Outside the Beltway

A new poll finds that most Americans oppose key elements of the immigration policies that the President and Republicans in Congress support.

Democrats are rallying around the “Abolish ICE” slogan in response to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, but it could end up backfiring on them.

He had to go (and should have been gone some time ago).

An Ebola outbreak that started last month in Central Africa appears to be contained. You can thank an aggressive vaccination campaign for that.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that public sector unions cannot force employees to pay membership fees.

Rebutting the President’s routine prevarications merely spreads them. Is there an alternative?

Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.

A controversial name is disappearing from one small stretch of road.

A new survey shows that Americans are increasingly unable to tell the difference between fact and opinion. That’s a problem.

The former New York City Mayor is prepared to spend $80 million to help Democrats take back Congress this year.

Two months ago, the President called on states to send National Guard troops to the border. As expected, they’re not guarding the border.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.

Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t very happy about President Trump’s attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Hurricane Trump hit the G-7 this weekend, and the damage it left behind will take years to clean up.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

The actions of the Trump administration are helping Russian-EU relations (to the detriment of the US).

The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.

Donald Trump may or may not be racist himself, but he has most certainly exploited and helped widen racial divisions ever since bursting on the political scene in 2015.

May’s jobs report was stronger than the previous two months, but not entirely great.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

Three Executive Orders signed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday has government employees scrambling.

As we approach the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support same-sex marriage.

Does learning that entertainers are bad people retroactively ruin their art?

A surprise announcement about the First Lady.

The Postal Service is losing billions of dollars, but not for the reasons the President claims.

Seven years after deactivation, the U.S. Second Fleet will be patrolling the North Atlantic again.

The Vice-President’s personal physician accused Ronny Jackson of misconduct back in September, according to new reports.

Despite the fact that President Trump’s continues to praise him, Ronny Jackson will not be returning to the White House as the President’s personal physician.

The White House is pushing back on the allegations of misconduct that were made against Ronny Jackson this week, and trying to use them in a high-profile Senate race in Montana.

Not unexpectedly, Ronny Jackson has withdrawn his nomination to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

With the accusations mounting, the nomination of Ronny Jackson to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs is becoming more and more imperiled.

The Commission on College Basketball recommended an end to the one-and-done rule and other major reforms.

The White House physician is accused of excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing medication among other offenses.

Randa Jarrar was classless and contemptible, which is protected by the First Amendment. As a tenured state employee so is her job.

CNN reports that the Interior Secretary, who claims to be a “geologist,” merely has a geology degree.

The Editorial Board of the Newspaper of Record urges Congressional Republicans to steady themselves for a constitutional crisis.

Some Republicans are suggesting that Paul Ryan should be pushed out as Speaker before the November elections.

In addition to opening up the Speakership, there’s a legitimate possibility that Wisconsin-11 flips to the other party.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

Maureen Dowd blames the Internet for women having sex with men they find unattractive.

Yet more troubling news about the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

The woman who lost the 2016 election is apparently not going to go away.

California has pushed back quickly against the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question regarding citizenship in the 2020 Census.

Donald Trump may be getting ready to act as his own Chief of Staff. That would be a huge mistake.

President Trump continues to obsequiously praise Russian President Vladimir Putin

The network’s longtime “strategic analyst” is “ashamed” of his association because they’ve become a “propaganda machine.”

We don’t yet have enough information to assign blame here. Naturally, that’s not stopping anyone.