Outside the Beltway

It’s time for her to step down.

Some Democrats are angry!

The most expansive firearms legislation in decades is likely to become law.

A legally correct but maddening ruling.

The Emoluments Clause is essentially unenforceable.

An unconvincing attack on the Democratic position.

Jack Goldsmith pushed back on “over the top” reaction to the AG’s handling of the Mueller report.

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

A Coast Guard officer and aspiring domestic terrorist was arrested late yesterday for plotting to kill Democratic politicians and members of the media.

As the shutdown enters its thirty-fourth day and the Senate gets ready to vote on proposals that have no chance of succeeding, Democrats are preparing a new proposal.

Trump has selected current Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff, but that’s unlikely to change how the West Wing operates.

William Barr, who served as Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush, has been selected to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.

Three Democratic Senators are suing the Acting Attorney General, asserting that his appointment was unconstitutional.

Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.

A Federal Judge ruled late last week that a lawsuit under the Foreign Emoluments Clause by more than 200 Congressmen and Senators can proceed forward.

Some last minute dramatics in the Kavanaugh nomination fight, but it seems unlikely to impact the outcome of the nomination fight.

The second day of questioning for Judge Brett Kavanaugh was a bit rockier than the first, but nothing happened that seriously threatens his eventual confirmation.

Day One of questions for Judge Brett Kavanaugh went about as you’d expect.

The first day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings was much ado about pretty much nothing, but then that can be used to describe a process whose outcome is pretty much foreordained.

Some Democrats want to compel President Trump’s translator to testify about his private meeting with Vladimir Putin. That’s a bad idea.

At least in these early days, Democrats appear to lack a coherent message, or a coherent strategy, to propel any effort to block Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

With the end of the Supreme Court term approaching, speculation about a Kennedy retirement is ramping up again.

With the accusations mounting, the nomination of Ronny Jackson to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs is becoming more and more imperiled.

The White House physician is accused of excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing medication among other offenses.

Not surprisingly, a joint Senate Committee failed to really lay a glove on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday’s hearing.

We don’t yet have enough information to assign blame here. Naturally, that’s not stopping anyone.

Report that President Trump considered withdrawing the Gorsuch nomination are another sign of his unhealthy obsession with pledges of loyalty from people who have no business giving it to him.

Nearly 200 Members of Congress and the Senate have filed suit against President Trump alleging that he is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

Day One of the questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch went very well, and it suggests that his path to confirmation is basically clear of serious obstacles.

Judge Gorsuch isn’t much of a fan of Donald Trump’s comments about the judiciary.

At least on paper, Senate Democrats now have enough votes to block the Senate from voting on a resolution disapproving of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Senate Democrats are now just one vote away from being able to block a veto override, meaning that the effort to block the Iran Nuclear Deal will most certainly fail.

Rand Paul held the Senate floor for nearly twelve hours yesterday to talk about the PATRIOT Act, but it’s unclear if he accomplished anything.

An elite FBI Forensics unit gave flawed and false testimony in cases over a period that lasted more than 20 years.

The families of many of the Sandy Hook victims are seeking to have the manufacturer of the AR-15 held legally responsible for what happened. While understandable, their lawsuit is misplaced and largely without legal merit.

A tense afternoon on Capitol Hill.

Doesn’t pass the smell test.

President Obama is suffering in the polls because of high gas prices, but is there really anything he can do about them?

Nor, it would seem, are really tired clichés.

Another round of primaries last night made the playing field for November just a little bit clearer to see.