Outside the Beltway

The singer now wishes to be referred to as “they.”

Speaker Pelosi and House Republicans are waging separate battles with science.

New polling provides useful insights into the problem.

A shocking yet unsurprising statistic.

The President used his first speech to Congress as an attempt to unite the country.

The President is about to roll out another massive spending plan.

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

With an appearance by Caitlyn Jenner’s choice of party.

It’s harder than a looks, especially given the limited size of the problem.

Don’t believe everything you see on TV.

No, he can’t get up to 75 years.

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

CDC and FDA have recommended a pause after one in a million issues with blood clotting.

Stoking a bizarre fantasy that will not die.

Key posts across the government remain unfilled.

Elected officials should not comment on ongoing legal proceedings.

It makes sense for large-scale venues, yes? But making sense is not the issue.

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

A loon wolf terrorist who followed Louis Farrakhan was responsible.

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

The media became the story but the President was the news.

Appoint more Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Or else!

The seemingly unremarkable event hadn’t happened in four decades.

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

Credulous reports notwithstanding, there’s more to the story.

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

How the West Virginia Democrat came to vote for the stimulus bill.

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

There’s more than enough opinion journalism.

The disgraced loser remains as popular as ever with his base.

America’s Newspaper of Record needs to figure out what it wants to be.

Details of a heated phone discussion with the top House Republican have emerged.

Most agree that it was good theater. But it’s not clear what they’ve proven.

Some marginal Republican formers are thinking about maybe doing somethingoranother.

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

House Democrats have done what their Republican colleagues refused to do.

The bane of the Trump presidency is already thwarting President Biden.

A legally correct but maddening ruling.

A change to the language is being proposed as part of a sweeping immigration overhaul.

The 46th President has been busy signing proclamations signaling a new direction.

Will there be in-fighting? Yes. A break-up? No.

In the words of Roseanne Roseannadanna, “Never mind.”

Some key GOP figures are at least testing the waters.

Here we go again.

The live coverage of Wednesday’s assault on American democracy underplayed its seriousness.

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

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

It will be symbolic, but the symbol will be an anti-democratic one.

As we approach the new year, the virus is at its peak.

First whining about losing, now whining about legislation. (And creating chaos along the way).