Outside the Beltway

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

The President of the United States is a national security threat. Can we get rid of him now?

It’s finally officially official.

The predictable, indeed inevitable, has happened.

Thinking about unsupported narratives and a little bit about data usage.

January 6th, when the electoral votes are counted.

There won’t be a Lincoln Party. It isn’t sustainable.

The Party of Lincoln went over the cliff like lemmings in support. It’s tough to see how they recover.

Explaining the continuing cowardice of GOP Senators.

While many are congratulating President-Elect Biden, too many are still following a loser.

Is that wise?

One man’s fecklessness has gotten untold people sick.

Whether the delusions of a madman or a deliberate scheme to poison the waters, there’s cause for concern.

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

A great character actor is gone.

The hopes of football in the fall are fading fast.

States can punish Electors who substitute their judgment for those of the voters.

Outside agitators, including white supremacist groups, are shaping public perception of the George Floyd protests.

Trump fires another Inspector General.

The university is welcoming students back to campus, even as classes are going online.

A bad night for Bloomberg and Warren has radically reshaped the race.

The primary season has just started. It is almost over.

Donald Trump is the third President to be impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate.

Democrats who could prove to be vulnerable in 2020 are largely lining up in favor of impeaching the President.

Lindsey Graham is the latest Senator to make clear that he’s already made up his mind on impeachment.

Those Republicans who recognize how bad President Trump is for he nation but are afraid to speak out against him are as bad as the true believers of Cult45.

Republicans used to honor the men and women who serve our country. In the Trump Era, they attack them in defense of the President.

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is running to get his old job back.

A Federal District court Judge in Alabama has blocked implementation of that state’s latest attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade

Yesterday’s testimony by Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman including information particularly damaging to the President and his defenses to the charges against him in the Ukraine matter.

After coming under fire for a decision designed primarily to benefit himself and his family, President Trump has decided to walk back the decision to hold the next G-7 Summit at one of his properties.

The Commission on Presidential Debates has released the schedule and criteria for the General Election debates. As usual, the criteria are heavily biased in favor of the major party candidates.

Much like it did during the McCarthy Era, the Republican Party has to decide what side of history it wishes to be on. The right side, or the wrong side.

The impending impeachment of the President is likely to reveal Republicans on Capitol Hill to be the cowards we already knew they were.

In a rather obvious rebuke aimed at President Trump, Mitt Romney said this week that he will not endorse anyone for President in 2020.

The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that states cannot punish electors who fail to follow the will of the majority of voters n their state or state laws purporting to direct how they should vote.

Jon Huntsman has resigned as Ambassador to Russia ahead of an anticipated bid to return as Utah’s Governor, a position he held 11 years ago.

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

Some agree with him. Many others are cowards. But there’s more to it.

The failure of Republicans and conservatives to denounce the President’s racism reveals everything that has gone wrong with the “right” in the Trump Era.

Well, of course they are.

Every offseason re-aligns the sport in fascinating ways.

The Kaine-Udall amendment has met its predictable end.

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

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has quit a group he helped found nine years ago after they voted to condemn him for advocating for the President’s impeachment.