Outside the Beltway

With tomorrow marking the end of the Court’s current term, there’s speculation that we could see Justice Anthony Kennedy stepping down.

Senate Republicans released their proposed health care plan this morning, but it could already be doomed.

By the barest of margins, the House passed its bill repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, but the future of that bill is highly uncertain.

The Supreme Court made it harder for states to keep fines and other payments in cases where defendants are exonerated.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

Next week’s big news is likely to be the Senate’s vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, which could mean invocation of the so-called ‘nuclear option’ by Senate Republicans.

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.

Whether you call it TrumpCare, RyanCare, or GOPCare, the Republican replacement for the PPACA isn’t very impressive.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer hinted that the Federal Government may stop giving deference to states that have legalized marijuana.

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

Despite two Republican defections, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Secretary of Education.

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.

While hardly the most compelling argument against an archaic institution, yesterday’s silliness was noteworthy.

To nobody’s surprise, Dylann Roof was convicted of the race-motivated murders in a Charleston church.

As things stand, Democrats will have a hard time winning back control in the Senate in 2018.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

In a call to supporters, Hillary Clinton blames her loss on F.B.I. Director James Comey

The Federal Judge presiding over Dylann Roof’s murder trial suggested late last week that Roof may not presently be competent to stand trial. This does not mean that he’ll be set free, though.

The fight for marijuana legalization advances in California.

With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.

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

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

Two Republican Senators are exchanging barbs over the idea that the GOP should block any attempt by Hillary Clinton to nominate anyone to the Supreme Court if she becomes President.

Republicans are abandoning Donald Trump in droves after last night’s revelation of lewd remarks he made in 2005.

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.

With just hours before the first debate, and six weeks until Election Day, the race for President remains tight.

With just forty-nine days left in the campaign, and less than a week before the first debate, the race for President is tighter than ever.

Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.

Evan McMullin’s quixotic campaign for President continues.

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.

The “independent conservative” running for President is finding it hard to even get on the ballot.

A report over the weekend raises questions about whether or not Donald Trump is changing positions on a central tenet of his campaign.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump has spent more time recently attacking the news media than anything else. He ought to be condemned for it.

Not surprisingly, Latino voters are heavily turned off by Donald Trump and seemingly quite eager to vote against him in the fall.

Donald Trump’s path to 270 Electoral Votes is becoming less likely by the day.

Donald Trump’s strange relationship with reality continues to come to light,

Republican hopes that Wisconsin might go Republican this year seem to be slipping away.

The latest desperation bid from anti-Trump Republicans is guaranteed to make a GOP civil war more likely.

The Old Dominion seems like it’s going to be even more firmly Democratic in 2016.

Post-convention polling at the state level holds some bad news for the Trump campaign.

Looking at the Electoral College, it’s already apparent that Donald Trump’s campaign faces a daunting, perhaps impossible, path to victory.

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

Predictably, the latest effort to prevent Donald Trump from gaining the Republican nomination has ended in failure.

If anything, the Trump campaign is going to provide some interesting data for future political scientists who study campaigns.

Californians are set to vote on marijuana legalization in November and, this time, it looks like it will pass.