Outside the Beltway

A reasonable ruling with horrible consequences.

A desperate measure for a desperate problem.

The Russian autocrat is emboldened.

There is a strong push inside the administration to allow use of US weapons to strike Russia.

A Congressionally-mandated report finds “reasonable” evidence but acknowledges limitations.

Is Rafah the breaking point?

Many Democrats are worried about the fallout.

Congressional Republicans are reminding voters of a dark hour in the Biden presidency.

But probably won’t.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

The inevitable has happened.

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

A bureaucratic nightmare.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

A roundup of news and opinon.

Jonathan Turley’s defense of the impeachment inquiry is not impressive.

President Biden has ended a months-long impasse.

A bad idea fueled by desperation.

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

The state Senate has amended the bill considerably.

The nation’s highest court has gone all woke.

The trailblazing Congresswoman is gone at 82.

A wrongheaded if longstanding position.

How dare people who paid for a cut-rate degree claim they paid for the good one?

And this time, we mean it.

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

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

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.

Moscow is playing a very strange game.

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

The retired general and think tank president is in hot water.

There are many barriers to true freedom.

Ethics, schmethics.

Beyond who her spouse is, the texts to Meadows reveal a deeply concerning situation.

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

Ukraine’s leader wants more help than he’s going to get.

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.

U.S. taxpayers have been spending $2 million a month for his protection.

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

The Democratic strategist and longtime talking head is gone at 73.