Outside the Beltway

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. It didn’t appear to go well for the challengers.

The next time you sign a credit card receipt could be the last.

The answer is, of course, no. Really, this is a post about the wall as policy.

More than 1200 refugees, mostly from Honduras, are trying to come to the United States. What should we do about it?

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Under the proposal certain visa-seekers (such as China and India) would have to have their social media presence scrutinized.

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

A new poll suggests that Republicans would get the blame if Congress fails to pass a bill to protect DACA beneficiaries.

The prospects for extending legal protections for DACA beneficiaries are getting grimmer by the day.

A series of scandals at Oxfam and other charitable organizations raise troubling questions.

The prospect for a fix to help DACA beneficiaries is looking gloomier than ever.

A bipartisan group of Senators has proposed a largely reasonable fix to the DACA problem, but its fate remains unclear.

With time seemingly running out, the Senate debate over extending DACA is moving slowly.

One of the main objections that many on the right seem to have to proposals to legalize DACA beneficiaries and other illegal immigrants is the idea that they could eventually become citizens. There’s no good reason they shouldn’t be able to do so.

A new poll indicates that most Americans support a DACA deal, but don’t think it should be linked to measures to avoid a government shutdown.

Congress seems no closer to a DACA deal than they were in January.

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

The prospects for a deal in Congress on DACA are starting to look grim.

Getting to a DACA deal isn’t going to be easy.

Once again, President Trump opens his mouth and proceeds to insult a good part of the world while embarrassing the country.

New York Knicks Center Enes Katner is at the center of an international legal dispute for speaking out against the President of Turkey.

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.

A month that was highlighted by the capture of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ends with an apparent lone wolf ISIS-inspired attack in New York City

The Trump Administration has suffered another Court defeat related to the President’s Muslim Travel Ban.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

President Trump took to Twitter again this morning and promptly shot himself in the foot.

Another day in Court for President Trump’s Muslim ban.

Two more losses for the Trump Administration.

Hawaii is the first state to challenge the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim travel ban.

President Trump has issued a revised ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim nations.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

North Korean Intrigue…….

All the effects of a wall, given its cost, needs to be taken into consideration.

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

An initial setback for the Federal Government in its appeal of the ruling putting President Trump’s Muslim travel ban on hold.

A legal victory, at least for now, for opponents of Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority Muslim nations.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

Megaprojects are not a partisan thing. Megaprojects are large projects typically costing more than $1 billion and often tens of billions of dollars and impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people if not millions.

As expected, Donald Trump yesterday signed Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees.

Donald Trump will take some time off after taking the Oath of Office.

Once again, Donald Trump has played his supporters for suckers.

A majority of her non-government visitors coincidentally donated to her nonprofit.

Turkey has issued a formal apology to Russia over the November 2015 downing of a Russian jet that had briefly strayed into Turkish airspace.

Given the stakes headed into the latest version of ‘Super Tuesday,’ last night’s Republican debate was surprisingly subdued.

With time running out, the top three candidates for the Republican nomination picked up right where they left off last week.

Donald Trump is trolling the depths of the Internet’s conspiracy dungeons once again. This time to raise the largely absurd argument that Marco Rubio may not be eligible to serve as President.

The final spending bill for the 2016 Fiscal Year sailed through Congress today, marking the end of a very successful first two months in office for Speaker Paul Ryan

The Director of the F.B.i. told Congress today that the San Bernardino shooters were apparently radicalized much earlier than previously believed.