Outside the Beltway

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

A loss for the world of comedy.

Who could have predicted we would be where we are at the moment in terms of racial politics and the White House?

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

President Trump once again revealed his true self at a press conference yesterday.

The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

Donald Trump has had harsher things to say about Rosie O’Donnell than he did about the people responsible for yesterday’s violence. That says something about him.

After 200 days, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

The Senate isn’t giving up in its efforts to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act, despite the fact that it seems clear that the votes aren’t there.

What looks like it will be the Senate GOP’s last effort on the issue of health care reform died less than a day after being put on the table.

With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.

Senate Republicans have introduced their latest version of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

The Senate GOP’s effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is headed for a bumpy ride.

Senate Republicans are back home and hearing from their constituents on health care reform. It’s not going well for them.

A big setback for Republican efforts to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare.

Once again, a bad CBO score is casting doubt on a Republican health care reform bill.

The Senate GOP health care reform care bill faces a crucial week, and things aren’t looking good.

Senate Republicans released their proposed health care plan this morning, but it could already be doomed.

Hillary Clinton is blaming everyone she can for her loss, except the most obvious suspects.

The American Health Care Act may have sailed through the House, but the Senate is another story.

By the barest of margins, the House passed its bill repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, but the future of that bill is highly uncertain.

There’s already speculation that former Vice-President Biden might try for a third run at the White House, but it seems unlikely.

The House Freedom Caucus is apparently getting behind a revised version of the GOP’s plan to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act, but the GOP hasn’t revealed what the new plan entails.

Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.

Faced with the fact that it has little to show for its first 100 days in office, the Trump Administration is pressuring Congress to come up with a new health care reform bill before the end of next week.

A major legislative defeat for Paul Ryan, the House GOP, and President Trump.

Whether you call it TrumpCare, RyanCare, or GOPCare, the Republican replacement for the PPACA isn’t very impressive.

The President’s choice for Labor Secretary withdrew his name from consideration yesterday, but this is just the latest example of what has been a transition that has largely consisted of fumble after fumble by the Trump team.

There were fireworks on the floor of the Senate last night, but it was really just politics as usual.

Repeal and replace is likely to take longer than many Republicans thought it would, but that shouldn’t be surprising.

Today in “Alternative Facts.”

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.

Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.

On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.

While hardly the most compelling argument against an archaic institution, yesterday’s silliness was noteworthy.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

As things stand, Democrats will have a hard time winning back control in the Senate in 2018.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

Another day, another EC fantasy,

To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!