Outside the Beltway

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

Even amidst a national crisis, he refuses to do the right thing.

Finally.

On Tucker last night, Patrick made an odd appeal (to be kind).

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

We may be in a national crisis but it’s still politics as usual in Washington.

Richard Burr, Jim Inhofe, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler should go to jail.

Dueling Washington Post op-eds are sowing confusion.

It is hard not to see this as a politically driven move.

You can’t make this stuff up.

Too many people still don’t understand the idea behind ‘flattening the curve.’ That includes our President.

People who should know better are making ridiculous claims.

The grand jury was disbanded, so there was no need to continue the coercion tactic.

An encouraging sign.

The race is over but Bernie’s still running.

Fears have reduced demand for public transit.

This is no way to run a railroad.

It doesn’t look like the Progressive wing is uniting any time soon.

Women didn’t vote for her either. But that doesn’t mean sexism didn’t play a role in her loss.

The wagons have been circled.

The Iowa winner and New Hampshire runner-up has acknowledged the inevitable.

The administration’s handling underscores its poor governance skills (and the degree to which it doesn’t matter to supporters).

The women, minority, and non-geriatric candidates have been all but eliminated from the race.

Joe Biden won with every group imaginable—and some that were unimaginable.

It’s not clear what has been achieved.

Looking back to a story from 2018.

Anti-Biden ads using the former President’s words are being aimed at black voters.

There’s a disturbing pattern of misogyny from his supporters.

Only the best people.

Media overreacts to the Sanders victory all the polls predicted.

In 2016, they were backing an extreme long-shot. Now, he’s the frontrunner.

Our intelligence professionals are issuing a familiar warning.

The wrong people are choosing the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

Democrats say they want an candidate who is electable.

Unprecedented spending since leaving City Hall has put him in a unique position.

The policy was undeniably harmful and unconstitutional. Is it forgivable?

Tweets aren’t policy, unless they are.

Several trends are pointing in a new direction.

Could the fevered dream really come true?

The math compelled it. But he outlasted several better-known candidates.

An amusing discovery.

A smaller staff is arguably a good idea. But not this way.

America first.

The caucus tallies are so riddled with errors that the DNC is calling for a recount.

Donald Trump is the third President to be impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate.

Another controversy amid a reality show State of the Union address.

The State of the Union is petulant.

A binary choice will produce a worse outcome than necessary.

It’s literally the equivalent of buying a large pizza for the average American household.

The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.