Outside the Beltway

Ethics, schmethics.

The is a 7 hour gap in the phone logs at the White House from January 6, 2021.

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

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

It’s Manchin-approved.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

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

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

We’re three short years from the next election.

The erstwhile QAnon Shaman will spend another three-and-a-half years in jail.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

A conversation in two parts.

“The Closer” delivers more of what people love and hate about the GOAT.

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

Jacob Chansley has agreed to spend 41 to 51 months in prison for his role in the 6 January riots.

Here we go again.

Nonhierarchical parties strike again.

Reflections on the events of 6 January two months later.

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

Of course, it depends on what case one thinks needs to have been made.

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

The pivot point in the impeachment charges: two hours of silence.

A curious bit of branding.

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

Here we go again.

Not ordering the flags at executive buildings to half-staff.

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.

There’s a word for people who use outrageous violence to terrorize.

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

The predictable, indeed inevitable, has happened.

The President who promised to “Make America Great Again” has made her a laughingstock. And worse.

They’re actually going to go through with it.

The zombie idea for ousting an erratic and dangerous President.

Space Force took a year to decide what to call their uniformed members.

The Trump Presidency has been a long con.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

It’ll be days before we know the final 2020 results but a resounding repudiation is unlikely.

Some guy you never heard of is the guy.

A desperate re-election gambit that has no impact on the outcome.

Kamala Harris wins by not losing.

A partial response in the context of a complex topic.

Are “trust issues” in the way?

Trump and virus politics.

The President does not like his poll numbers.

Former prosecutors are suddenly “out.”

Every Democratic woman seems to be under consideration.

Presidents have appointed loyalists since time immemorial. Has this one gone too far?

The Barr DOJ’s attempt to retcon the Flynn case has created a major problem for Flynn.