Outside the Beltway

Best known as a television host, he served in the Reagan administration and chief economist of Bear Stearns.

By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

The former Trump campaign official made the most of his 15 minutes of fame.

He did what many had thought humanly impossible in running a sub-4 minute mile in 1954 and followed that with a brilliant career in medicine.

Following yesterday’s move by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart has raised the age for all gun sales to 21.

57% of American adults, more than 80% of blacks, 75% of Hispanics, and nearly half of whites believe their President is racist.

After yesterday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court seems poised to deal a major blow to public-sector unions.

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

Donald Trump’s lawyer admits to making a six-figure payment on the eve of the 2016 election to a porn star that Trump was alleged to have had an affair with. That just raises a host of other questions.

Just over one year after President Trump’s foolish and ill-informed decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Canada has stepped in to rescue the deal.

America’s closest allies sent a strong signal that they do not agree with President Trump on the nuclear deal with Iran.

President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.

Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran.

In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

Voters in Maine hand their conservative Governor a setback.

To nobody’s surprise, a blue state returns to its roots.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Bob Corker, who has served in the Senate since winning election in 2006, announced yesterday that he would not stand for re-election.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

Yet another lawsuit against yet another controversial Trump Administration policy.

Republicans will introduce a tax package by the end of the month, but whether they can actually pass anything is another question entirely.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

The twice-removed Chief Justice is likely getting a promotion.

Republicans and Democrats have picked their candidates for 2017’s Governor’s race, but the biggest name is likely to be one not on the ballot, Donald Trump.

The Trump White House loses ts first major staffer, and more are likely to come.

Greg Gianforte assaulted a reporter. Now he’s going to Congress, but the outcome of the election really shouldn’t be a surprise.

Lt. General Michael Flynn is declining to comply with a Congressional subpoena regarding the Russia investigation, and invoking his rights under the Fifth Amendment.

Faced with the fact that it has little to show for its first 100 days in office, the Trump Administration is pressuring Congress to come up with a new health care reform bill before the end of next week.

Democrats came close to picking up what has been a solidly Republican seat for nearly forty years but ended up falling short. Instead, we’ll have a runoff in two months.

North Korea is threatening another nuclear test, the United States is threatening retaliation, and China is warning of a ‘gathering storm’ on the Korean Peninsula.

More evidence of ties between the Trump campaign and Russian interests.

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

After a year long experiment, Playboy is bringing nudity back.

An initial setback for the Federal Government in its appeal of the ruling putting President Trump’s Muslim travel ban on hold.

Another major change for the Boy Scouts.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

Once again, Donald Trump has played his supporters for suckers.