Outside the Beltway

Michael Bloomberg announced today that he’s not running for President, but he came awfully close to getting into the race.

Nancy Reagan was a crucial part what made Ronald Reagan the man he was, and today she passed away at the age of 94.

The Supreme Court seems as closely divided as ever on an issue that has divided the nation for forty years, but the implications of Justice Scalia’s death were quite apparent during oral argument in the Texas Abortion Law case.

A Federal Judge in New York has denied an F.B.I. request to force Apple to extract data from iPhones involved in a Federal drug case.

Ben Carson may be a non-entity in the Presidential race at this point, but that hasn’t stopped him from making controversial statements.

For now at least, the Bush Dynasty has seen the end of its involvement in national politics.

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79.

As Michael Bloomberg flirts with the idea of running for President, a poll finds very little enthusiasm for the idea.

“Tom, can you get me off the hook? For old times’ sake?”

“Can’t do it, Sally.”

After grabbing a lead at the end of last year, Ted Cruz has seen Donald Trump completely reverse fortunes in Iowa with just one week to go before voting starts.

We’re in another Presidential election cycle so it must be time to speculate about Michael Bloomberg again.

As autonomous vehicles near the point where they’ll become a presence on American roads, are we approaching a day when it will largely be illegal for people to drive their own car?

Glenn Frey, bandleader of the Eagles, has died.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola Outbreak that began in 2014 to be officially over.

The final spending bill for the 2016 Fiscal Year sailed through Congress today, marking the end of a very successful first two months in office for Speaker Paul Ryan

Every public school in Los Angeles, which covers over 600,000 students, plus teachers and staff, has been closed for the day in the wake of unspecified threats.

Remembering a legend on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Donald Trump’s plan to exclude Muslims from the United States is provoking condemnation, and confusion, around the world.

As we deal with the fall out from the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, we need remember the years after September 11th, 2001 and avoid holding an entire religion responsible for the actions of fanatics.

A Dallas man was kicked off a flight home from New York City because he had unknowingly cut off a flight crew member while going through a revolving door. This seems like a case of discretion gone way too far.

Blaming political opponents for criminal acts they clearly didn’t commit or advocate isn’t a political argument, it’s demagoguery.

A new poll taken in the wake of the Paris attacks finds Americans increasingly fearful of ISIS attacks in the U.S., opposed to the admission of Syrian refugees, and not very confident in President Obama’s ability to deal with the ISIS threat.

Donald Trump’s demagoguery and disdain for individual liberty enters a new phase.

To a large degree, the narrative you believe will govern the 2016 elections depend on which party you want to see win. But what’s the most likely outcome?

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, some people have argued that American solidarity with France, in contrast to seeming disregard for tragedy elsewhere, is something we should feel bad about. That argument is ridiculous.

Hillary Clinton’s attempt to explain her relationship with Wall Street and banking interests makes it sound like she’s channeling Rudy Giuliani.

Reports of at least up to sixty dead, a hostage situation, and attacks at multiple locations in Paris.

Rolling Stone faces yet another legal headache over last year’s story about a campus rape that never took place.

Ben Carson and his supporters would have you believe that he is being subjected to unprecedented and unfair scrutiny. That assertion is completely false.

The nurse who was detained by New Jersey officials in a quarantine despite not displaying any symptoms of Ebola is suing Chris Christie and others for civil liberties violations.

The Hassan Chop Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The RNC wants Donald Trump to sign an oath that he will not run as a third-party candidate if he doesn’t win the Republican nomination.

“Fiscal conservative” Scott Walker is handing Wisconsin taxpayers a $400 million bill for a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kimba Wood has finally found a teacher exam she likes.

Donald Trump’s campaign seems to be making a play for whatever portion of the GOP it may be that still likes Sarah Palin.

Chris Christie is in the race for the Republican nomination, but it’s tough to see how he has a plausible path to relevance.

If you’re under 21 in Hawaii, you’re still technically an adult but you can’t buy tobacco.

A proposed California law would require all students who attend public school to be vaccinated, with limited exemptions for medical reasons.

Whether Republicans are ready or not, Donald Trump is coming.

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

Hillary Clinton opened a new phase in her campaign for President yesterday with a speech in New York City.

A Federal Appeals Court In Washington has ruled that the military tribunal convictions of one group of Guantanamo Bay detainees was unconstitutional.

Being required to demonstrate competency in liberal arts to teach is racially discriminatory, a federal judge has ruled.

Donald Trump is probably just messing around with all of us again, but he’s certainly acting like someone who’s running for President.

Several of the top representatives of soccer’s governing body have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in New York.

A Cleveland police officer has been acquitted of manslaughter and other charges in a case that resulted in the death of two African-American individuals.