Outside the Beltway

Former President Bush has waded back into politics but don’t expect him to be campaigning for Ted Cruz.

The shooting of Botham Jean by off-duty Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger earlier this month seems like a clear cut murder. So why is she only charged with manslaughter?

After spending most of his post-Presidency on the political sidelines, former President Bush is hitting the fundraising trail for GOP candidates in Texas and Florida.

Author Sam Anderson puts forward a rather strange hypothesis in Politico.

A new poll shows Ted Cruz in a much tighter than expected race for re-election, but it’s going to take more to consider Texas a state that Democrats could pick up in the fall.

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.

A Federal Judge in Oregon has rejected an efforts by a parent’s group to block a school district policy that allows transgender students to use the restroom facilities that conform to their gender identity.

Republicans will hold their 2020 National Convention in the same city that hosted the Democrats back in 2012.

Democrats have decided to move up the date of their 2020 Convention.

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

Does learning that entertainers are bad people retroactively ruin their art?

Ebola is making a reappearance in Central Africa.. Will the world be better prepared this time?

A blast from the past as Oliver North, who was once at the center of a major Washington scandal, is named President of the National Rifle Association.

With the start of her confirmation hearings just days away, Gina Haspel’s nomination to be C.I.A. Director is by no means secure.

Rudy Giuliani tried to clean up the mess he created for his client earlier this week. He failed miserably.

A Federal Appeals Court has reversed a lower court ruling that struck down Texas’s Voter ID law as discriminatory against minority voters.

A Federal Judge in Texas has ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is barred by Federal Law. Legally speaking, this is a tenuous argument at best.

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.

Much of Atlanta city government has been forced to rely on pen and paper this week thanks to a Ransomware attack.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

Yesterday was the seventy-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For most Americans, though, it was just another day. That’s only natural.

Ezekiel Elliott got a legal reprieve late last week, but it may not last for long and it could have a big impact on the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys.

Downplaying earlier reports, the National Football League is shooting down reports that it would move to force players to stand for the National Anthem.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The battle over Confederate statues that was resurrected by the violence in Charlottesville is off the front pages, but that doesn’t mean it’s over quite yet.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

President Trump’s reaction to the terror attack in Spain included an easily debunked lie about one of America’s most decorated Generals.

The Worldwide Leader fired over 100 on-air personalities yesterday.

Trump’s attempt to fix the balance of trade will almost surely end up leaving us all worse off.

The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates for only the second time in a decade, but it still seems like it’s chasing an inflation monster that doesn’t exist.

Donald Trump resurrects an old debate and desecrates the Constitution in the process.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

President Obama is being criticized for remaining on vacation while Louisiana deals with historic flooding.

Another acquittal in Baltimore leads to questions about whether or not prosecutors should continue with the trials against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray matter.

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

Another targeted killing aimed at police.

The Dallas shooting spree ended with police killing the perpetrator with a drone. I’m okay with that.

A horrific night in Dallas.

In the biggest NBA free agent move since LeBron James left and returned to Cleveland, Kevin Durant is joining the Golden State Warriors.

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

With Donald Trump now destined to become the GOP nominee, some Republican insiders are trying to put together another ‘too little, too late’ strategy to stop him.

February’s Jobs Report was relatively positive, but there are still shadows hovering over the economy as we head further into the year.

The Supreme Court seems as closely divided as ever on an issue that has divided the nation for forty years, but the implications of Justice Scalia’s death were quite apparent during oral argument in the Texas Abortion Law case.

Ever since last week’s debate, the race for the Republican nomination has come to resemble a schoolyard fight among a bunch of nine year-olds.

On Tuesday, Ted Cruz’s campaign faces what amounts to a do-or-die battle in Texas.