Outside the Beltway

Go ahead and pop a few.

Covering the coverage.

With a win in Nevada, the party will retain at least 50 seats.

Putin is committing war crimes in retaliation for an attack on a legitimate military target.

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Candidate quality can matter.

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

American parties are coordination problems with shared branding.

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

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

An already awful system on steroids.

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

When belief is more important than facts

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

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

A recurring genre about presidents.

Despite their military trappings and propaganda, they’re seldom heroes.

An unprecedented manuever in response to unprecedented obstruction.

The Biden Administration is constantly bragging about its actions against Russia. Is that wise?

Another journalist has been fired for a cardinal sin.

Crises tend to be distracting.

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

It would appear to be the case.

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.

NATO has stepped up in a pleasantly surprising way to resist the Ukraine invasion.

News and commentary of note.

The great conservative humorist is gone at 74.

The ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Animal House’ producer is gone at 75.

Two unclassified after-action reports shine a new—if one-sided—light on the evacuation.

A protest against vaccine mandates is growing with a little help from our adversaries.

There’s no keeping politics out of these Games.

A scandal within a scandal.

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition

Items for your consideration.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

The Hall of Fame coach and legendary broadcaster is dead at 85.

Some stories of possible interest.

Our system and the shaping of the GOP’s future.

Academic freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.