Outside the Beltway

Even Republicans are wondering if President Trump is at his “Katrina moment.”

Two rulings greatly expand the ability to evade the law for on Free Exercise grounds.

Another avoidable milestone.

The soldier who became a national figure for testifying against President Trump has had enough.

The venerable apparel company is having a hard go of it.

Are Republicans eschewing absentee voting?

Free speech is not for everyone.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

Fascism is less about real politics, which is what makes it terrifying.

The president of the country with the second most cases and fatalities has tested positive.

Harvard joins a growing list of universities who will not offer in-person classes this year.

The Paycheck Protection Program protected some interesting paychecks.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

Athletes are getting bigger and stronger. Except those who aren’t.

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

A marked rise in shooting deaths is going largely unnoticed.

The crowd for DC’s fireworks celebration was small but weird.

A controversial monument in Little Italy has been destroyed.

Happy Independence Day!

Leadership matters (as does culture).

The emotional and economic impact of the pandemic is hitting women especially hard.

The President is desperate and unwell and the press is making no bones about it.

Red lives matter.

Happy 4th!

“Sunset over Mobile Bay”

The Daily on the Russia bounty story.

I don’t see it.

It creates a veto gate that they are almost guaranteed to control when they need it.

Nike and FedEx may be able to do what Native American activists couldn’t.

Those who wish to vote for Tommy Tuberville or Jeff Sessions will have to walk to the mailbox.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

The President didn’t want to hear about bad behavior from Moscow, so he wasn’t told.

A legendary comic is gone.

A seemingly obvious result that isn’t.