Outside the Beltway

He’s losing by a bigger margin in Round 2

Will at least four Republicans have a spine?

We need to do better.

A high-stakes move.

The crazies are this close to a complete takeover.

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

Or, if you prefer, stupid headline tricks.

Some thoughts on the Speaker contest.

The Arizona gubernatorial loser is back to lose the Senate.

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

The latest reminder.

One of the worst movies in memory may be getting a sequel.

A race a Democrat will definitely win will be the most expensive in US history.

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

A weak leader has been ousted. Now what?

The game is the game.

A mere technicality?

What’s behind the sure-to-fail bid to oust his own party’s Speaker?

The Emily’s list leader will be the first Black lesbian in the Senate.

A satisfying but unlikely explanation.

It appears a shutdown has been averted after all.

The rules are a bit complicated.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

Why it’s inevitable and what it means.

“Dog bites man” isn’t news. Unless it’s the President’s dog.

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

Yet again, the Court has told the state that it has to draw lines that accommodate its Black citizens.

We need reform.

Much ado about nothing?

The President and his predecessor are heading to Detroit.

Also: calls for his resignation.

Another illustration of the weakness of the American party system.

The House is in recess as the exasperated GOP leadership tries to figure a way out.

Congress is doing something, at least.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

Jonathan Turley’s defense of the impeachment inquiry is not impressive.

A political trial for political crimes always yields a political result.

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

The trend shows no sign of abating.

The MAGA wing is driving us over a cliff.

The President’s support for labor and aggressive action on climate change are in tension.

Calling out a large chunk of the GOP.

The inmates are running the asylum.

His message isn’t getting through. Is it the messenger?

A Republican lawmaker pleads guilty.

A trip through comparative democratic reform.