Outside the Beltway

Here we go again.

The Supreme Court’s internal investigation was inconclusive.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

They’re all made out of ticky tacky. And they all look just the same

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

There was some quiet meddling going on.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

The New York Post and Wall Street Journal are blasting the losing loser.

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

Most don’t even know it passed!

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Is the President governing like he means it?

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

The race is returning to expectation.

The class photo has changed.

Voting isn’t just about candidates.

The term that kicks off today could undermine our entire system of government.

A new book raises fundamental questions about how far journalistic objectivity should extend.

How well has the famous thesis fared?

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

He’s proposed a bill with no chance of passage seemingly timed to hurt his own party in the midterms.

Some stories and passing comments.

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

They’re spending millions on issue ads in the wake of Dobbs.

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

Approval is down (again).

States emboldened by Dobbs are testing just how far the Supreme Court will let them go.

With all of California’s problems solved, Gavin Newsome is doing stunts.

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

The agency says a 1986 law overrides state restrictions.

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

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.