Outside the Beltway

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The first test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon appears to have been an all-around success.

A decade-long study once again establishes that there is no link between childhood vaccination and autism.

In the wake of the failure of the Hanoi Summit to reach any agreement at all, North Korea appears to be returning to old form.

Measles cases in the United States are surging thanks to the lies spread by the anti-vaccination movement.

A successful launch for SpaceX and NASA and a successful beginning to the return of American manned spaceflight.

Early tomorrow morning, NASA and SpaceX will be testing a crucial part of America’s return to manned space flight.

While the rest of the world looks at other events, tensions are flaring in a long-standing global hot spot.

Is 50 percent too high a take? Or the best deal in town?

Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

They’ve gotten better at solving CAPTCHAs than we are.

The American withdrawal from the I.N.F. Treaty gives Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

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.

President Trump put an offer on the table to end the shutdown, the question is whether it will actually lead anywhere.

Thoughts on politics and constitutional powers.

With Democrats making a new proposal and the President set to speak later today, there could be movement on ending the government shutdown. I wouldn’t be too optimistic, though.

Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.

Using new radio telescopes, scientists have discovered mysterious new radio bursts that originated from deep in the universe long before life began on Earth.

China has landed a probe on the far side of the Moon, the latest step forward in an aggressive Chinese push into space.

Three and a half years after its flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft has reached the furthest distant object ever visited by a man-made craft.

In his annual message, Kim Jong Un sent a message to President Trump on denuclearization and the future of the Korean Peninsula.

A new law set to take effect in Utah before the New Year will lower the BAC limit for drunk driving by 40% to .05. Will the rest of the nation follow?

The numbers should guide policy, not silly symbols.

Fifty years ago tonight, one of the most iconic photos in history was taken.

With just hours to go, a partial government shutdown is becoming more and more likely.

Another piece of humanity has left the Solar System.

While most Hollywood blockbusters have male leads, films starring women actually do better on the aggregate.

(Almost) live from Mars!

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.

The NYT is trying to start a conversation.

Tip O’Neill was famous for once having advised his fellow Democrats that “all politics is local.” That’s not true anymore, and that’s unfortunate.

When do we stop pretending that Fox News Channel is anything other than State Run Media for the Trump Administration?

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.

Science can’t precisely locate gender but it’s neither fully biological nor fully genetic.

Measles cases are on the rise in Europe due to the fact that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, people still believe the lies of the anti-vaccination movement.

Another example of just how imperfect our system of justice can be.

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

A Soyuz mission sending two men to the International Space Station was forced to abort shortly after launch. Fortunately, the American and Russian on board returned safely to Earth.

Thanks in large part to an aggressive public health education program and vaccination, Australia is on course to effectively eradicate cervical cancer.

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.

The legal troubles for Tesla’s Elon Musk just got a lot more serious.

Donald Trump’s trade war is helping China expand its diplomatic influence.

As expected, President Trump announced a new round of tariffs against Chinese goods yesterday, and China quickly retaliated.

Your phone won’t be beeping on Thursday after all.

Be prepared to get a test message from the Federal Government at 2:18 pm Eastern Time on Thursday. This is only a test.

Three months after the Singapore summit, evidence grows that North Korea is still making nuclear weapons.

Amazon has joined Apple to become the second American corporation to reach $1,000,000,000,000 in market valuation.

The target is not just on illegal immigrants.