Outside the Beltway

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Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

One of the legal giants in the Federal Judiciary has retired from the bench.

The First Amendment protects the rights even of the people who gathered in Charlottesville to promote hatred and violence, However, it does not shield them from the consequences of that speech.

Donald Trump’s core supporters in the Republican Party remain intensely loyal, and that seems unlikely to change.

After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.

Justice Kennedy is telling prospective law clerks for the term that beings in October 2018 that he is considering retiring at the end of the term that begins this October.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.

A massive political miscalculation by Theresa May leads to an uncertain future in the United Kingdom.

An assessment of the 45th President’s first 100 days.

The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is hinting at a new Supreme Court vacancy this summer.

Republicans held on to Mike Pompeo’s seat in the House, but the outcome was closer than many expected.

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 Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin Monday morning, but it’s Senate Democrats who are in the hot seat.

Ben Carson is back and he’s saying some pretty dumb things again.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

In the end, an effort by Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court does not seem like a good use of their rather limited options.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.

President Trump reverses a decision made by President Obama just over a year ago.

An important free speech case is coming up this week at the Supreme Court.

Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.

The final debate of 2016 didn’t draw as many viewers as the first Hillary v. Donald match-up, but it still drew a respectable number.

Last night’s debate, sadly, lived down to my expectations.

For better or worse, the third Presidential debate will largely be remembered for one thing.

Wherein an initial attempt to understand something seen on Facebook leads to ruminations on religious liberty.

Paul Ryan is abandoning the Trump campaign.

The Supreme Court begins another term faced with the prospect of having to spend much of their time dealing with the fact that they’re short a member.

Donald Trump started out his campaign by telling us that the American dream is dead, and he returned to those dark and pessimistic themes in his acceptance speech last night.00

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

The Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of a pharmacist who objects to providing the ‘morning after’ pill.

Depending on the outcome of the election, the Supreme Court’s just concluded term will most likely be remembered as the point at which the Court’s rightward tilt that began at the end of the Warren Court Era came to an end.

The Supreme Court has handed down a major abortion rights ruling that reaffirms the central reasoning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and makes it less likely that Roe will ever be overturned.

Thanks to a 4-4 tie, President Obama’s temporary immigration relief program remains blocked by a Federal Court Injunction.

A purported ‘short list’ of potential running mates for Hillary Clinton is out. Here’s how the candidates stack up.

In case anyone noticed: I got the Trump nomination wrong.

With Republicans in Trump-induced disarray, Libertarians are meeting to pick their nominee and the hope that 2016 could be the year their party finally gets the attention it has craved for four decades.

Oklahoma’s Republican legislature passed a clearly unconstitutional bill outlawing abortion in the state.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.