Outside the Beltway

Another example of the power of the abortion issue.

The taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for . . . something.

The President is trying to change perceptions ahead of the election.

The parties do not control their labels.

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

The stiffest punishment yet for a January 6 seditionist.

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.

Debt-trap diplomacy has finally come home to roost.

The mommy blogger known as “Dooce” has taken her own life.

When winning is the only acceptable outcome.

Truth is not an absolute defense against termination.

The trailblazing Congresswoman is gone at 82.

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

The jury forewoman is offering hints.

An aggressive but expected move.

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

The science-education gap.

It’s becoming a sad joke.

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

“You can’t be against everything.”

James LaPorta is being scapegoated for poor editorial process.

The “America First” slate of candidates lost all but one contest.

The stand-up comic is gone at 76.

Boosting weak candidates in the Republican primaries paid off.

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

Journalists openly root for a good story.

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

Candidate quality can matter.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

How much say should the community have in what’s included?

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

The agency says a 1986 law overrides state restrictions.

They should panic, right?

Much ado about a perfectly normal phenomenon.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

Our ostensible ally is seeking to rebrand itself.

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

Because of course it was.

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.

U.S. taxpayers have been spending $2 million a month for his protection.

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

The anti-vax-and-other-stuff protest is spreading to Europe.

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

A media critic argues we pay outsized attention to the goings-on at Fox, MSNBC, and CNN.

A contrast in styles.