Outside the Beltway

ESPN won’t air the National Anthem before regular season games this year, but that probably won’t stop the President from ranting about it.

A new poll shows that most Americans believe that race relations have gotten worse under President Trump.

White supremacists held a rally in Washington on Sunday, and almost no one but their opponents and the police showed up.

One year after Charlottesville, it’s clear that President Trump still doesn’t understand what happened there, or that he just doesn’t care.

The first night of games in the N.F.L. pre-season included some sporadic protests during the National Anthem, and prompted a predictable response from the President.

The Republican Party’s nominee for Senator in Virginia really is as bad as you’ve heard, probably worse.

In an obvious effort to pander to the city’s taxi industry, New York City is placing new limits on ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft.

In the wake of a grievance filed by the union representing players, the N.F.L. has suspended the new National Anthem policy it announced earlier this year. This guarantees even more cynical political exploitation by the President.

America promised immigrants who volunteered to serve in our military a fast track to citizenship. Now, we’re throwing them out.

Recent polling finds that Americans aren’t feeling quite so patriotic right now. It’s understandable, but we shouldn’t give up hope.

There is a frustration and a growing sense that the American political system is illegitimate.

Virginia Republicans nominated arch-Trumpist Corey Stewart for the Senate three weeks ago. His campaign appears to be going about as well as expected.

A pioneer woman born in 1867 depicted American Indians and African-Americans in ways that are cringe-worthy today.

The President continues to enjoy enthusiastic support from the over-65 set.

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

In a new interview, the President says that he doesn’t believe that N.F.L. players who kneel during the National Anthem have a real issue.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

Donald Trump may or may not be racist himself, but he has most certainly exploited and helped widen racial divisions ever since bursting on the political scene in 2015.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.

Jack Johnson, who was convicted of violating the Mann Act in a case obviously infected with racism, has been pardoned by President Trump.

The N.F.L. has come up with a dumb “solution” to a non-existent problem.

Andrew Sullivan wonders, “Will there always be an England?”

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Turkish security personnel who assaulted peaceful protestors in America’s capital will go free.

A D.C. lawmaker latches on to an insane conspiracy theory.

The octogenarian failed to get her party’s endorsement for a sixth term.

What is CPAC telling us about the contemporary conservative movement?

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.

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.

The new Black Panther movie raises a variant of the central question of the superhero genre. [No significant spoilers]

Two classic pieces of American Literature have been banned from the curriculum in Duluth, Minnesota. This is a mistake.

Some thoughts about why the president’s remarks on immigration are so problematic.

Once again, President Trump opens his mouth and proceeds to insult a good part of the world while embarrassing the country.

President Obama spoke out yesterday against his successor and the America he has created.

The school district in Biloxi, Mississippi has removed ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ from the 8th-grade reading list because it “makes people uncomfortable.”

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

A new poll shows, unsurprisingly, that the vast majority of Americans see Donald Trump as a divider rather than a uniter

Republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere were gambling when they lined up behind Donald Trump. So far, they’ve lost.

The battle over Confederate statues that was resurrected by the violence in Charlottesville is off the front pages, but that doesn’t mean it’s over quite yet.

John Kelly has only been White House Chief of Staff for a month, but it’s already apparent that he isn’t likely to last very long in that position.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.

Facts are stubborn things.

We can not condone vandalism and worse.

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

The twice-removed Chief Justice is likely getting a promotion.