Outside the Beltway

Virgnia’s governor has to resign. But not because of some 35-year-old photos.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.

Carlos Sanchez, who portrayed Juan Valdez the unofficial ambassador of Colombian coffee for some 30 years, has died at the age of 83.

Cory Booker’s interest in running for President has been an open secret for some time, now he’s being far less coy about it.

The morning show co-hosts tied the knot at a secret ceremony at the National Archives.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is apparently considering running for President.

Surely a celebrity hound with no political experience can’t become President. Right?

Entertainers work for a living, too.

California Republican Duncan Hunter Jr, who was an early backer of President Trump’s campaign, has been indicted on charges he used massive amounts of campaign funds to pay for personal expenses.

Harlan Ellison, who had a reputation for being as cantankerous as he was a great writer, has died at the age of 84.

The White Male Great American Literary Novelist for the 21st Century is not a fan of modern realities.

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

New York attorney Aaron Schlossberg found himself on the receiving end of an Internet firestorm this week. His case raises some interesting questions about Internet vigilantism.

The inventor of New Journalism has died of unknown causes.

Overnight, we moved to content encryption. Here’s what that means for you.

He cooperated with the FBI. He was arrested by ICE.

There are no magic foods. Cleanses are unnecessary and probably unhealthy. But we’re still eating a diet high in crap we know we shouldn’t eat.

Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.

Fortunately, yesterday’s missile alert in Hawaii was a false alarm. However, it is raising questions about the early warning system that’s in place and the state’s preparedness in case of an actual attack.

Some conservatives appear to believe that this year’s Starbucks coffee cops are “promoting a gay agenda.”

Charles Manson, who led a cult-like “family” to a series of murders in 1969 and subsequently spent more than 40 years in prison, has died at the age of 83.

After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.

Predicting election outcomes is different than predicting impeachment.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

With the race for the Democratic nomination over, President Obama is ready to hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton.

As expected, Hillary Clinton won big last night while Bernie Sanders largely floundered, thus going further toward making Clinton’s victory inevitable.

Donald Trump is drawing large crowds in Iowa, but at least some of his supporters aren’t sure if they’ll be showing up for the caucuses.

The people who believe there is a ‘War On Christmas” tend to be the same ones who hold to the largely false idea that their religious beliefs are under assault due to a “culture war.”

A Colorado Republican Congressman has introduced a resolution meant to involve our nation’s representatives in the non-existent ‘War On Christmas.’

You may not be aware, but your local Starbucks is the new front in the ‘War On Christmas.’

The pressure on Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to expand the 2016 debate schedule is increasing.

The buffoonish billionaire is tapping into something real.

Gravity announced a minimum annual salary of $70,000. Almost everyone is unhappy.

There’s another round of reports about Joe Biden running for President, but I wouldn’t put much stock them.

The Coffee Klatsch Clash Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Hillary Clinton hasn’t taken questions from reporters in three weeks. Because she doesn’t need the media as much as most other candidates.

The scandal that will make everyone forget about Benghazi.

Rand Paul has changed position on several foreign policy issues, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk about it.

The most ‘America’ story ever.

A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.