Chairman elections shows the lessons taught by the national party.

What’s smaller than minuscule?

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

Kinda, sorta, maybe, but probably not really.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

Let’s call it what it is.

It’s not just Red states that put up too many barriers.

It makes voting harder.

It really does feel like a daily occurrence.

The fixes worsen the stated problem (more on Iowa and other states’ attempts to restrict voting).

Making it harder to vote in Iowa.

And what GOP opposition says about the party.

A CPAC speaker and the return of the problem of the Heritage electoral fraud database.