Outside the Beltway

The American Civil Liberties Union has joined the list of groups with lawsuits against the President’s declaration of a “national emergency” at the southern border.

Roger Stone is being ordered to Court after an Instagram post that appears to be a direct threat against the Judge presiding over his criminal case.

Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.

Gender bias is real. Most examples cited, though, aren’t.

Thanks mostly to it’s complete and enthusiastic embrace of Donald Trump , the Republican Party faces a bleak demographic future.

The Trump Administration continues to drive a wedge between the United States and Europe, can it ever be repaired?

Saturday Night Live mocked the President’s declaration of a ‘national emergency,” which caused him to lash out on Twitter.

Two months after being named, Heather Nauert withdrew her name as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations due to a ‘Nannygate’ problem.

Faced with a field that could be more crowded than the Republican field in 2016, Democrats have come up with a different solution to the rather obvious problem of debate scheduling.

Supreme Court watcher Jeffrey Toobin speculates that Clarence Thomas could be the next Supreme Court Justice to step aside.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

A confidential agreement has ended a collusion suit filed against the National Football League in 2017.

President Trump’s impending decision to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall will quickly face serious legal challenges. It may be more vulnerable than the White House suspects.

When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.

Based on his appearance on CNN last night, Howard Schultz appears to be running a campaign about nothing.

Most Americans don’t want to see another government shutdown, but they’re somewhat divided on the issue of a border wall.

It was only a matter of time before Trump’s rhetoric against the press would lead to something violent. Last night in El Paso, it happened.

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Gabby Giffords, is running for Senate in Arizona against Martha McSally.

The right has spent a seemingly inordinate amount of time focusing on relatively powerless Members of Congress.

Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

Negotiations to avert another shutdown appear to have stalled over the weekend with just four days left to go before funding runs out.

And a reminder about how little the current POTUS understands.

It’s reasonable and just to adjust our outrage based on the context of the time when incidents occurred.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

In his business career Donald Trump relied largely on fear and intimidation to get his way on business deals. As President, he’s finding that nobody is afraid of him.

New polling indicates that a solid majority of Democrats are more interested in finding a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 than they are with finding a candidate that agrees with them on specific issues.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has rejoined the Republican Party, leading many to wonder if he’s considering a challenge to President Trump in 2020.

Lindsey Graham is telling his fellow Republicans that they better back the President if he decides to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall.

A new poll shows most Americans oppose President Trump’s border wall and support more liberal immigration laws.

President Trump’s detailed schedules reveal a man who doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time actually working.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

Bret Stephens on Howard Schultz

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

Two more defections from the stable of writers at RedState provide further proof of the extent to which conservative media has become a pro-Trump echo chamber.

A new poll shows that most Americans would oppose a second government shutdown over the border wall.

The President is an ignoramus and a blowhard and a petulant child but he’s operating within the Constitutional limits of his office.

The way we elect Presidents make it unlikely that a third-party candidate like Howard Schultz could ever actually win the the Presidency.

Jeff Flake says he won’t be running against President Trump in 2020, but there may be others.

The White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.

The economy took quite a hit from the President’s pointless shutdown over a border wall that will never be built.

Is the settlement of the government shutdown just delaying the inevitable?

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

In a deal that can only be described as a cave by the President, the government shutdown is on course to be ended by the end of the day today.

Wearing Donald Trump’s famous campaign symbol creates a presumption of ill intent. Is that fair?

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

New polling data indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the future of the Trump Presidency. That’s not good news for him, or for Republicans.