Outside the Beltway

Some reports are saying that Roy Moore will run for the GOP nomination for Senate again in 2020.

The transatlantic rejection of elite consensus that began with Brexit continues.

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

Yet another violation of norms by the 45th President.

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.

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

An independent review of the racist photo on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook was unsurprisingly inconclusive.

President Trump’s stonewalling strategy suffered another legal setback in New York City yesterday.

A previously confidential I.R.S. memo contradicts the Administration on the issue of providing copies of the President’s tax returns.

At some point, what we call conservatism turned into a racket. It’s not surprising that this led directly to Trump.

In the latest example of the White House’s ongoing effort to block Congress from exercising its duty to investigate the Executive Branch, the White House is blocking the former White House Counsel from testifying before Congress.

President Trump is reportedly planning to pardon several American servicemen convicted of war crimes, an action that would be an insult to everyone who has ever worn an American uniform.

The way the Navy and Congress have handled this has been abysmal.

Republican Congressman Justin Amash has always been a rebel within his own party, now he’s making that even more apparent.

The President unveiled some incoherent ideas yesterday that have no chance of becoming law.

Based on the early stages of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, it appears as though the party’s progressive wing has misread the signals being sent by the party’s voters.

As it has in so many other areas, the right has sacrificed it’s previously held beliefs on international trade to feckless obedience toward President Trump.

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

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.

The Trump Administration is proposing another round of tariffs on even more Chinese goods.

Two youngish Rhodes Scholars turned mayors are getting covered differently.

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

Valerie Plame, the former CIA agent whose identity was outed during the Bush Administration, is running for Congress in New Mexico.

In an effort to block the release of the full report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the Trump Administration is invoking Executive Privilege.

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.

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

We segregate men and women in sports for good reason. How we do that is complicated.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

Its explanation for why its paywall is coming down 3 days leads us to an obvious question.

A Virginia Judge has ruled that automated license plate collection systems violate state law.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden is calling for an end to American support for the Saudi war on Yemen.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.

The narrow loser of the Georgia governor’s race has left open the possibility of running for President.

Despite seemingly ideal conditions, Green Mountain Care was an absolute debacle.

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans say they won’t vote for President Trump in 2020. but that’s only half the battle for Democrats

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

His passing is a sad reminder of another era of the Republican Party.

One opinion writer says that Senator Kamala Harris should be disqualified as a Democratic candidate because she owns a handgun.

A new poll finds that most Americans do not support impeaching the President at this time, but they also don’t believe the President on the issues of Russian interference and obstruction.

First quarter economic growth came in higher than expected, but there are several caveats worth keeping an eye on.

The Trump Administration’s policies toward Iran aren’t going to work, but that’s because they aren’t supposed to work.

The Deputy Attorney General has some things to say about Congress, the press, and others.

The United States agreed to pay North Korea $2 million for “medical treatment” for Otto Warmbier. Did the Trump Administration actually pay the bill? They aren’t saying.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

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.

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

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