Outside the Beltway

Strong public records laws, not an excess of weirdness, has driven a sad meme.

Quietly, Elizabeth Warren has been campaigning and putting out policy proposals while also appearing to gain ground on her closest rival, Bernie Sanders.

New York has passed a law that would allow Congress to obtain copies of the President’s New York State tax returns.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin punted once again on the question of replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, making clear that any change that does occur won’t happen until after Donald Trump is out of office.

President Trump isn’t pleased that a news network that has generally been his own personal propaganda network is reaching out to Democrats.

Justin Amash doubled down on his criticism of the President and his call for impeachment even as he came under fire from fellow Republicans.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has informed Congress that he will not comply with a subpoena seeking the President’s tax returns, meaning that we’re headed for a court battle.

One of the most well-known architects of the modern era has passed away.

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

One of the last of the Navajo Code Talkers, who provided the U.S. military with an unbreakable code in the fight against Japan in World War Two, has died at the age of 97.

Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.

More good news for Joe Biden, this time out of South Carolina.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

Beto is fading.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to issue a subpoena the President’s tax returns, but whether it will ever see them is unclear.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

Later this week, the House Judiciary Committee will vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt, but it most likely won’t go anywhere.

All three children of the next head of the Army are following in his footsteps.

There’s some very good news for Joe Biden in the first polls taken after he entered the Presidential race.

Despite seemingly ideal conditions, Green Mountain Care was an absolute debacle.

It’s an interesting idea, although one fraught with moral hazard.

Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is the latest Democrat to enter an already crowded field.

As Democrats at the state level seek to limit the ability of parents to decline to vaccinate their children. they are facing resistance from Republican colleagues.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has officially joined the race for the 2020 Republican Presidential nomination

US higher education is made up of far more than just the Ivies and other elite schools.

Trump and company have a cartoonish view of immigration policy.

As many states contemplate restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their sentence, a leading Democrat wants to go further.

Princeton historian Sean Wilentz lays to rest a pernicious idea propagated by . . . Princeton historian Sean Wilentz.

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

What would it mean for the companies’ workers, the stock market and the cost of care?

A racist scholar took some fascinating photos of an enslaved man in 1860. Now, his descendants want the rights to them.

The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.

Labor law has not kept up with our changing economy.

Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton makes an argument familiar to OTB readers.

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are the most famous of dozens of rich folks trying to get their kids into elite schools.

Mandatory vaccination laws raise personal liberty issues that ought to be taken seriously, but in the end, public health concerns weigh heavily in favor of laws mandating vaccination.

Democratic candidates for President are quickly voicing support for marijuana legalization.

For the fourth time since the 2008 election cycle, Michael Bloomberg flirted with the idea of running for President. For the fourth time, he declined to do so.

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest entrant into an already crowded Democratic field.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is running for the Democratic nomination for President on a platform primarily focused on climate change. Whether that helps distinguish him from a growing field of candidates remains to be seen.

The populist Democrat won’t be hosting fundraising dinners. Until the general election campaign, at least.

Gun laws requiring guns to be taken away from convicted felons are either being ignored or have too many loopholes. We need to fix that.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan continues to sound like someone seriously considering running against Donald Trump.

At this early stage of the Democratic race, it doesn’t appear that voters care very much about the controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s claims of Native American ancestry.

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.

The ignominious saga of Anthony Weiner appears to have reached its end.

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.

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.