Outside the Beltway

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

Yet more allegations.

Asset forfeiture may finally get reined in.

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Separating rhetoric from action.

International law enforcement agencies have made hundreds of arrests.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling an unfavorable ruling.

One of these is not like the other.

A second stash has led to a special counsel and political embarrassment.

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

Why have Americans lost trust in their institutions?

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

Three-and-a-half years and almost 6 million tax dollars have produced nothing.

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

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

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

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

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

A man who claims he was going to kill the Supreme Court Justice is in jail.

The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.

Speaker Pelosi has it. Is President Biden next?

The US conducted a preemptive strike against the GRU’s systems.

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

Outrage over the outrage is outrageous.

He’s in the minority but promises to start obstructing again if that changes.

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

Even incredibly abnormal Presidents are Presidents.

It doesn’t work like the movies, Senator.

Key posts across the government remain unfilled.

Judges are pressuring prosecutors to strike deals, most of which will be for misdemeanors.

The man most famous for getting screwed out of a Supreme Court seat has a more interesting backstory.

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Disconnected representation in action.

A desperate re-election gambit that has no impact on the outcome.

Chuck Schumer and company sent a signal to their base against a fait accompli.

After weeks of evasion, the frontrunner hints at a compromise policy.

An unconvincing attack on the Democratic position.

Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A Solomonic solution from the commentariat.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

Two related discussions.