Outside the Beltway

With the Winter Olympics over, the next step on the Korean Peninsula is utterly unclear.

Following yesterday’s move by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart has raised the age for all gun sales to 21.

The 29-year-old was one of President Trump’s most trusted aides but she had an impossible job.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate Federal laws against marijuana use and possession.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules that existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.

China’s Xi Jinping solidified his hold on power well into the next decade over the weekend.

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

Jonathan Bernstein thinks so and Chuck Todd and company outline a pretty strong case.

Mark Levin says we’re “morons” and “illiterate in English” because we’ve quoted the NYT.

Some thoughts on the biggest Marvel blockbuster yet. [Modest spoilers]

An emerging technology will take “fake news” to a whole new level.

The Mueller investigation moves forward.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller four separate Federal appellate courts have ruled that state and local laws banning “assault weapons” do not violate the Second Amendment.

A new poll suggests that Republicans would get the blame if Congress fails to pass a bill to protect DACA beneficiaries.

While the glass ceiling in high-level posts was shattered decades ago, men still dominate the field.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

President Trump is calling on the Justice Department to ban bump stocks, but it seems clear that this is an area where Congress needs to be taking the lead.

Continuing a pattern that has gone on for eight years now, the Supreme Court has declined to hear another appeal regarding a Second Amendment challenge to state gun control laws.

The Russia probe charges Alex Van Der Zwaan made false statements about past communications with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates.

Donald Trump’s dereliction of duty in response to clear evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election is a staggering and flagrant dereliction of the duties he agreed to take on when he took the Oath Of Office more than a year ago.

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

The prospects for extending legal protections for DACA beneficiaries are getting grimmer by the day.

A significant and important development in the Russia investigation that shows that President Trump’s claim that the stories of Russian interference in the 2016 election were “Fake News” is completely untrue.

To the surprise of nobody, Mitt Romney entered the race to succeed Orrin Hatch in the Senate. He’ll probably win.

The prospect for a fix to help DACA beneficiaries is looking gloomier than ever.

Donald Trump’s lawyer admits to making a six-figure payment on the eve of the 2016 election to a porn star that Trump was alleged to have had an affair with. That just raises a host of other questions.

Another Federal Judge has placed a hold on President Trump’s order to end DACA.

With time seemingly running out, the Senate debate over extending DACA is moving slowly.

A Federal Court in New York City is set to hear argument tomorrow in a case that essentially argues that a large swath of Federal laws regarding marijuana are unconstitutional.

Republicans spent the eight years of Obama Administration railing against fiscal irresponsibility. Now that they have power, they’re the ones being fiscally irresponsible.

The Judge presiding over a case dealing with Trump’s proposed border wall expressed doubts about the project. The President will no doubt be irked by the identity of that Judge.

As Brexit negotiations go on and the consequences of Britain leaving the European Union become clearer, some Britons are starting to ask for a chance at a second referendum.

Congress seems likely to pass a budget deal today that will massively increase spending, putting to rest once and for all the rank hypocrisy of Republicans when it comes to claims that they are “fiscally conservative.”

Of course Donald Trump wants a military parade, it would be consistent with his delusions of grandeur.

Congress appears to be moving closer to a budget deal even as the President tries to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing.

The rise of ‘car sharing’ services has greatly benefitted consumers but had a devastating effect on taxi drivers.

Donald Trump’s own lawyers are afraid he can’t help but lie to such an extent that he should not sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

Dodge is facing controversy this morning for using the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Super Bowl commercial, but they’re not the only party who may have some questions to answer.

Two Amtrak crashes in less than a week is newsworthy. It is not, however, a trend.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

The two most important allegations in the Nunes memo appear to be complete lies.

National Review legal analyst David French argues that the Nunes memo actually undermines the central claim its proponents were seeking to bolster.

Republicans have released the memo prepared by Congressman Devin Nunes that purports to call into question the basis for the Russia investigation. In the end, though, it amounts to much ado about nothing.

The first jobs report for 2018 beat expectation slightly, but the most positive signs came in the underlying data on wages.

Imagine a world where Hillary Clinton was President and stood accused of the same things Donald Trump and his campaign are currently under investigation for.

Robert Mueller’s investigators are looking at the President’s role in drafting a false statement regarding the June 2016 meeting between his son and a lawyer linked to the Russian government.

Embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has dodged a bullet, but still faces uncertain prospects for reelection.

International travel to the United States has declined since Donald Trump took office, and it’s having a measurable impact on the economy.

The recent cooling of relations between North and South Korea has led to some talk of eventual reunification, but for many South Koreans that idea is a non-starter.