Outside the Beltway

President Trump has announced that he’ll be imposing significant tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. This is an unwise decision.

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

Ben Carson comes to his senses, but questions still remain about his family seeming to benefit from his position in government.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

Following yesterday’s move by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart has raised the age for all gun sales to 21.

The faculty would like to strip away a 20-year-old honor in light of several statements in violation of the institution’s core values.

57% of American adults, more than 80% of blacks, 75% of Hispanics, and nearly half of whites believe their President is racist.

The 29-year-old was one of President Trump’s most trusted aides but she had an impossible job.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate Federal laws against marijuana use and possession.

Yet another top appointee is in the awkward position of having to defend himself from the Tweeter-in-Chief.

The Russia probe is focusing on the sequence of events surrounding hacked Clinton campaign and DNC emails.

President Trump continues to deny the reality of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, and he’s failing to act to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

“All In The Family” predicted a policy proposal that President Trump and many other conservatives have made in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Despite the activism we’ve seen in the wake of the school shooting in Florida, it’s unlikely that we’ll see significant Congressional action on guns.

You’d think after 13 months in the White House they’d start understanding that there are rules.

Dick’s Sporting Goods will no longer sell “assault weapons” at any of its stores, and will limit the sale of any gun to people aged 21 and above.

The February 2 episode of This American Life gets at some of my frustrations over our inability to have a meaningful discussion about pretty much anything.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules that existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.

As with any such discretionary power given to police, it will surely be abused. But the Parkland shooting was yet another in a long line of situations where obvious “red flags” were ignored until it was too late.

After yesterday’s oral argument, the Supreme Court seems poised to deal a major blow to public-sector unions.

Daniel Triesman offers an explanation as to “Why the poor don’t vote to soak the rich.”

Democrats appear to have regained momentum in the Generic Congressional Ballot.

The Obama Administration called and wants its foreign policy back.

The shipping giant FedEx is coming under serious pressure to sever its ties with the NRA. Its president has issued a strong statement as to why they won’t.

I don’t see how the state legislature making tax decisions on the basis of the public position an company takes is legal under the 14th Amendment. 

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

New polls show increased support for various gun control measures, including limitations on so-called “assault weapons,” but that doesn’t mean we’re likely to see Congressional action on the subject.

Jonathan Bernstein thinks so and Chuck Todd and company outline a pretty strong case.

The President’s fecklessness here is incredible. Either take these people out of sensitive posts or take the responsibility for granting them waivers. 

President Trump’s job approval hits a new low.

The octogenarian failed to get her party’s endorsement for a sixth term.

What is CPAC telling us about the contemporary conservative movement?

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a memo that completely eviscerates the memo prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could prove crippling to public employee unions across the nation.

Mexico’s President canceled a visit to the United States for the second time since Donald Trump became President due to a continued disagreement over who will pay for Trump’s border wall.

Presidents are much more constrained in issuing and rolling back regulations than they or the public think.

More than a dozen companies have ended relationships with the gun rights organization and protesters are demanding more follow suit.

President Trump continues to make irresponsible and dangerous threats in connection with American policy toward North Korea.

The Defense Department will reportedly recommend to President Trump that transgender members of the service currently serving in the military be allowed to continue serving.

President Trump has announced a new round of sanctions against North Korea, but they are unlikely to work given the unrealistic nature of the Administration’s current policy toward North Korea.

The Mueller investigation moves forward.

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?

An emergency room physician explains why “assault rifle” wounds are much harder to treat than shots from a pistol.

Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller four separate Federal appellate courts have ruled that state and local laws banning “assault weapons” do not violate the Second Amendment.

Continuing a long-standard tradition, the Trump Administration claims it doesn’t need to get legal authorization to keep American troops in Syria.

National Security Adviser H.L. McMaster is the latest person rumored to be considering moving on from the Trump Administration.

President Trump is pressing the idea of arming teachers to stop shootings in schools.