Outside the Beltway

The Commonwealth is the first state in the nation to issue regulations.

Pandemonium during a pandemic.

He’s doubling down on hypocrisy.

A disgraced governor is signing a wave of progressive legislation

The Constitution in times of extreme crisis.

Gina Raimondo has apparently lost her copy of the Constituiton.

Why South Korea is so far ahead of us in fighting COVID-19.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

Donald Trump proves once again that there are no boundaries he won’t cross.

Russia has been barred from the 2020 and 2022 Olympics as well as other international sporting events due to widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Supreme Court heard a significant Second Amendment case, but it is unlikely to rule on the merits of the case.

Tuesday’s elections continued a trend in which Republicans have lost support among suburban voters, even in deeply red states. Guess who’s responsible for that.

Republicans in general and Donald Trump in particular suffered a big loss in the Kentucky Governor’s race.

Bowing to Immense political pressure to pay college athletes will dramatically change the game.

The United Kingdom and European Union have apparently reached a new Brexit deal, but it’s unclear if Boris Johnson can get it through Parliament.

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report adds to the evidence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

With an eye on the trade war and the 2020 election, President Trump is increasing subsidies and mandates for corn-based ethanol.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court held oral argument in a series of cases asking it to decide if existing civil rights laws cover discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Late last week, a Federal Judge in California placed on hold a state law requiring candidates to provide copies of their tax returns.

The Supreme Court returns to work today with a significant number of high-profile cases on its docket.

California, joined by 22 other states and jurisdictions, is suing to block the Administration’s efforts to revoke the state’s waiver to impose tougher clean air regulations.

In a rebuke to traditional conservative views of Federalism, the Trump Administration intends to revoke California’s authority to set its own clean air standards,

Despite having utterly mishandled both areas when they actually held power, Republicans think they can win back the House of Representatives by focusing on the budget deficit and health care reform.

The Trump Administration is considering banning flavored electronic cigarettes. This would be a a bad idea.

A Federal Judge in Virginia has found the terrorist watch list unconstitutional.

House Democrats are set to investigate the payoffs made to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

On Wednesday, much of official Washington, and likely a good part of the country itself, will pause to watch what are likely to biggest hearings since the late 1980s.

Tensions are increasing in the Persian Gulf thanks to a collection of actions by Iran, the United States, and United Kingdom.

President Trump has named his pick for Labor Secretary.

Virginia has finally repealed a dumb and unconstitutional restriction on how bars could advertise Happy Hours.

A law professor reads too much into a cryptic concurrence.

The Supreme Court issued a significant ruling on Monday that could make it easier to buy and sell alcoholic beverages across state lines.

Evidence appears to clearly established that Russia used many of the same social media efforts it used in the United States in 2016 to interfere in the recent European Parliament elections.

How much sacrifice in our consumer culture is it worth to save the planet?

The tree that President Trump and French President Macron planted last year has died.

The Supreme Court sent a signal yesterday that seems to indicate how it might deal with future abortion law challenges and it doesn’t bode well for pro-lifers.

Despite opposition from the Catholic Church, or perhaps in rebellion against it, Irish voters overwhelmingly approved a new law liberalizing that nation’s divorce laws.

Do you want to get money out of politics? You need to get politics out of money.

Jon Bel Edwards is a reminder that our divide is cultural, not just partisan.

Legendary Comedian Tim Conway has died at the age of 85.

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

A longstanding legal question may finally come to a head.

In a first of its kind move, voters in Denver have voted to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.

If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.

We segregate men and women in sports for good reason. How we do that is complicated.

Jack Goldsmith pushed back on “over the top” reaction to the AG’s handling of the Mueller report.

President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.