Outside the Beltway

The party’s presidential wannabes have until September 12 to demonstrate a pulse.

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.

The House of Representatives has not even acted on impeachment, but Senate Republicans have already made up their mind.

Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to five N.F.L. Championships in the pre-Super Bowl era and in Super Bowls I and II, has died at the age of 85.

A Federal Judge in Mississippi has blocked Mississippi’s law that purports to ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s patently unconstitutional abortion law.

A Federal Judge has put at least a partial hold on President’s Trump’s effort to use a “national emergency” to fund his border wall.

No, abolishing the EC would not turn farmers into serfs.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on seventeen counts under the Espionage Act arising out of his role in the Chelsea Manning affair.

As the Administration continues to stonewall legitimate requests from Congress for documents and witnesses, pressure is growing on Speaker Pelosi to authorize the opening of an impeachment inquiry.

Justin Amash doubled down on his criticism of the President and his call for impeachment even as he came under fire from fellow Republicans.

The House has passed legislation that would extend the protections of the Civil Rights Act to LGBT Americans, but it is probably doomed in the Senate.

Following in the footsteps of Alabama, the Missouri legislature has passed a law that would severely restrict abortion rights in the Show Me State.

A new poll shows President Trump trailing several of his potential challenger in a state that was crucial to his victory in 2016.

We’ve soon see whether the current Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade.

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

China has retaliated for the tariffs that the President imposed late last week, and things look like they’re only going to get worse.

More good news for Joe Biden, this time out of South Carolina.

Beto is fading.

Stacey Abrams, best known for losing the race for Governor of Georgia in 2018, is still apparently thinking of getting in the race. Her chances seem slim at best.

Two weeks into his campaign, Joe Biden continues to build an impressive lead in polling at the state and national levels.

A new poll finds that a small majority of Americans support abolishing the Electoral College, but that’s not nearly enough to make any change in how we elect Presidents possible.

Another post-announcement poll brings good news for the former Vice-President, but there’s a long way to go.

Republicans have aborted President Trump’s lofty plan for a $2 trillion infrastructure deal just days after it was conceived.

I sense a great disturbance in the Force. As if a billion voices are crying out “No, not Chewie!!!!”

There’s some very good news for Joe Biden in the first polls taken after he entered the Presidential race.

A new poll shows President Trump struggling against four of his potential 2020 challengers. Should Republicans be worried and Democrats elated? It’s too early to tell.

Ballot measures across the country would deny access to those who refuse to release tax returns.

A novel argument, untested in court, suggests that it might.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden had a very successful first day when it comes to campaign fundraising.

The House of Representatives is asking a Federal Judge to block the President’s emergency declaration to fund his border wall.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to uphold the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Sanders’ position on felon voting is logical, yet politically suicidal.

Pete Buttigieg is in the top three in a recent poll of New Hampshire Democratic primary voters, but can it last?

Expert analysis from expert analysts

As Democrats at the state level seek to limit the ability of parents to decline to vaccinate their children. they are facing resistance from Republican colleagues.

There’s a lot of money already chasing the 2020 presidential election.

So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.

US higher education is made up of far more than just the Ivies and other elite schools.

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

California Governor Gavin Newsome may have put the issue front and center for 2020.

The Constitution’s invitation to struggle over foreign policy continues.

Senate Republicans are pushing for the end of minority obstruction—and the Democrats can’t wait.

In 2016, a crowded Republican field yielded an unlikely nominee. Could history repeat itself in 2020?

The esteemed biographer on his process.

The Justice Department has reversed course and will not fight a December ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.

The (Acting) Secretary of Defense has issued an unconstitutional order.

It’s the battleground states that are the issue, not small states v. large states.

The consolidation of Super Tuesday makes the current system even more broken than before.

Would a similarly-situated woman be getting such over-the-top coverage?