Outside the Beltway

It’s becoming a sad joke.

Constant flight delays and other frustrations require a solution.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

There are at most eight toss-up states for the 2024 Presidential election.

Democratic politicians are lining up behind the octogenarian President.

What once seemed to be ‘saying the quiet part out loud’ is now administration policy.

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

The Speaker’s trip was reckless, needlessly escalating an already tense situation.

Approval is down (again).

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

He plans to hang on as PM through the fall but likely won’t be able to.

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

The Democrats have lots of problems. Salesmanship is pretty far down the list.

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

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

The longest-serving Republican Senator has died at the age of 88.

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

There’s no keeping politics out of these Games.

Momentum for ending an undemocratic anachronism is building.

Hillary Clinton edition.

A roundup of reflection on a somber anniversary.

In case anyone was wondering (and the GOP’s prospects are good).

Will America re-elect an 82-year-old to the White House?

Working conditions rather than labor supply seems to be the issue.

The Vietnam War hero and one-term Georgia Senator has died at 79.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

A long-overdue change appears to be happening.

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

A reckless campaign of violence has now targeted American journalists.

Jimmy Carter’s Vice President and the 1984 Democratic nominee has died at 93.

The Watergate conspirator, author, and talk show host was 90.

Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

Usually candidates don’t talk about how bad things are across the country while appealing to be re-elected.

He has the largest lead of any challenger since modern polling began in 1936.

A parody of a joke.

The Times investigation sheds more light on what most of us already knew.

An interesting but unlikely-to-pass bill is about to be introduced.

Legitimacy hangs in the balance.

President Trump is historically unpopular and has consistently trailed Joe Biden. He could still win.

The National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and GHW Bush has died.

Joementum.