Outside the Beltway

For better or worse, Republicans seem to be resigning themselves to the inevitable.

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s fate lies the hands of the Supreme Court.

In an unprecedented move that reeks of desperation, Ted Cruz is naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate before the primary process has even ended.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

It may be the talk of Washington, but the political fight over Justice Scalia’s vacant Supreme Court seat does not seem to be something voters care very much about.

To the surprise of no one, the alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich is already falling apart.

With voters in five states set to go to the polls, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to make significant progress toward their quest for a majority of delegates in their respective contests.

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated the four game suspension imposed on Tom Brady over the so-called ‘Deflategate’ scandal.

The passage of a new law in North Carolina has revealed an apparent obsession among some on the right with who gets to use which restroom.

Ted Cruz and John Kasich have come up with yet another plan to stop Donald Trump.

In a huge step forward for criminal justice reform, Virginia’s Governor has restored voting rights for some 200,000 people who have paid their debt to society.

A music legend has passed at far too young an age.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is beginning to look beyond Bernie Sanders and talk about running mates.

Woman who liberated slaves to replace slaveholding President who presided over Native American genocide on American currency.

Hillary Clinton scored another big win in New York last night, putting her closer to clinching the Democratic nomination, and causing Bernie Sanders’ campaign to make even less sense.

As expected, Donald Trump scored a huge victory in his home state last night and now appears to be back on track to win the GOP nomination.

As the Empire State votes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look well positioned to have a very good night.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case challenging the President’s deportation relief plan, but it’s unlikely we’ll see a ruling on the merits.

The business of the media is business. Business is not good.

The success of the Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’ appears to be helping to save Alexander Hamilton’s place on the $10 bill. Andrew Jackson, meanwhile, looks likely to be booted from the $20 bill.

A New Jersey judge, along with a Judge in Pennsylvania, is among the first to rule on the meaning of the ‘natural born citizen’ clause.

A Connecticut Judge has allowed a lawsuit against the manufacturer and seller of the weapons used in the Sandy Hook Shootings to go forward, but a Federal Law appears to make dismissal inevitable.

Just days before a high stakes primary in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed over familiar themes in their latest debate.

The two men most likely to win the Republican nomination aren’t very well liked outside the Republican Party.

The second place finisher in the Republican primaries is looking like the first loser.

Donald Trump is complaining about a ‘rigged’ delegate selection process, but the truth is that the fault lies with only one person, Donald Trump.

Paul Ryan takes himself out of contention as a potential Republican nominee.

Nebraska legislators are talking about abandoning their somewhat unique method of allocating Electoral College votes.

Justice Sotomayor argued last week that we ought to look somewhere other than just the Courts of Appeal, the Ivy League, and the Northeast for Supreme Court Justices. She’s right.

With just over a week to go, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have solid leads in New York.

There are many aspects of the way delegates to the party convention are chosen that is “undemocratic,” but it’s unclear why this is a problem.

Another historic launch and return by SpaceX.

If Donald Trump fails to get a majority to win the nomination on the first ballot in Cleveland, battles taking place behind the scenes now suggest that the floor fight in Cleveland could be long and contentious.

A new poll finds that Donald Trump is really, really disliked by voters, but it’s unclear how much that will matter going forward.

Even as the outcome becomes more certain, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton seem to be attacking each other with increasing acrimony.

A country music legend has passed.

A group of New England Patriots fans are providing us with the latest example of stupid lawsuits that don’t belong in Court at all.

Bernie Sanders pulled off another win, but it puts him no closer to having a realistic chance of winning the nomination.

Ted Cruz pulled off a win in Wisconsin, giving some hope to the “Stop Trump” crowd.

How much command of detail should we demand of presidential candidates?

One down. How many more to go?

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