Outside the Beltway

44% of Republicans strongly disapprove of President Biden’s performance while only 22% of Democrats strongly approve.

The President seems to have persuaded the progressives in his party to settle for half a loaf.

Doing nothing is still a choice, and the legitimacy crisis is here, like it or not.

Apparently, it’s higher than 67.

More are getting their third shot than their first.

The internecine fight over the budget is coming to a head.

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

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

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

This time in the CA recall.

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

Stories from the ongoing pandemic.

The evacuation could soon become a terrorist target.

Part of the ongoing, slow-motion tragedy.

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

It appears to be only a matter of time before the SECDEF orders active-duty troops to get the shots.

The President is in open defiance of the Supreme Court.

Compared to what?

The country’s largest employer is soon going to be less tolerant of the unvaccinated.

An emotional day set the tone for the investigation.

Emotional testimony from police will kick off the event.

Another GOP member is added to the investigation.

A chance for a real investigation? Ruined legitimacy?

Gotta clear those tabs.

Tab clearing time.

Put the frustration where it belongs.

COVID vaccine hesitancy is just the tip of the iceberg.

Magical? Impressive? Or just too much money?

Short-term politics and long-term harm.

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

The serial sex offender will be released from prison.

When the teaser is better than the news.

The downside of the “good guy with a gun” trope.

Details are quite scant at the moment.

The pop star is “traumatized” by restrictions placed by her conservator-father.

He’s in the minority but promises to start obstructing again if that changes.

The fact-checkers blew this one and blew it big.

A third of the party’s Members of Congress voted against a popular bill.

Separate investigations are merging, with a criminal component being added.

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.