Outside the Beltway

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a major case regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the issue is likely to come up again in the very near future.

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

The current temporary spending measure reached by Congress in September expires on Friday, and Republicans haven’t come up with a solution yet.

It appears that Rex Tillerson’s days at the State Department may be numbered, but his proposed replacement leaves a lot to be desired.

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge and reduction in rank, but will not serve time in prison.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

Another day, another Trump lie.

America has become involved in conflicts around the world, largely without the knowledge of the American people or the consent of their representatives, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to end anytime soon.

Now Donald Trump is using the death of American soldiers to tell lies about his predecessor.

The Bergdahl case comes to an end.

Despite the fact that everyone seems to agree that Iran is complying with the nuclear weapons deal, President Trump took steps that will undermine that agreement and do serious damage to American credibility around the world.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.

Previewing the next term of the Supreme Court, which starts today.

Trump loses his HHS Secretary amid a growing scandal involving the use of private and government jets by Cabinet officials.

Bob Corker, who has served in the Senate since winning election in 2006, announced yesterday that he would not stand for re-election.

Yet another lawsuit against yet another controversial Trump Administration policy.

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

America’s longest war seems likely to soon turn into America’s never-ending war.

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

Once again, Congress is abdicating its Constitutional responsibilities.

The Trump Administration’s effort to impose sanctions against North Korea suffered a significant defeat in the United Nations Security Council.

The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.

Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.

As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.

President Trump likes to take credit for the state of the economy, but the truth is that things are actually doing slightly worse under his Administration than they were under his predecessor.

The Trump Administration announced today that the program that provided deportation relief to nearly a million people brought to the United States as children would end unless Congress acts to save it.

At a time when our alliance is more important than ever, President Trump is responding by attacking our ally.

Another Trump lie.

President Trump is threatening to end a program that has benefited at least 750,000 innocent people.

Trump isn’t going to win any regional popularity awards in LA.

Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary won’t commit to putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

President Trump’s shameful decision to ban transgender Americans from the military has nothing to do with military readiness and everything to do with pandering to his far-right base.

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

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

They may both be Republicans, but the relationship between the President and the Senate Majority Leader is bad and seems to be getting worse.

President Trump’s Afghanistan policy sounds awfully familiar, and it’s likely to lead to the same results.