Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump hinted that he’s considering a pardon for Muhammad Ali, but Ali doesn’t need a pardon.

Democrats on Capitol Hill are objecting to the proposed changes in the role of superdelegates in the party’s nomination process.

Trump’s suggestion to include Russia again in a new G-8 makes me wonder about a couple of things.

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

Political columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer has weeks to live.

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

Donald Trump’s approach to international trade has nothing to with economics and everything to do with politics and the culture war he loves to provoke.

Most Americans disagree with Trump on the N.F.L. National Anthem protests, but Republicans are behind him.

He thinks his Constitutional rights are being violated. They’re not.

After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.

The Trump Administration’s School Safety Commission isn’t getting off to a very good start.

Once again, President Trump seems intent on insulting a major American ally.

“Winging it” isn’t how foreign policy should be made.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

Some legal scholars are speculating that the Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop could impact the ruling on the President’s Muslim Travel Ban. This seems unlikely.

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

In the end, it may be insurance companies that have the biggest voice in the debate over arming teachers. 

It isn’t a primary and it is an illustration of how electoral rules affect behavior.

After three years of ethical and criminal charges, Bob Menendez got a bit of a slap on the wrist from New Jersey Democrats.

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

Senators hoping for a long summer recess have had their hopes dashed.

President Trump has unblocked Twitter users, but at the same time his lawyers are appealing the ruling that he can’t block Twitter users.

The new American Ambassador to Germany is making what clearly seem to be inappropriate statements about domestic politics in Europe.

The Federal Government will borrow more than $1 trillion this year for the first time in more than a half-decade.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.

In an exceedingly narrow ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding reception. However, the ruling did not address the broader issues raised by the case.

A week before he turns 94, the former President is out of the hospital.

Echoing the Obama Administration, the Trump Administration is arguing that it did not need Congressional authorization to attack Syria earlier this year.

President Trump’s attorneys have put forward a shockingly expansive view of the powers of the President.

In the Trump Era, the White House Press Briefing is becoming shorter and less informative.

According to reports, President Trump is preparing to go to war against luxury German cars.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

Earlier this week, the Illinois legislature ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. What’s unclear is if this act has any meaning at all.

Donald Trump continues to claim that Mexico will pay for his still non-existent border wall. Mexico says otherwise.

Just over a week after he called it off, President Trump announced this afternoon that the June 12th Summit in Singapore was back on.

The President teased the Jobs Report an hour before it was officially released. This was both a violation of Federal law, and yet another example of this President violating long-established norms governing how politicians are supposed to act.

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.

A new book reveals President Obama’s initial reaction to Donald Trump’s election, and provides some detail about their first meeting.

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

The leading candidate for the GOP nomination for Tennessee’s next Governor has a unique explanation for gun violence.

President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.

President Trump is setting off another trade war, this time with some of America’s closest and most important allies.

President Trump is claiming that he didn’t fire former F.B.I. Director James Comey because of the Russia investigation, even though he admitted the exact opposite just weeks after it happened.

In the age of Trump, morality is optional for conservatives.

A new poll indicates that Texas Senator Ted Cruz isn’t as vulnerable as previously thought, and reminds us that Texas is still a very red state.

In an early morning Tweetstorm, President Trump said he would not have hired Jeff Sessions if he knew he’d recuse himself from the Russia investigation.

A new study suggests that the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria was much higher than previously reported.

The Republican Governor of Missouri is resigning amid growing accusations related to an extramarital affair, blackmail, and sexual assault.