Outside the Beltway

Passing up an opportunity that other Democrats are taking, Elizabeth Warren is declining to appear on Fox News Channel. This seems like an unwise decision.

Attorney General William Barr has opened a new investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, a move that seems suspiciously political.

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

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

You say “Boot-A-Judge.” I say “Buddha-Judge” Boot-A-Judge. Buddha-Judge. Potato. Potatoh. Let’s call the whole thing off.

As he had threatened, President Trump has imposed new tariffs on Chinese goods, making a bad situation even worse.

The President’s eldest son has been subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Trump campaign contacts with Russia.

Patrick Shanahan, who has been serving as Acting Defense Secretary since James Mattis left in December, is being selected to replace Mattis in that position.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting the American economy, American consumers, and American businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “case closed” on the Mueller Report and the Russia investigation. This is far from the truth.

A seemingly out-of-the-blue political movement is arguing in favor of independent election of Vice-Presidents.

As the Friday deadline for trade talks with China approaches, President Trump is threatening even more tariffs.

All three children of the next head of the Army are following in his footsteps.

After disappearing from public view for an extended period of time, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned yesterday amid an unfolding corruption scandal.

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

Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust.

The ongoing apparent attempted coup in Venezuela is already leading to talk of American intervention in the event of a crackdown. That would be unwise and unjustified.

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.

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

Breaking News out of Latin America

The President has hit a dubious milestone barely two years into his administration.

Not surprisingly, Donald Trump fears former Vice-President Joe Biden the most of all the Democrats currently running against him.

Sunday’s attacks in Sri Lanka make it clear that the claim that ISIS has been defeated are nowhere close to being true.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s ready. But is the Democratic Party going to buy what Joe Biden is selling?

President Trump claims that he’d challenge any effort to impeach him in court, but the law makes clear that he can’t.

Reports yesterday had former Vice-President Biden entering the Presidential field as early as tomorrow. Those plans appear to be delayed. but an an announcement still appears to be coming.

It’s an interesting idea, although one fraught with moral hazard.

When it comes to Herman Cain’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, the answer is officially Nein, Nein, Nein!

An argument for an exception to the style guides.

Pete Buttigieg is getting a lot of attention for a relatively unknown candidate. but it’s unclear if it can last.

Some say yes, others no.

The DOJ failed to apply best practices, doing a disservice to researchers.

The findings are a dispiriting Rorschach test.

Steve King, who has recently come under attack for a long history of racist remarks, is facing a strong challenge for the GOP nomination in 2020.

A major, destructive fire hits one of the most historic churches in the world.

The 2020 debate on Twitter does not represent ordinary Americans. Does that matter?

Stephen Miller and others wanted to punish Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats by dumping detained migrants in their districts.

The US is reproducing below the replacement rate.

Our missing front-pager has Tweeted.

The Wikileaks founder has been detained by London authorities after 7 years hiding in Ecuador’s embassy.

The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez edition.

A lesson from Puerto Rico and further reasons why the EC is a problem.

Nein. Nein. Nein.

A reminder that over 3 million citizens have no effective influence over the federal government.

Yet another promising spring football league seems to have bitten the dust.

The White House clearly doesn’t have a plan beyond attacking Obamacare to score political points.

Note to the folks at Fox and Friends: Central America is not part of Mexico.

John Fund thinks I am afraid of Stephen Moore (and that I am an economist). He is wrong on both counts.

More simplism from the WH.

It’s increasingly challenging to discuss media coverage because we’re all consuming a hand-selected bit of it.