Outside the Beltway

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

Trump and company have a cartoonish view of immigration policy.

One of the most bizarre cases in recent memory gets . . . much more bizarre.

President Trump’s first choice to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff turned the job down, leading one to wonder why anyone would want the job.

Now that the election is over, President Trump and his sycophants in the right-wing media seem to have completely forgotten about the “invading” “caravan” of Central American asylum seekers.

Nearly four years after the fact, a Chicago Police Officer has been found guilty of murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Chicago won’t have Rahm Emanuel to kick around anymore.

A Federal Judge has blocked enforcement of a Dept. of Justice policy purporting to block funding to so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

In another major change announced via Twitter, late yesterday President Trump announced he’d hired a new Chief of Staff, but changes at the staff level aren’t going to fix what’s really wrong with the Trump Administration.

The Justice Department has launched a widespread investigation into the operation of the Chicago Police Department in the wake of the murder of LaQuan McDonald.

The October 2014 shooting of 17 year old LaQuan McDonald is beginning to have a political impact in Chicago and could have national political implications as well.

A Chicago Police Officer has been charged with murder in the death of a 17 year old African-American male that, from the evidence that has been released, seems completely unjustifiable.

Rahm Emanuel is reportedly considering a 2016 presidential run. It’s a thin report.

Largely because they are resisting efforts to hold them accountable for their performance, Chicago’s teachers are leaving 400,000 students locked out of school.

The President and his supporters say that Congressional Republicans will temper their rhetoric in a second Obama term. Don’t count on it.

Depending on what time you watched any of last night’s proceedings in Charlotte, you got a very different experience.

The front page of Sunday’s NYT profiled Valerie Jarrett, the power behind the throne at the Obama White House.

Sometimes, we just ought to accept the fact that people have disagreements when it comes to hot-button social issues.

One Chicago politician is using clearly unconstitutional tactics in the political war on Chick-fil-A

The Romney campaign is trying to shift the narrative.

Chris Christie and Rahm Emanuel are being criticized for the brusque manner they handled questions about their children’s education.

Workers picketing a Chicago Hyatt hotel yesterday got an unpleasant surprise: Heat lamps.

Tammy Duckworth has resigned as Veterans Affairs assistant secretary and may make another bid for Congress.

President Obama doubled down in his speech before this year’s AIPAC conference. Why he did so only he understands.

The Big Bird Flips Big Bird Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued a partial stay, keeping Rahm Emanuel on the ballot for Chicago mayor.

The Illinois Appellate Court has tossed mayoral frontrunner Rahm Emanuel off the ballot, saying he didn’t meet residency requirements.

Time for midterms.

President Obama’s selection of Bill Daley as Chief of Staff is being seen as a sign that the White House is moving to the center and gearing up for 2012.

Why is the press gushing over routine movement in White House team?

Chicago’s next mayor will be either Rahm Emanuel or Carol Moseley Braun.