Outside the Beltway

In the wake of attempted bombing attacks on people he has criticized, the President is blaming the media for poisonous political rhetoric. He needs to look in the mirror.

More explosive devices sent to prominent Trump critics, including Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden, have been located.

The Saudi Arabian Government is finally acknowledging that Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Their explanation for his death, though, is too absurd to be believed.

Bernie Sanders could find repeating the success of 2016 in 2020 may not be so easy.

The Saudis are now apparently getting ready to push out a fall guy for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, an explanation as absurd as all the others they have offered to date.

One of the people most responsible for the personal computer revolution has passed away at the far-too-young age of 65.

A once iconic American retailer appears to be on its last legs.

Hope Hicks jumps from one pro-Trump venue to another.

Should celebrities use their influence in partisan politics?

A glance at Memeorandum demonstrates a problem that we’ve mentioned numerous times over the years.

The State of Texas is arguing in Court that a school district can force a student to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. This is a blatant violation of the First Amendment.

Thanks to a last-minute agreement, the United States and Canada reached an agreement for a revised version of NAFTA. It’s a got a new name, but it’s basically NAFTA 2.0.

Voter turnout in primary elections in 2018 was significantly above normal levels. especially in Democratic races.

A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.

As problematic as some of what we know about the internal workings of the White House may be, it isn’t a coup.

With less than two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Former President Obama took on his successor in his first major political speeches since leaving office.

The GOP’s hold on the Bob Corker’s Senate seat in Tennessee may be in jeopardy.

The first significant post-primary poll of the Florida Senate race shows a dead heat between Governor Rick Scott and Senator Bill Nelson.

Jennifer Rubin wants to build a new political party from scratch.

Social media has altered the way writers and readers interact in odd ways.

A new study concludes that the total death toll from Hurricane Maria was vastly higher than previously reported.

With just 72 days to go until Election Day, the chances that the Democrats will take control of at least one chamber of Congress are looking quite good.

Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81,

It’s not obvious that two more felons in the Trump inner circle will have any immediate impact.

The head football coach at the University of Maryland has been suspended after reports of a “toxic environment” that led to the death of a student athlete in June.

Kris Kobach, the controversial Secretary of State of Kansas who is also a Trump ally, holds on to a slim lead in the GOP Primary for Governor.

Next week, some of the same groups that rallied in Charlottesville last year will be gathering in Washington, D.C. and the D.C. Metro is considering a transportation plan that is causing controversy.

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.

An initiative that would have purported to split California into three separate states has been barred by the California Supreme Court from appearing on the November ballot.

The midterm elections are still four months away, but Democrats are already making moves to prepare for the race for their party’s Presidential nomination in 2020.

On the eve of the NATO Summit, President Trump continues to engage in tactics that seem to serve no purpose other than to undermine America’s most important and successful alliance.

A new poll finds that most Americans oppose key elements of the immigration policies that the President and Republicans in Congress support.

Democrats are rallying around the “Abolish ICE” slogan in response to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, but it could end up backfiring on them.

He had to go (and should have been gone some time ago).

An Ebola outbreak that started last month in Central Africa appears to be contained. You can thank an aggressive vaccination campaign for that.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that public sector unions cannot force employees to pay membership fees.

Rebutting the President’s routine prevarications merely spreads them. Is there an alternative?

Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.

A controversial name is disappearing from one small stretch of road.

A new survey shows that Americans are increasingly unable to tell the difference between fact and opinion. That’s a problem.

The former New York City Mayor is prepared to spend $80 million to help Democrats take back Congress this year.

Two months ago, the President called on states to send National Guard troops to the border. As expected, they’re not guarding the border.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.

Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t very happy about President Trump’s attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Hurricane Trump hit the G-7 this weekend, and the damage it left behind will take years to clean up.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

The actions of the Trump administration are helping Russian-EU relations (to the detriment of the US).

The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.