Outside the Beltway

Ohio billionaire Les Wexner was a top Republican donor and fundraiser in Ohio, but not anymore.

Former President Obama took on his successor in his first major political speeches since leaving office.

The first night of games in the N.F.L. pre-season included some sporadic protests during the National Anthem, and prompted a predictable response from the President.

The NBA’s best player has moved closer to his business interests, leaving Cleveland devastated a second time.

There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.

Last night, he finished in double digits for his 867th consecutive game. There are 71 players in the Hall of Fame who didn’t play in that many games.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in an important case dealing with the circumstances under which voters can be purged from the voting rolls.

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

Forget all the talk about a civil war in the Republican Party, the truth is that Republicans and conservatives have already surrendered to Trump and Bannon.

He had more than three dozen Top 40 pop hits through the 1950s and early ’60s, among them ”Blueberry Hill,” ”Ain’t It a Shame,” “I’m Walkin’,” “Blue Monday” and “Walkin’ to New Orleans.”

Robert Guillaume, who starred in situation comedies in the 70s, 80s, and 90s such as “Soap,” “Benson,” and “Sports Night,” has died at the age of 89.

The ‘No Labels’ movement is back, and it’s as irrelevant to contemporary politics as ever.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

A guilty plea in a particularly shocking case of police brutality.

A pioneer of Rock & Roll has passed away.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently misled Senators when asked about his contact with Russian officials.

After a highly contentious nomination process, Jeff Sessions was confirmed last night as the new Attorney General of the United States.

If you changed the channel after the third quarter, you missed what ended up becoming a game for the ages.

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.

Another television icon has passed away.

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

The last time the Cubs were in the World Series, World War II had just ended. Now, they have a chance to break one of the longest droughts in sports history.

A golf legend passes away.

An unsurprising decision from the Federal Reserve.

According to one report, the GOP’s longest living former President plans to vote for a Democrat this fall.

The GOP civil war continues…..

Blue feelings matter.

The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.

Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.

Hillary Clinton delvers a largely successful acceptance speech that caps off a convention that ran far smoother than its Republican counterpart.

The worst convention in history has given Trump a yuuge bounce.

As expected, Hillary Clinton went with the ‘safe’ choice, and has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.

While a Clinton landslide seems obvious after the dumpster fire of a Republican convention, the race is close.

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

Ted Cruz’s convention speech was about what you’d expect, a gamble designed to set up his campaign for President in 2020 or beyond.

The 2016 Republican Convention is barely halfway over, but some Republicans are already looking ahead to 2020.

Donald Trump completed his unlikely journey to the Republican Presidential Nomination last night, but he the party he now leads remains divided.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has abandoned his option to appeal the ‘Deflategate’ ruling to the Supreme Court and will serve his four game suspension beginning in September.