Beltway Confidential
‘Humans in Black’
It’s great that the men in black now include women. But the franchise really shouldn’t change its name. “Men in Black: International” comes out Friday, and the…
June 18, 2019
Beltway Confidential
Hiding in plain sight: How the ‘hidden figures’ of NASA were found
If you want to get to NASA, you’ll have to go by Hidden Figures Way. Three black, female mathematicians were instrumental in supporting early NASA missions, but…
Immigration
Senate will try to advance stalled border deal
The massive surge in illegal immigration at the southern border, which topped 144,000 apprehensions in May, has prompted bipartisan agreement in Congress that it’s time to pass…
Business
Raytheon takeover worries cost-conscious Trump
When Lockheed Martin bought military contractor Sikorsky Aircraft in 2015, the Obama administration’s defense chief readily admitted that too much consolidation in the industry would drive up…
Crime
Zinkle’s triumph
Two weeks ago, I told you about Staff Sgt. Tom Zinkle, assigned to supervise guards in a large prison camp in Iraq. He struggled to provide his…
Magazine - Personal Finance
Then and Now: Impeachment
Impeachment talk is now in the political air we breathe each day in Washington. President Trump called it a “dirty, filthy, disgusting” word, and House Speaker Nancy…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Best Virginia
I was sold when the realtor pulled the dining room rug to one side and lifted a heavy trapdoor. Peering through a transparent plastic cover and an…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
The dealmaker on the Financial Services Committee
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is an expert on how to get things done on Capitol Hill. Formerly the chief Republican deputy whip, McHenry is now the ranking…
Beltway Confidential
The dumbest anti-Trump conspiracy theory is that he won’t leave the White House after being defeated
One of the oddest things about our political moment is that President Trump regularly says and does things in the open that are easily criticized, and yet…