Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump may or may not be racist himself, but he has most certainly exploited and helped widen racial divisions ever since bursting on the political scene in 2015.

May’s jobs report was stronger than the previous two months, but not entirely great.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

Three Executive Orders signed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday has government employees scrambling.

As we approach the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support same-sex marriage.

Does learning that entertainers are bad people retroactively ruin their art?

A surprise announcement about the First Lady.

The Postal Service is losing billions of dollars, but not for the reasons the President claims.

Seven years after deactivation, the U.S. Second Fleet will be patrolling the North Atlantic again.

The Vice-President’s personal physician accused Ronny Jackson of misconduct back in September, according to new reports.

Despite the fact that President Trump’s continues to praise him, Ronny Jackson will not be returning to the White House as the President’s personal physician.

The White House is pushing back on the allegations of misconduct that were made against Ronny Jackson this week, and trying to use them in a high-profile Senate race in Montana.

Not unexpectedly, Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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

The Commission on College Basketball recommended an end to the one-and-done rule and other major reforms.

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

Randa Jarrar was classless and contemptible, which is protected by the First Amendment. As a tenured state employee so is her job.

CNN reports that the Interior Secretary, who claims to be a “geologist,” merely has a geology degree.

The Editorial Board of the Newspaper of Record urges Congressional Republicans to steady themselves for a constitutional crisis.

Some Republicans are suggesting that Paul Ryan should be pushed out as Speaker before the November elections.

In addition to opening up the Speakership, there’s a legitimate possibility that Wisconsin-11 flips to the other party.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

Maureen Dowd blames the Internet for women having sex with men they find unattractive.

Yet more troubling news about the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

The woman who lost the 2016 election is apparently not going to go away.

California has pushed back quickly against the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question regarding citizenship in the 2020 Census.

Donald Trump may be getting ready to act as his own Chief of Staff. That would be a huge mistake.

President Trump continues to obsequiously praise Russian President Vladimir Putin

The network’s longtime “strategic analyst” is “ashamed” of his association because they’ve become a “propaganda machine.”

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

If you’re tired of the restraint being shown by this President, you may be in luck.

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly was no longer 100% genetically identical to his twin brother. However, the changes are not as significant as initial media reports made them out to be.

According to one insider, “There’s no leadership, no trust, no direction and this point there’s very little hope.”

Wisconsin-Stevens Point is shuttering 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology while expanding more job-oriented programs.

Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.

An estimated 200,000 Americans have Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Dental professionals are 23 times more likely to be afflicted.

Kids are more likely to be killed driving to school than shot while there. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and prevent them.

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.

How ‘tainted’ must a funder be before a charity is obliged to reject the donation?

We form stereotypes about generational cohorts when they’re very young and then freeze them.

China’s Xi Jinping solidified his hold on power well into the next decade over the weekend.

Mexico’s President canceled a visit to the United States for the second time since Donald Trump became President due to a continued disagreement over who will pay for Trump’s border wall.

Presidents are much more constrained in issuing and rolling back regulations than they or the public think.

A series of scandals at Oxfam and other charitable organizations raise troubling questions.

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.