Outside the Beltway

Despite a court ruling that says otherwise, the Trump White House appears prepared to once again revoke the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

Another part of the country that was once a Republican stronghold is now almost completely blue.

With the recounts over we can officially say that Rick Scott will be the next Senator from Florida.

Yes, there can be real problems with election activities, but that does not excuse POTUS’ lies about fraud.

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.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor sat down to talk about the Supreme Court, her career, and the newest member of the nation’s highest court.

The Governor’s race in Florida is over, and the Senate race isn’t far behind.

One of the last Republican strongholds in California is now completely blue.

Forty years ago tonight, the Star Wars universe came to television in a production so bad that it makes Jar Jar Binks seem positively Shakespearean by comparison.

Is Donald Trump thinking about dumping Mike Pence in 2020? Probably not, but that’s not going to stop the speculation.

The C.I.A. has apparently concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. What will the Trump Administration do about this?

Now that the election is over, President Trump and his sycophants in the right-wing media seem to have completely forgotten about the “invading” “caravan” of Central American asylum seekers.

A Federal Judge in Washington ruled that the White House acted improperly when it arbitrary revoked CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass.

Election Day 2018 saw Republican representation in the New Jersey Congressional Delegation nearly entirely decimated.

While the outcome in the Florida Governor’s Race is clear, the Senate race remains up in the air and headed for a hand recount that, in the end, is unlikely to change the outcome of the race.

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Senator Jeff Flake is threatening to vote against President Trump’s judicial nominees unless he gets a floor vote on a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Theresa May’s government is barely hanging on to power thanks to Brexit negotiations that clearly seem to be headed for disaster.

Donald Trump is engaging in another round of baseless and bizarre conspiracy theories about alleged voter fraud.

The economy may be doing well, but that didn’t help Republicans in the midterms.

It would be a rather quixotic effort, but Jeff Flake isn’t ruling out challenging the President for the Republican nomination in 2020.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.

Trump, Scott, and their allies are not doing America any favors.

President Trump recently blamed former President Obama for “losing” Crimea. It was never ours to lose.

Losing the midterms is not going over well with the President.

With their House majority secure, Democrats must now select their leadership team for the next two years. It’s not going smoothly.

CNN fires back in the Administration’s ongoing war with the news media.

The next head to roll in the Trump Administration appears to be frequent Trump target DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is apparently considering running for President.

Who’s John Delaney? Well, he’s a Congressman from Maryland who’s apparently running for President.

Last week, the Mexican Supreme Court pushed that country further down the road toward legalization of marijuana for all purposes.

Amazon has reportedly decided to split its second headquarters between an already urbanized area of Northern Virginia and the outer boroughs of New York City.

Democrats have flipped the Senate seat currently held by Republican Jeff Flake.

Rest in Peace and Excelsior, Stan Lee!

Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals became the fifth Federal Court to rule against the Trump Administration’s efforts to repeal DACA.

Not one war, but five.

Nor is it Armed Forces Day.

As expected, the North’s nuclear development continues.

A slight variant of the uniform from World War II and Korea is coming to a soldier near you.

Democratic pickups in several state legislatures could impact redistricting after the 2020 Census.

Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema appears to be headed toward victory.

Over the weekend, it was confirmed that the man once referred to as Vladimir Putin’s favorite Congressman was defeated in last week’s midterms.

One hundred years after the end of World War One, the forces that led to it are waking up from a long slumber.

Today in bad columns.

The NYT is trying to start a conversation.

British voters appear to be regretting their decision to leave the European Union, but it may be too late to stop the process.

Claiming it was because of the weather President Trump chose to skip a visit to a cemetery at the site of one of the bloodiest battles involving Americans in World War One.

Florida has begun the recount process in both the Senate and Governor’s races. Where it goes from here is anyone’s guess.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.