Outside the Beltway

One weird trick could save us from Trump.

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Seems about right.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

A watershed moment in the prosecutions of the Capitol Rioters.

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

It’s complicated, hard to prove, and politically fraught.

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

A large plurality of the network’s viewers think left wingers trying to make Trump look bad are to blame.

Republicans killed their parents and demanding mercy for being orphaned.

You’re goddamn right he did.

The Proud Boys, Trump family, and Alex Jones all filmed documentaries of their actions leading up to January 6.

The longest-serving Supreme Court Justice is a nice guy.

It’s not all about Trump.

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

Are you going to believe this index or your own lyin’ eyes?

The laying out of the case begins.

They’re taking their eye off the ball.

Has a franchise that’s always been political gone too far?

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

When doing the right thing is the wrong thing.

More willingness to subvert the election.

A key planner of the Capitol riot has agreed to testify against others in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Two hundred-odd people have pled or been found guilty. One has been acquitted.

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

They’re not missing and that points to a systemic issue

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

One can see the faintest hint of a backbone in the former Vice President.

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

Right wing protestors are expected to attempt to create (more) gridlock in the capitol later today.

Former President Trump routinely broke the law with respect to protecting public records.

It’s Manchin-approved.

Trump’s pardon offer is just another way to propagate the big lies about the election and 1/6.

In their censure of Cheney and Kinzinger the GOP wants to rewrite history.

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

The 46th President will follow the lead of the 40th in making a historic appointment.

A provision of the 14th Amendment to keep Civil War generals out of office is back in play.

It doesn’t add up.

A year after the Capitol riot, DOJ is coming after the most violent perpetrators.

It’s always a good idea to reread a text before referencing it, especially if you’re a history Ph.D. like Newt Gingrich

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

A necessary but likely irrelevant gesture.

After more than a year and countless investigations into election fraud, the big lie continues to be a big lie

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.