Outside the Beltway

A very weak jobs report thanks mostly to the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.

Previewing the next term of the Supreme Court, which starts today.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will hear a case that is likely to have a significant impact on the powers of public-sector unions.

President Trump likes to take credit for the state of the economy, but the truth is that things are actually doing slightly worse under his Administration than they were under his predecessor.

A stupid comment about Hurricane Harvey cost a Florida professor his job.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

The fundamental premise at the heart of the immigration bill that President Trump backed earlier this month has no merit whatsoever.

July’s jobs report beat expectations, but the underlying numbers aren’t entirely positive either.

The June Jobs Report was significantly better than what we saw in May but on the whole not different from what we’ve seen for the last three years or so.

Donald Trump is the most unpopular incoming President in more than eighty years.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

Once again, a bad CBO score is casting doubt on a Republican health care reform bill.

In a decision that hands a victory to both sides, the Supreme Court has partly upheld, and partly lifted, the stay on President Trump’s Executive Order that banned travel from six majority-Muslim nations.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump based on alleged violations of two provisions of the Constitution that have never been litigated before.

May’s Jobs Report was mediocre, suggesting that the economy may be stagnating.

A Federal appellate court has ruled that a transgender student must be allowed to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity.

Everywhere one turns, it seems, there’s Russia.

The Jobs Report for April showed much-improved numbers from the disappointment in March.

The first scorecard for President Trump’s first economic quarter in office isn’t exactly very good.

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

After starting the year with two good months, the jobs report for March was quite disappointing.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, but its reasoning is questionable at best.

So far, there’s no sign that Donald Trump is having much of an impact on the economy.

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

Part One in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan.

The first Jobs Report for the first full month of the Trump Presidency is out, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellin hinted strongly today that we’re likely to see another interest rate increase this month.

The Supreme Court will now consider a case regarding whether or not a state can bar a former felon from accessing social media sites.

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding.

The President’s choice for Labor Secretary withdrew his name from consideration yesterday, but this is just the latest example of what has been a transition that has largely consisted of fumble after fumble by the Trump team.

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

The first Jobs Report of 2017 saw healthy jobs growth in January, but there are signs we may be reaching a point where hiring could slow down.

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.

A tepid December jobs report tops off a tepid year.

The economy grew strongly in the third quarter of the year, but it doesn’t seem likely to last.

Another month of solid but not spectacular jobs growth seems to guarantee that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates this month.

Canada is phasing out coal as a source of electricity production by 2030. The same thing will happen in the United States no matter how much politicians try to stop it.

A senior congressional staffer is taking a new job that happens to coincide with her boss’ committee assignment.

Another month of resilient, but not noteworthy, jobs growth.

Initial reports for the third quarter show strong economic growth during the summer;

The September Jobs Report continues to show an economy that is growing to some degree, but hardly growing as fast as it should be.

Donald Trump appears to be pushing voters from America’s fastest growing minority group into the Democratic camp.

A new study debunks an old idea.

An unsurprising decision from the Federal Reserve.

The minimum wage has been a big part of this year’s election cycle, mainly due to Bernie Sander’s campaign and his idea of a national minimum wage. There has been lots of discussion of this, but most of it is just, well, bad. There are really two things that one can point to as to why wages above the market wage can be good.

A mostly mediocre jobs report for August.

Another sign of a weak economy as the Federal Reserve considers rate hikes and the Presidential campaign moves forward.