Outside the Beltway

Sigh.

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

Some great suggestions, same lame ones, and some missed opportunities.

We know a lot less about the motives of spree killers than the public discourse suggests.

Seeing no way to win under their own label, they’ve called a Hail Mary.

The veteran journalist and Fox News original is gone at 75.

Since when is it a crime to say stupid things on “The View”?

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

Apparently, getting her elected President is not a high enough priority in the Biden White House.

With an obvious but important caveat.

You’re a monster, Dr. Grinch, Your heart’s an empty hole.

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

The West Virginia Senator is the epicenter of contemporary American politics.

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

Sound decisions require sound reporting.

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

J.D. Vance’s cynical suggestion.

Don’t believe your lying eyes.

The Supreme Court justice least concerned with precedent wants to overturn a longstanding one.

A laser focus on the pandemic and economic insecurity has him in good shape at the traditional check-in point.

The latest variant of the “No Justice, No Peace” threat is unhelpful.

We need to rethink traffic stops.

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

So. Much. Winning.

The President of the United States is a national security threat. Can we get rid of him now?

Although, as usual, he maintains his odious approach to it all.

When an apolitical process gets politicized.

Why is making the obvious call so hard for the GSA Administrator?

The lies aren’t working anymore.

Why it’s all over but the crying.

He needs one more state to hit the magic 270.

Her Democratic opponent has conceded.

Trump needs them both.

Some guy you never heard of is the guy.

He has the largest lead of any challenger since modern polling began in 1936.

Trump continues to lag.

Is Trump really an outlier?

Trump and virus politics.

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

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

A reprise of an almost identical case with a different group of Justices–and the Chief Justice switching sides.

A television interview promoting his book further reveals what an awful man he is.

The vagaries of our Presidential election mechanism gave us a surprising result in 2016. That’s unlikely this year.

“Will some people be affected badly? Yes.”

Social distancing is helping but too many aren’t taking it seriously enough.

It’s not clear what has been achieved.

Moscow helped Trump in 2016. Do they want him back?