The idiom "<a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Inside_the_Beltway" title="Inside the Beltway" id="mwCqI">Inside the Beltway</a>" is a reference used to describe discussions of national political issues inside of Washington, D.C., by way of geographically demarcating the region inside the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Capital_Beltway" title="Capital Beltway" id="mwCqM">Capital Beltway</a>, the city's highway loop constructed in 1964. The phrase is used as a title for a number of political columns and news items by publications, including <i id="mwCqQ"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="./The_Washington_Times" title="The Washington Times" id="mwCqU">The Washington Times</a></i>.