Outside the Beltway

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

This continues to be a highly credible story, and Moore himself has helped that credibility.

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is accused of having molested a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

A Trump Campaign official has been charged with and pled guilty to charges of lying to the F.B.I. regarding contacts with Russian officials.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

Squirrel!

What could possibly go wrong?

Due mostly to cowardice and naked self-interest, you shouldn’t expect many other Republicans to speak out against Trump in the near future.

A new poll shows that a record majority of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support legalization of marijuana.

Another day, another Trump lie.

White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly publicly defended the President’s call to a military widow yesterday, but he got several facts wrong in the process.

Donald Trump’s entire modus operandi involves pushing divisive cultural hot buttons.

After initially signaling support for a bill banning ‘bump stocks,’ Republicans in Congress now appear to be hoping someone else will act for them.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

Vice-President Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game early in what was obviously a cynical pre-planned publicity stunt.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

A sign of hope that Alabama voters could end up rejecting the far-right theocratic politics of Roy Moore? Possibly.

While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.

Trump loses his HHS Secretary amid a growing scandal involving the use of private and government jets by Cabinet officials.

Another poll shows the vast majority of Americans want Congress to act to help the people covered by DACA.

Despite, or perhaps because of, his bigoted, radical, far-right positions on the issues, Roy Moore beat the sitting Senator from Alabama in a runoff election that essentially guarantees that he will win the General Election later this year.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

The latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act appears to be dead.

A new poll shows, unsurprisingly, that the vast majority of Americans see Donald Trump as a divider rather than a uniter

The ‘No Labels’ movement is back, and it’s as irrelevant to contemporary politics as ever.

Senate Republicans are considering one more last-ditch effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.