Outside the Beltway

Some Democrats and political pundits are putting Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke forward as a potential 2020 candidate, but he says no.

The Saudi Foreign Minister expanded on his nation’s utterly implausible explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi

A new poll shows a decided turn toward the Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator in Florida, but it may be an outlier.

Yet more evidence against the Saudis in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Minority rule and self-reinforcing cleavages are not a a healthy combination.

Most Americans think Justice Kavanaugh was at least partly deceptive in his response to allegations made by Christine Blasey Ford and other women.

The dispute over Ukraine between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Patriarch is widening and nearing the point of a complete break.

The Catholic Church’s problems may have just gotten a lot more serious.

Another drug war example.

Alaska’s Independent Governor Bill Walker has suspended his campaign and endorsed his Democratic rival in the hope of blocking a Republican victory.

Scenes from the war on drugs.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

The Saudi Arabian Government is finally acknowledging that Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Their explanation for his death, though, is too absurd to be believed.

Bernie Sanders could find repeating the success of 2016 in 2020 may not be so easy.

President Trump is heaping praise on a Congressman who physically assaulted a reporter.

Former Arizona Sheriff and Senate candidate Joe Arpaio is suing The New York Times for defamation. He doesn’t appear to have much of a case.

Happy Friday.

The Saudis are now apparently getting ready to push out a fall guy for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, an explanation as absurd as all the others they have offered to date.

Jamal Khashoggi’s final column includes a message that should resonate far beyond the Arab world it was addressed to.

Another example of just how imperfect our system of justice can be.

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

The evidence linking the Saudi Crown Prince to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi seems irrefutable.

Marijuana is now legal in Canada, and many people are watching the country to see how it adjusts to this change.

President Trump is serving as a knowing apologist for a despotic regime.

She’s quite likely the youngest 4-star general in the U.S. Army, if not the U.S. military.

Last week, the Washington State Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional. The latest in a string of victories for opponents of capital punishment.

Several of the men apparently tied to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi have close ties to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against the President

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly developing an explanation for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that defies credulity.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

The Saudis have been awful for generations. Why this?

One of the people most responsible for the personal computer revolution has passed away at the far-too-young age of 65.

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

For a number of reasons, we may not know the outcome of the midterm elections on Election Night.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

After nearly a year, Trump’s trade policies are having their inevitable negative impact inside the United States.

Once the iconic American retail store, Sears now faces the possibility that it may end up fading into history.

Part III is here (a lot sooner than Part II was).

The Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church is pushing for independence. Church leaders in Moscow are not too happy about this.

Those rambling campaign rally speeches the President loves to give aren’t getting the kind of coverage they used to, not even from his favorite news channel.

The second installment of a seemingly forgotten series.

The first poll taken in the wake of the Kavanaugh nomination fight suggests the voter enthusiasm gap is shifting toward Democrats.

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Washington, D.C this week, but his letter reveals that he still has a blind spot when it comes to the Catholic abuse scandal.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints wants to be referred to by its given name. Shouldn’t we respect that wish?

President Trump is choosing money and moral cowardice over human life in his response to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

New polling in a bellwether Congressional District in Northern Virginia appears to signal bad news ahead for the GOP.

After a multi-week hiatus, Happy Friday!

Take one name out of contention as a potential replacement for Nikki Haley at the United Nations.

The evidence against Saudi Arabia in the disappearance and apparent death of Jamal Khashoggi appears to be overwhelming.