Outside the Beltway

Another step forward in the seemingly unstoppable movement toward nationwide legalization.

New Generic Congressional Ballot polls have good news for Democrats.

Congressman Keith Ellison won his party’s nomination for Minnesota Attorney General notwithstanding last-minute allegations of abuse against a former girlfriend.

Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.

Another milestone set to be crossed.

Corey Stewart rose to become the Republican Party’s Senate nominee in Virginia with blatant appeals to racial division. Now his party fears they’ll be the ones who end up paying the price.

Once touted as an example of his deal-making prowess, Harley-Davidson sent a rebuke to President Trump by announcing it was moving some manufacturing to Europe to counteract the impact of his ongoing trade war.

With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

Virginia Republicans took a hard-right turn in yesterday’s primary. This is likely to benefit the Democrats.

Quietly, Mike Pence is seeking to create his own power base inside the GOP even as the White House pushes back.

Regrets, he’s had a few.

Good news for the 41st President of the United States and his family.

Get a will, people.

Tim Pawlenty is attempting a comeback in Minnesota. It won’t be easy.

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Anderson Cooper has interviewed adult film star Stormy Daniels for 60 Minutes, but lawyers for President Trump are apparently considering legal action to stop the report from airing.

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

NRO’s David French offers “A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider.”

Two classic pieces of American Literature have been banned from the curriculum in Duluth, Minnesota. This is a mistake.

Michele Bachmann asked God if she should run for the U.S. Senate. Apparently, she got an answer.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

Some Democratic Senators are suggesting that Al Franken should reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

As expected, Minnesota’s Governor has named his Lt. Governor to replace Al Franken in the Senate.

Another one bites the dust.

Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.

Al Franken’s Senate career reaches its inevitable end.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

The Senate appears ready to get rid of another procedural move designed to block judicial nominees.

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

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

Seven years of rhetoric on health care reform ended early this morning with a narrow vote on a bill that even Republicans didn’t really support.

Republicans and Democrats have picked their candidates for 2017’s Governor’s race, but the biggest name is likely to be one not on the ballot, Donald Trump.

Minnesota Senator Al Franken says he’s not running for President. Is this a real denial, or a non-denial denial, though?

Thanks to anti-vaccination activists spreading false propaganda, measles cases are hitting record highs among the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota.

More fireworks on the second day of the questioning of Neil Gorsuch, but his confirmation nonetheless seems assured.

A new head for the DNC at a time when the Democratic Party finds itself reeling and eager to take on Donald Trump.