Outside the Beltway

An odd choice for HUD Secretary.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

On Tuesday night the Establishment won and won yuge. (From new OTB contributor, Michael Bailey)

Remember Peak Oil? Whatever happened to that idea?

Bernie Sanders doesn’t seem to realize that the political world has already moved past the race for the Democratic nomination.

Hillary Clinton easily won the final contest of the 2016 primary season, and the Clinton-Sanders reconciliation dance began.

Republicans have a choice to make and, so far, they’ve been making the wrong one.

Donald Trump is apparently having money troubles.

Thanks largely to the fact that she has moved left on coal, Hillary Clinton seems likely to lose today’s West Virginia primary. But it will have only a minimal impact on Clinton’s quest for a delegate majority.

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has been removed from office again.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

A country music legend has passed.

Bernie Sanders was more aggressive in last night’s debate than he has been in the past, but it’s likely too little, too late.

Mitt Romney came out with a blistering speech denouncing Donald Trump, but it’s unlikely to have much of an impact on the race.

Hillary Clinton crushed Bernie Sander last night in South Carolina, pushing the race further down the path that leads to an inevitable outcome.

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

Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio have won the endorsement of the Des Moines Register, but it’s unclear how much this will help their respective campaigns.

President Obama’s final State Of The Union Address was largely a recognition of the fact that his time on the world stage is quickly coming to an end.

Americans don’t trust their government or each other. There’s no reason to hope it’ll get better.

The election of an anti-austerity government in Portugal is raising some concerns.

Another European capital is on edge over fears of a terror attack.

The news that at least some of the men who were involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris were among the refugees who have arrived in Europe since the summer is likely to complicate an already complicated situation.

With only a handful of opposition, Paul Ryan was easily elected the 62nd Speaker of the House.

If pre-election polling is to be believed, Stephan Harper and Canada’s Conservative Party seem likely to lose power after Monday’s elections, but there are several reasons why this may not end up being the case.

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is would create a police state, violate people’s rights, and hurt America’s economy. And his supporters will most likely love it.

In 1992, an eccentric billionaire ran an independent campaign against a Bush and a Clinton. It could happen again.

The winners of the Women’s World Cup will get paid far less than the men that played last year, but that’s not because of sexism.

In week a that has seen discussion of lost causes, the Chief Justice of the Alabama Surpreme Court appears poised to fight one last battle.

Pope Francis’s new encyclical isn’t exactly being received positively by American conservatives, because they seem to be missing the point.

After months of “not running,” Jeb Bush will formally enter the Presidential race on June 15th.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer suggests that his fellow Congressmen and Senators are underpaid at $174,000 per year.

Congressman Darrell Issa says that America’s poor are generally better off than the poor in the rest of the world. While he’s correct, he’s also incredibly tone deaf.

A Judge in New Jersey has ruled that the twin children of a New Jersey woman were in fact fathered by two different men.

Ben Carson is running for President.

Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,

While the issue of income inequality is quite real, Oxfam’s numbers are not.

Mitt Romney certainly seems to be running for president again. And he’s now on at least his third reinvention.

For the fourth time in three years, a Federal Court has ruled that Florida’s law requiring drug tests for welfare recipients is unconstitutional.

Yet another example of the need for context when discussing stats.

But, hey, don’t worry, there’s nothing racial going on here. Nothing at all.

The House of Representatives has filed its lawsuit against the President. As expected, it doesn’t amount to much.