Outside the Beltway

Our Pacific territories are giving more than they’re getting.

A massive expansion of the Pell Grant program for prisoners goes into effect next month.

Traffic deaths are going down in most of the world. Not here.

The court, rightly, punted the issue to Congress and local leaders.

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

Some great suggestions, same lame ones, and some missed opportunities.

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Because of course it was.

It seems that some Americans are relocating to be with people who share their social and cultural views.

Another example of structural racism.

A startling number than may understate the problem.

Injecting data into the conversation.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

Statehood is on the ballot this November.

More on SCOTUS expansion and other issues.

Ok, so what should change?

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

An unprecedented spending blitz is upending the campaign.

The Republicans are playing a different game.

Another one bites the dust.

After coming under fire for a decision designed primarily to benefit himself and his family, President Trump has decided to walk back the decision to hold the next G-7 Summit at one of his properties.

In what seems to be clear violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, the President is seeking to enrich himself and his family,

Once again, a fight is set to brew over funding for the President’s border wall. Will he force another shutdown in an election year?

The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.

So weird.

This timeline is just so weird.

Thanks to a ruling by the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, the island Commonwealth has its third Governor in less than a week.

Embattled Governor Ricardo A. Rosselló has stepped down but succession issues surround the man who took the oath of office late yesterday.

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló is set to leave office on Friday, but his designated successor doesn’t want the job.

After weeks of protests and years of frustrations, Ricardo Rosselló, the Governor of Puerto Rico, announced last night that he will be resigning from office.

In contrast to the idea of granting statehood to the District of Columbia, the American public appears to strongly support statehood for Puerto RIco.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that will make it easier for Congress to get President Trump’s tax returns.

In the wake of an adverse Supreme Court ruling, the Trump Administration has decided not to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

There are several months to go before a budget must be passed but there are already signs that the White House and Congress could be headed for an impasse.

A months-long standoff is stopping hurricane relief.

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

A lesson from Puerto Rico and further reasons why the EC is a problem.

A reminder that over 3 million citizens have no effective influence over the federal government.

It’s that time of year again, and once again people are asking if it isn’t time to drop the whole ritual of changing time every six months altogether.

The populist Democrat won’t be hosting fundraising dinners. Until the general election campaign, at least.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has managed to become a media star, but she has a lot to learn about politics.

Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa, an American territory whose residents are generally not American citizens from birth. However, she is nonetheless a “natural born citizen.”

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

President Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. But the other options he’s considering aren’t much better.

The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.

Christmas is behind us, but don’t expect any progress when it comes to the government shutdown, which is in its fifth day.

The scandal-plagued Secretary of the Interior is leaving office at the end of the year.

Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.

At this point, corruption, dishonesty, and insanity are just baked in.