Outside the Beltway

It’s just resting.

The Irish singer-activist is gone at 56.

A few stories to consider.

Tragedy has played out so often that it has become a statistic.

The ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Animal House’ producer is gone at 75.

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

The television star increasingly known for her longevity has passed days shy of her 100th birthday.

The enigmatic Senator is a world-class attention seeker.

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

The longtime TV pitchman is gone.

A quadrennial tradition.

Having the topic of political reform start to seep into pop culture is a good thing.

A parody of a joke.

The President is deeply leveraged with no escape in sight.

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

The longtime talking head is the latest poster boy for #MeToo. And mandatory retirement.

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.

SNL takes on impeachment and the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.

The White House has succeeded in killing, for now, the White House Daily Press Briefing and in making itself the least transparent Administration in recent history.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent three weeks of cancer treatment earlier this summer. The second such treatment in a year, and the fourth in the last twenty years.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

America’s Newspaper of Record has decided the backlash isn’t worth it.

Thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP, there’s plenty of material out there for Saturday Night Live.

The real answer probably isn’t far off from the parody.

Saturday Night Live mocked the President’s declaration of a ‘national emergency,” which caused him to lash out on Twitter.

Walter Jones, a former supporter of the Iraq War who became one of the most prominent anti-war voices in Congress, has passed away at the age of 76. He will be missed.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Worth a quick watch.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is reportedly considering a bid for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 2020.

Just days after appearing to condone donning blackface in the style of a 19th Century minstrel show, Megyn Kelly is out at NBC News.

Is political satire even possible in the age of Trump?

One last Kavanaugh Cold Open.

Saturday Night Live inevitably mocked the Ford/Kavanaugh hearing on Thursday in their cold open.

The star of “Night Court” and “Dave’s World” is gone.

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making it clear she has no intention of leaving office before the 2020 election.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

Sean Spicer now says he regrets the lies that defined his time at the White House.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poked fun at himself on last night’s Emmy broadcast, and the political pundits are all in pearl-clutching mode because of it.

The Daily Caller crosses a line and doesn’t seem to regret it.

A big but not unexpected personnel change at the White House.

Minnesota Senator Al Franken says he’s not running for President. Is this a real denial, or a non-denial denial, though?

Donald Trump is turning out to be a man uniquely obsessed with appearances, and it’s impacting his entire Administration.