Outside the Beltway

Megaprojects are not a partisan thing. Megaprojects are large projects typically costing more than $1 billion and often tens of billions of dollars and impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people if not millions.

Another television icon has passed away.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

A controversial retired General has been tapped to be President-Elect Trump’s top White House foreign policy voice.

If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.

The erstwhile Republican firebrand and current NeverTrumper shares his personal struggles.

A golf legend passes away.

A skilled comedian and unlikely leading man has passed away at the age of 83.

Much like their predecessors, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have released only limited information about their health. It may be time for that to change.

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton pointed out truths about Donald Trump that his fellow Republicans were too scared to point out during the primary..

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

With top Republicans recoiling from the realization that the GOP is stuck with Trump in 2016, the ground seems to be being prepared for a conflict that could tear the GOP apart regardless of who wins in November.

Paul Ryan is declining to back Donald Trump for the time being, but other Republicans are making their own choices.

With Donald Trump inching closer to a delegate majority with each primary, it’s obvious that GOP insiders have no idea how to stop Donald Trump.

Nancy Reagan was a crucial part what made Ronald Reagan the man he was, and today she passed away at the age of 94.

The great author Pat Conroy has died, aged 70, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

David Brooks has articulated a frustration many of us share.

Another late football great has been diagnosed with a brain disease directly connected to the game they played.

President Obama’s final State Of The Union Address was largely a recognition of the fact that his time on the world stage is quickly coming to an end.

David Bowie has passed away at the age of 69 after a long battle with cancer.

For an Oval Office address delivered on a Sunday night, President Obama’s speech last night sounded more like a statement read from the podium in the press room.

Disturbing reports over the weekend that American leaders may not be getting the kind of unbiased intelligence analysis about ISIS that they need to make decisions.

A decision from Mexico’s Supreme Court has opened the door to legalization of marijuana south of the border, but it’s likely to proceed much slower than in the United States or Canada.

A man with one of the more unique political and personal resumes in recent memory has passed away.

Semantics aside, Carson has a clear relationship with a company whose products are nothing but junk science.

To the surprise of nobody who was actually paying attention to political reality, Vice-President Biden announced today that he will not be a candidate for President.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide, making California the fifth state to legalize the practice and possibly giving real political momentum to the Right To Die movement.

California’s legislature has approved a bill that would legalize physician assisted suicide in the nation’s largest state.

Vice-President Biden dropped another hint that suggests he might not be up to running for President.

In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.

Reports are saying that Joe Biden is taking another look at running for the Democratic nomination for President. But would he really do it?

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

There’s another round of reports about Joe Biden running for President, but I wouldn’t put much stock them.

Kenny “The Snake” Stabler, legendary Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders quarterback, has died of cancer at the age of 69.

If you’re under 21 in Hawaii, you’re still technically an adult but you can’t buy tobacco.

A new poll shows that Americans have moved to the left on a wide variety of social issues.

Beau Biden, the former attorney general of Delaware and son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer at the age of 46.

A new poll shows that nearly seven in ten Americans believe that people who are terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives with the help of a doctor.

The first of what is likely to be many defamation suits related to Rolling Stone’s discredited campus rape story has been filed.

And some thoughts on how a small number of voters can influence major office-holder behavior.