Outside the Beltway

President Trump’s much-hyped replacement for NAFTA doesn’t really amount to much and won’t amount to anything unless he can get Canada, and the U.S. Congress, on board.

A Florida man who shot and killed an African-American male amid a parking lot confrontation will face manslaughter charges after all.

White supremacists held a rally in Washington on Sunday, and almost no one but their opponents and the police showed up.

Next week, some of the same groups that rallied in Charlottesville last year will be gathering in Washington, D.C. and the D.C. Metro is considering a transportation plan that is causing controversy.

A Federal Appeals Court has found that a Trump Administration policy purporting to punish so-called sanctuary cities is unconstitutional.

A police officer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania who tased an apparently compliant African-American man will not be disciplined by his department, and probably won’t face charges either.

The right-wing government in Warsaw has purged more than one-third of the members of the Polish Supreme Court in a crackdown on political opponents.

What was once a rare symbol of national mourning has become so commonplace as to be meaningless.

Another incident involving what clearly seems to be the inappropriate use of force against an African-American man.

A Pittsburgh area police officer has been indicted on homicide charges after a video emerged that appears to show him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

For the second time in three years, we have a Triple Crown winner.

Another Federal Judge has held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ violates both Federal law and the Constitution.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he conducted a search on a vehicle parked in a Defendant’s driveway without a search warrant.

The Supreme Court ruled that the mere fact that the driver of a rental car is not listed on the rental agreement is not sufficient to justify a warrantless search of the vehicle.

The prosecutor who came to national prominence jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon has now been run over by it.

Travis Reinking shot four people dead in Nashville over the weekend with a gun that he wasn’t supposed to have access to. Thanks to what seem to be loopholes in existing gun laws, he had one anyway.

Membership has its privileges.

The woman who wounded three people at the video company before killing herself posted insane rants all over social media.

He cooperated with the FBI. He was arrested by ICE.

Stephon Clark died after being shot eight times in the back and side by police in Sacramento. So far, the authorities haven’t acted.

More whimsical than most of my selections but we could use that right about now.

Turkish security personnel who assaulted peaceful protestors in America’s capital will go free.

Local and federal authorities are investigating a spree of explosions terrorizing Austin, Texas.

Yet another example of the foolishness of having firearms in the schoolhouse.

The British prime minister and outgoing US Secretary of State declared a red line crossed. There’s no reason to think this White House will follow through.

A big win for gun control advocates in a deeply Republican state.

Witnesses say another student was “showing off his gun.”

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

Israeli police have recommended that charges be brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whether that damages him politically remains to be seen.

Yesterday was the seventy-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For most Americans, though, it was just another day. That’s only natural.

Charles Manson, who led a cult-like “family” to a series of murders in 1969 and subsequently spent more than 40 years in prison, has died at the age of 83.

A month that was highlighted by the capture of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ends with an apparent lone wolf ISIS-inspired attack in New York City

After Sunday’s referendum, the government of Catalonia says it may declare independence from Spain as early as Monday. However, it’s likely to be a completely meaningless act.

Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for independence from Spain, but it’s not at all clear that the vote will amount to anything.

A gunman opened fire on a crowd of over 20,000 people in Las Vegas, and the results have been predictably horrific.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

In President Trump’s mind, American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights are “sons of bitches” who should be fired for exercising their rights.

As the date for Catalonia’s disputed independence referendum nears, tensions are rising between Madrid and Barcelona.

At some point, it will be time to move on.

In less than a month, voters in the Catalan region of Spain will be voting whether to remain part of Spain or assert independence.

A Nurse in Utah stood up for her patient’s rights, and was harassed by the police for her efforts.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

Authorities are being second-guessed over their handling of Saturday’s protests. Virginia gun laws are the more obvious problem.