Outside the Beltway

The controversial civil rights leader is gone at 84.

A great American actor is gone at 95.

This administration isn’t debating history. It’s distorting it for its own narrow purposes methodically. And predictably.

Other schools are likely to follow.

What could possibly go wrong?

The Sanford and Son actor is gone at 79.

The big lie of 2020 continues.

The legendary cartoonist turned MAGA influencer is gone at 68.

We’ve seen this movie before.

The economy sparked this particular uprising.

Jobs were lost and people have died (and will die), but at least we didn’t save any money!

If you don’t collect the data, the problem disappears, right?

The great director and actor was killed, along with his wife, apparently by their son.

A reminder the US government sent people to CECOT who were then tortured.

Arresting the spouses of Americans at Green Card appointments.

The State Department will be pressing our closest allies to control their borders.

Surging resources to immigration enforcement comes with tradeoffs.

The former Defense Secretary and Vice President is gone at 84.

The move to build Trump’s Big Beautiful Ballroom is moving at record speed.

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

The second round of No Kings rallies will take place today. Will they matter?

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

Not so much.

The obvious has been made expllicit.

The actor and director is gone at 89.

On politics, guns, and people killing people

Another win for big donors.

Allegations that DOGE put Social Security info on an unsecured server.

The pioneering astronaut is gone at 97.

Trump’s personal lawyer, and man accused of telling DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders is now a federal judge.

The mathematician best known for his satirical songs is gone at 97.

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

Because of course.

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

Say what Trump wants or he’ll threaten to sue!

Over-reading the NYC mayoral primary.

Maximalist claims are almost surely overstated.

She’s making no one happy.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

The information bubble is real.

The country’s citizens are enduring power outages while Saudis are making deals for cutting-edge technology.

A series of orders impacting military education.

For reasons.

Even Republicans are balking at some Trump policies.

The polls are showing a really weird dynamic.

The 88-year-old Bishop of Rome has died.