Outside the Beltway

Legislature poised to approve new districts that appear to violate a federal court order.

Out Trumping Trump is possible because of Trump.

Localities are consolidating local elections to coincide with national ones. Some don’t like that.

An odd kerfuffle in local education politics.

Surprisingly, yes.

Another example for the conversation.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

Another 6-3 decision along ideological lines.

A truly bizarre controversy at Chapel Hill.

The actor best known for his roles as Jackie Robinson and Black Panther has been lost to cancer.

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has entered the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination

An iconic and honorable Member of Congress has passed away.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is the latest politician to apologize for donning blackface while she was in college.

I’m not sure his solution is correct or even legal. But the problem is very real.

Justice Clarence Thomas argues that a 55-year-old precedent should be overturned.

The end of racism may have been prematurely declared.

Despite overwhelming calls for his resignation, Ralph Northam is refusing to step down as Governor of Virginia.

National and Virginia Democratic officials are calling on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to resign over racist photos in his 1984 medical school yearbook.

Thirty-seven years ago, Ronald Reagan spoke out against hatred and bigotry in a way that the current President refuses to do.

For the second time this year, a Federal Court has struck down a state law designed to punish businesses that engage in a boycott aimed at Israel.

Another Federal Judge has dealt a legal blow to President Trump’s effort to shut down the DACA program.

We may finally get a ruling applying the Excessive Fine Clause to the states and limiting the ability of police to confiscate property.

The Trump Administration has suffered another setback in its efforts to repeal DACA.

If we’re going to have a death penalty, he was its poster boy.

A woman who was at the center of one of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history has died at the age of 75.

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

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

Some Presidents knew how to respond to racism and hatred. The current President doesn’t.

Big losses for proponents of Voter ID laws in two swing states.

While a brilliant and accomplished man, he’s absolutely clueless about politics and world affairs.

The events of the past two weeks could allow the Republican Party to move forward.

Nine people died overnight in a shooting at an historic African-American Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

The head of the Spokane NAACP has apparently been lying about her racial background, and that’s led to a whole other argument.

But, hey, don’t worry, there’s nothing racial going on here. Nothing at all.

After a setback, Texas will be allowed to enforce its Voter ID law. At least for now.

A Federal Judge in Ohio has issued a very troubling ruling on that state’s early voting law.

A major voting rights ruling out of North Carolina.

We’ve seen a notable number of 9-0 Supreme Court decisions this term, but that doesn’t mean that the side that lost was making an extreme or meritless argument.

Calling anyone a front-runner in a race where we’re still two years away from anyone casting votes is silly. Nonetheless, Rand Paul is an interesting guy to watch for those wondering if the GOP has actually changed.

Michelle Howard has become the highest ranking woman in the history of the US Navy–and the US military, period.

Evidence that George Zimmerman acted out of racial bias is completely lacking, which means the Federal Government should stay out of this case entirely.

The president says we should honor Trayvon Martin by preventing similar tragedies in the future.

President Obama threw down a gauntlet today in the form of a trio of Judicial nominations.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on another big case.