Outside the Beltway

A bizarre statement by the head of the Roman Catholic church.

The Pope is siding with evil.

The Pope Emeritus has died at 95.

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

The Pentagon’s Inspector General is “concerned” over the pace of rejections.

A lone judge has halted the military’s vaccine mandate.

The President has overturned decades of US foreign policy and alienated a NATO ally for, well, reasons.

The effort to bring Catholic Church officials to justice for their decades of criminal conspiracy and child abuse continues to move forward.

In the latest development in the child sex abuse investigations in the Catholic Church in the United States, five former Priests in Michigan have been arrested on sex abuse charges.

Cardinal George Pell, the top Catholic Cleric in Australia, has been convicted of sexually abusing boys in the 1990s.

Pope Francis defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after decades of allegations of abuse of young boys and seminarians.

Two new reports identify hundreds of Catholic Priests who have been credibly accused of abusing children over the past decades.

A preliminary report from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan found at least 500 Catholic Priests whose abuse of children had been covered up by Church officials.

A particularly appalling case of press censorship from Australia.

In what seems like another effort at a cover-up, the Vatican vetoed a plan by American Bishops to address the Catholic Church’s abuse scandal.

Kim Davis, who became infamous for defying Court orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, was defeated in her re-election bid.

The vise is tightening on the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Church’s problems may have just gotten a lot more serious.

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Washington, D.C this week, but his letter reveals that he still has a blind spot when it comes to the Catholic abuse scandal.

Several states are opening new investigations of the Catholic Church abuse scandal. It’s about time.

A top Vatican official is alleging that Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI were both aware of previously unknown allegations of sexual abuse and chose to allow them to be covered up rather than bringing them to light.

Pope Francis took the rare step of sending a letter addressed to all of the world’s Catholics on the sexual abuse scandal. Words are fine, but they need action to back them up.

A Pennsylvania Grand Jury report reveals decades of abuse by some 300 Catholic Priests impacting more than 1,000 children and 26 of the state’s Roman Catholic Diocese.

In what amounts to a significant, albeit not surprising, change in Catholic doctrine, Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is unacceptable in all circumstances.

One of the most prominent members of the American Catholic hierarchy has been removed from office in the face of mounting allegations of sexual abuse that stretch back decades.

President Trump has reversed the family separation policy and replaced it with a family detention policy. This is likely to lead to Court challenges.

The Vatican has stopped short of calling the reports “Fake news.”

A foolish, and potentially dangerous, decision by President Trump.

It’s been two years since John Boehner stepped down as Speaker, and he’s got a few things to say about his former colleagues and the state of American politics.

President Trump delivered a wholly inappropriate political speech to the Boy Scout Jamboree, but that should surprise nobody.

If Donald Trump blocks you on Twitter does that constitute a First Amendment violation? Two Twitter users say yes, but their argument is very weak.

Despite campaign rhetoric, President Trump won’t be moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel anytime soon.

Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

The Nothing Up My Sleave Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

Donald Trump racks up another big win, while Marco Rubio surges into second and likely saves his campaign for now.

Tonight’s results in South Carolina could have a significant impact on the race going forward. (Plus, a projection)

Donald Trump is in second place, and tied, with Pope Francis, in a poll asking Americans to name the person they most admired in 2015.

To the surprise of nobody who was actually paying attention to political reality, Vice-President Biden announced today that he will not be a candidate for President.

Big news out of Washington, D.C.

When did “politics” become a dirty word?

Congress has just over a week to pass a funding bill, and it’s not looking very good.

Time is running out for Joe Biden to make a decision about running for President, and it’s still not clear what he’ll do.

Pope Francis’s new encyclical isn’t exactly being received positively by American conservatives, because they seem to be missing the point.

The head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has resigned in the wake of criminal charges for covering up sexual abuse of children.

Many of America’s top law firms have declined to accept cases defending bans on same-sex marriage, and that’s okay.

Unlike most world leaders, Pope Francis is wiling to call a genocide a genocide.