Outside the Beltway

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

Part 1

Contemporaneous polling says Yes.

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?

In the first poll since he entered the race, Roy Moore finds himself in third place in the race for the 2020 Republican Nomination for Senate in Alabama.

Various federal and state agencies are enforcing existing laws while Congress scrambles to update them.

Much to the chagrin of Republicans hoping to win back a Senate seat they never should have lost, Roy Moore is running for Senate again in Alabama.

A new poll finds that public support for abortion rights is increasing, but it also shows growing support for extreme views at both ends of the spectrum.

The Supreme Court has ruled to keep the long-standing “dual sovereigns” exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause in place.

Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway stands credibly accused of multiple violations of Federal law. The President will do nothing about it.

America’s Newspaper of Record has decided the backlash isn’t worth it.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend protection to DACA beneficiaries and other Dreamers, but it’s likely to die in the Senate.

At least some segments of the “pro-life” movement seem more concerned with policing morality than they do with protecting life.

Last week, New Hampshire became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Thus becoming the 21st state to do so.

Republicans nationwide are trying to discourage Roy Moore from running for Senate again. Roy Moore doesn’t care.

Kamala Harris is trying to jump-start her Presidential campaign with an idea for a new law, but it’s probably unconstitutional and would never get through Congress.

New polling shows support for abortion rights rising amid a plethora of new laws aimed at striking down Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court sent a signal yesterday that seems to indicate how it might deal with future abortion law challenges and it doesn’t bode well for pro-lifers.

Some reports are saying that Roy Moore will run for the GOP nomination for Senate again in 2020.

Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to five N.F.L. Championships in the pre-Super Bowl era and in Super Bowls I and II, has died at the age of 85.

A Federal Judge in Mississippi has blocked Mississippi’s law that purports to ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s patently unconstitutional abortion law.

A new poll shows that roughly two-thirds of Americans, including a large number of Republicans, do not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

Republicans have spent the past week putting as much distance as they can between themselves and the latest round of radical anti-abortion laws.

Thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP, there’s plenty of material out there for Saturday Night Live.

Jon Bel Edwards is a reminder that our divide is cultural, not just partisan.

Following in the footsteps of Alabama, the Missouri legislature has passed a law that would severely restrict abortion rights in the Show Me State.

We’ve soon see whether the current Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade.

The President revived an old debate but added some new twists.

Roy Moore has not said that he’s running for Senate again in Alabama, but he’s already threatening to up-end the race for the GOP nomination.

Per-student investment in public colleges has not recovered from the Great Recession.

Sanders’ suggestion is not as outside democratic norms as one might think.

A lesson from Puerto Rico and further reasons why the EC is a problem.

The Justice Department has issued a damning report.

The replacement of Anthony Kennedy with Brett Kavanaugh is already having a significant impact.

It’s the battleground states that are the issue, not small states v. large states.

The Southern Law Poverty Center has fired its co-founder for vaguely-specified reasons.

For their 2020 convention, Democrats are headed to the Midwest.

Disgraced former Chief Justice of Alabama Roy Moore is apparently “seriously considering” running for Senate in 2020.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.

Roy Moore, who lost a Special Election to replace Jeff Sessions in 2017 after being hit with allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, isn’t ruling another bid for the same seat.

A 2016 Trump Campaign staffer has filed a lawsuit against the President alleging that she was assaulted by Trump during the campaign.

An interesting plot twist in the Goodloe Sutton saga.

Congressman Bradley Byrne has entered the race to challenge Doug Jones for the Senate from Alabama in 2020. This seat is likely to be a Republican pick-up regardless of who the Republicans nominate.

The end of racism may have been prematurely declared.

Patrick Caddell, who helped Jimmy Carter win the Democratic nomination and White House in 1976, has died at the age of 68.

William Barr was easily confirmed as Attorney General in a 54-45 votes that included three Democrats crossing over to support him.

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

Negotiations to avert another shutdown appear to have stalled over the weekend with just four days left to go before funding runs out.