Outside the Beltway

His lawyers and Democratic lawmakers are urging an exception.

The rapidly changing face of college sports.

The Irish singer-activist is gone at 56.

The rioting never seems to stop.

Hollywood and the news media are roiled in labor disputes.

Protests against the governing party signal tensions in advance of fall elections.

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

When we do it, it’s negotiation. When they do it, it’s hostage taking—and terrorism.

The show about nothing has a big legacy.

Corruption charges against the former premier have sparked rioting.

The worst of the worst Capitol Riot players have been brought to justice.

They’re fighting for fair treatment. They’ll likely lose.

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

“The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer.”

An old soldier has faded away.

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

The would-be President is floundering as he tries to position himself.

A pending lawsuit seeks to settle those questions.

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

When the product changes after you bought it.

“Red States” and “Blue State”

Hubris has set back the cause of science.

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Putin is losing but no one is winning.

A team of “sensitivity readers” has taken the bad thoughts out of some beloved children’s literature.

They went all-in on the Big Lie and we now have the receipts that they knew what they were doing.

Understandable efforts to protect their market share are alienating customers who think they’re doing nothing wrong.

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

The years-long NYC investigation finally bears some fruit.

A welcome development in a long and bloody war.

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

Sports fans enjoy watching sports. How much does politics impact that?

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

Covering the coverage.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

We used to (usually) know the results on Election Night because the outcomes were clearer.

The stand-up comic is gone at 76.

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

It’s easy if you try.

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Journalists openly root for a good story.