Outside the Beltway

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving New Jersey’s challenge to a Federal law outlawing sports betting.

A van struck a crowd outside a London mosque late last night in an attack by a man who said he wanted to kill Muslims.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court accepted a case that will determine whether the Fourth Amendment allows law enforcement to obtain location data without a search warrant.

President Trump responded to last night’s terror attacks by taking to Twitter.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

The Republican candidate in today’s Special Election in Montana has been charged with assaulting a reporter.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

Another Federal Court has found another Trump Executive Order unconstitutional.

An apparent terror attack outside Parliament in London.

South Korea removes a corrupt leader by peaceful means.

Malaysian police have evidence that seems to clearly link North Korea to the death of Kim Jong Il’s eldest son.

The President gathered supporters around him, and blatantly lied to them, so as to increase support for his policies.

North Korean Intrigue…….

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

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

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.

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

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.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

Another day, another round of irresponsible demagoguery from Donald Trump.

After four straight losses, prosecutors in Baltimore are throwing in the towel in the Freddie Gray case.

Another acquittal in Baltimore leads to questions about whether or not prosecutors should continue with the trials against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray matter.

Another targeted killing aimed at police.

A night of terror mars Bastille Day celebrations in France.

A horrific night in Dallas.

Two cases quite a distance from each other, but in both police seem to be acting with a ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ attitude, especially when it comes to African-American men.

When it comes to the protections of the Fourth Amendment, it doesn’t matter if you’re “guilty” or “innocent,” it protects all of us.

The Supreme Court balances the Fourth Amendment against public safety concerns and, for the most part, gets it right.

The trial of the man who was believed to be the most culpable in the death of Freddie Gray has been acquitted, calling the entire prosecution strategy into question.

The Supreme Court has once again issued a ruling that further chips away at the protections of the Fourth Amendment.

A freshman Member of Parliament was murdered today, and there may have been a political motive.

An overnight shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida has left 20 people dead and at least 42 injured.

A Pennsylvania Judge ruled today that there was sufficient evidence against Bill Cosby to allow the sexual assault charges against him to proceed to trial.

An acquittal in one of the six Freddie Gray cases, but not an unexpected one.

On his trip to Hanoi, President announced the latest sign that the Vietnam War is finally something both nations have manged to put behind them.

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

The 2016 Campaign just keeps getting weirder.

Donald Trump has spent nine months encouraging his supporters to beat up protesters and calling the press “scum.” Words have consequences.

The violence that Donald Trump encourages among supporters is manifesting itself in real life.

The producer behind a group of music legends has passed away at the age of 90.