Outside the Beltway

So does this mean Big Bird will show up on Game Of Thrones?

A company you probably thought had died off years ago filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

Last night reinforced what I thought about some candidates and changed what I think about others.

It’s a Donald Trump debate, where the facts are made up and the truth doesn’t matter.

The Defense Department is working to fully integrate transgender troops.

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

His remarks about John McCain’s military service don’t seem to be hurting Donald Trump with Republican true believers.

Get ready for another pointless political circus.

Donald Trump is throwing a temper tantrum in Iowa.

Rand Paul’s Presidential campaign isn’t going so well at the moment.

A few days late, but a story worth noting if it has escaped notice.

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for the anti-immigrant Frankenstein in their midst.

As much as I wish it were otherwise, Iowa and New Hampshire are not losing their influence over the Presidential primary process.

The Confederate Flag needs to be removed from official places of honor, but do we really need to worry about reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard?

Greece’s Prime Minister seemed to give in to some of Europe’s demands today, but bankers are continuing to hold to the strict conditions they set last week.

Chris Christie is in the race for the Republican nomination, but it’s tough to see how he has a plausible path to relevance.

Matthew Dickinson takes a stab at explaining “Why So Many Republicans Are Running in 2016.”

Pete Rose’s efforts at rehabilitation may have just been fatally injured.

Taylor Swift is taking a stand against Apple’s new streaming music service, and she’s largely right.

A 19 year old from Indiana faces a quarter century as a registered sex offender because he met a girl who lied about her age.

Brian Williams will apparently stay at NBC News notwithstanding last year’s scandal, but he won’t be anchoring the network’s marquee newscast.

Whether Republicans are ready or not, Donald Trump is coming.

Cardinals executives were doing a little more than just stealing signs, apparently.

We live in a random and chaotic universe.

A black leader is running a billboard campaign to improve his community. Racism ensues.

The head of the Spokane NAACP has apparently been lying about her racial background, and that’s led to a whole other argument.

It’s getting easier and easier to cut the cord.

A new poll shows that Americans have moved to the left on a wide variety of social issues.

Does an individual’s changed gender identity alter history?

The former Olympian has made a transition.

Donald Trump is probably just messing around with all of us again, but he’s certainly acting like someone who’s running for President.

Despite a veto from the state’s Governor, today Nebraska became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Hopefully, others will follow.

With 14 candidates vying for the Republican nomination, TV execs are scrambling to make the debates watchable.

South Carolina’s Senior Senator is set to be the latest entry into the race for the Republican nomination.

North Korea’s mercurial leader has apparently executed yet another high ranking official.