Outside the Beltway

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

On OTB’s subjective, inconsistent enforcement of its policies designed to promote civil discussion.

The 80-year-old Mississippi Republican, who was first elected to the Senate in 1978 after serving six years in the House, has been in poor health.

How ‘tainted’ must a funder be before a charity is obliged to reject the donation?

Salary-based definitions distort the conversation. And lifestyle-based definitions are a moving target.

The Tea Party is dead, but it was never really alive to begin with.

The White House’s immigration plan is facing opposition in both chambers of Congress from moderate and conservative Republicans alike.

Federal Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski is resigning immediately after a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

The first in an occasional series.

One of the few Republicans willing to speak out against Donald Trump is retiring at the end of his current term.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

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

One of the legal giants in the Federal Judiciary has retired from the bench.

A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein regarding their exclusion from Presidential debates.

Democrats and “Never Trump”ers shouldn’t count their chickens before they’re hatched.

The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.

Greg Gianforte assaulted a reporter. Now he’s going to Congress, but the outcome of the election really shouldn’t be a surprise.

The Republican candidate in today’s Special Election in Montana has been charged with assaulting a reporter.

There’s a Special Election in Montana tomorrow, and the Democratic candidate is performing far above expectations.

As usual, an attempt to explain congressional behavior brings us back to the issue of our basic institutions. The way we elect congress matters.

Independent of the current controversy surrounding President Trump’s immigration order, Republicans in Congress are looking at a plan to break up the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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.

Republicans are afraid to oppose Donald Trump for fear that his supporters will come after them.

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

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

Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.

The fight for marijuana legalization advances in California.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

And the winner is……

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

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

It has become necessary to destroy the party in order to save it.

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.

Seven days from now, millions of Americans will be headed to the polls. So far at least, Hillary Clinton is still the front runner.

For now at least, it looks as though last week’s email news is having little impact on the state of the race for President.

Her numbers are steady; he’s reclaiming Republican voters.

Two weeks before Election Day, everything seems to be going Hillary Clinton’s way.

With the lone exception of Bill Clinton in 1996, Arizona hasn’t gone for a Democrat since 1948. That streak could end this year.

With twenty-one days to go until Election Day, things are looking very good for Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump is facing potential trouble in a state that has gone for a Democrat only twice since the end of World War II.

As we head into the second Presidential debate, Hillary Clinton looks to be in very good shape.

Damon Linker writes, “Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn’t make them moral monsters.”