Outside the Beltway

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

The Greatest of All Time is hanging up his cleats a year too late.

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

And yes, it is political (and always has been).

The downside to online archives of pre-print articles.

The legendary football player and coach is gone at 77.

The evidence is pretty clear: vaccinations are key, not weather (but that won’t stop people from trying to say otherwise).

Because why the hell not.

Unsurprising news is unsurprising.

More reminders that the pandemic is not over.

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

The New England Patriots coach lived up to the team nickname.

A long-winded and esoteric discussion about an elusive idea.

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

A great songwriter is gone at 73.

“Medicare For All” is the centerpiece of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President, but she’s not talking about it as much as she used to.

Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck surprised the sports world last night by announcing an early retirement.

Tom Brady tried to trademark the nickname “Tom Terrific.” It didn’t go so well.

New estimates place the Cowboys and Yankees at the top of the list of the most valuable sports franchises in the world.

Susan Collins hasn’t officially announced her intentions for 2020 just yet, but she looks like she’s running for re-election. If she does, she appears to be facing some political headwinds.

A weird media narrative has formed.

Last week, New Hampshire became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Thus becoming the 21st state to do so.

The President revived an old debate but added some new twists.

Recent poll numbers suggest that the President is vulnerable in the part of the country that assured his Electoral College victory in 2020, but Democrats are going to have to work hard to flip these states.

Sanders’ position on felon voting is logical, yet politically suicidal.

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

It’s that time of year again, and once again people are asking if it isn’t time to drop the whole ritual of changing time every six months altogether.

The response to the latest outbreak of the Ebola Virus has both succeeded and failed in several response.

Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.

Bernie Sanders is likely to run for the Democratic nomination, but it won’t be like 2016.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Once again, Republicans in California find themselves looking up and seeing a lot of desolation. They need to find a way to bounce back.

Another part of the country that was once a Republican stronghold is now almost completely blue.

A new study concludes that the total death toll from Hurricane Maria was vastly higher than previously reported.

Tuesday’s election results were a defeat for the progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party in their image.

There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

A new study suggests that the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria was much higher than previously reported.

Whatever goodwill may have existed between the Trump Administration and Steve Bannon appears to have evaporated.

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

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.

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.

Ezekiel Elliott got a legal reprieve late last week, but it may not last for long and it could have a big impact on the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys.