Outside the Beltway

In the end, an effort by Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court does not seem like a good use of their rather limited options.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

The Acting Attorney General was fired last night after announcing that she would refuse to defend President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration. As a result she was fired. Contrary to some arguments, this was not improper.

President Trump will name his first Supreme Court pick on his 11th day in office.

President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

An important free speech case is coming up this week at the Supreme Court.

Not surprisingly, Dylann Roof received a sentence of death for the murder of nine people at a historic African-American church.

Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.

Survivors and family members of the Pulse Nightclub attack have filed what amounts to a frivolous lawsuit.

Another attack in what has been a bloody 2016 for Europe.

Obama has issued more commutations than all his predecessors combined. He set the single-day record Monday.

To nobody’s surprise, Dylann Roof was convicted of the race-motivated murders in a Charleston church.

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

Another conflict of interest for President-Elect Trump.

Despite a video that clearly shows what appears to be cold-blooded murder, the trial of a South Carolina cop who shot an African-American man in the back while he ran away ended in a hung jury. Fortunately, this isn’t the end of the road.

Donald Trump resurrects an old debate and desecrates the Constitution in the process.

He has a fool for a client.

Now, the road to trial will move forward.

Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that tried to make an end-run around the Senate and put Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court.

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.

The Federal Judge presiding over Dylann Roof’s murder trial suggested late last week that Roof may not presently be competent to stand trial. This does not mean that he’ll be set free, though.

Future Supreme Court Justice?

Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

A Federal Jury orders Rolling Stone to pay up.

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

Two of Chris Christie’s closest aides were convicted in the criminal trial resulting from the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal.

Journalistic malpractice has real consequences.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Federal law and the rights of transgender students.

Two Republican Senators are exchanging barbs over the idea that the GOP should block any attempt by Hillary Clinton to nominate anyone to the Supreme Court if she becomes President.

Clinton is getting no special treatment by the standards of her high-powered peers.

John McCain said that Senate Republicans will unite to block any Supreme Court appointment by a President Hillary Clinton.

The Supreme Court begins another term faced with the prospect of having to spend much of their time dealing with the fact that they’re short a member.

It looks like we won’t have Roy Moore to kick around anymore.

A late night attack at a shopping mall, and a suspect still at large have raised tensions in Seattle.

An Oklahoma police officer has been charged in the shooting death of an African-American man while North Carolina authorities continue to balk on releasing a video in a shooting case there.

After two questionable police shootings, protests erupted overnight in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Just about two days after setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York City, a suspect is in custody.

An explosion that ended up injuring 29 people interrupted an otherwise quiet Saturday evening in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City.

After a unanimous Supreme Court victory, Bob McDonnell won’t be facing another corruption trial.

Athletes are sitting out the Star Spangled Banner to air their grievances. Management is pushing back.

A long way off, but there are some important pre-trial matters to resolve between now and then.