Outside the Beltway

A defense of a modest philosophy of judicial interpretation.

This timeline is just so weird.

An incident this week in Arkansas is just the latest example of a depressing and dangerous trend.

Joe Biden continues to have a strong lead in the Palmetto State, thanks largely to strong support from African-American voters.

Continuing the conversation from James Joyner’s post.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

Beto O’Rourke is once again rejecting the idea of running for Senate instead of President.

President Trump wants to make a deal.

We won’t have Hickenlooper to kick around anymore.

After urging from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Congressmen from visiting Israel. It is a foolish and outrageous decision.

Another poll in the wake of this month’s mass shootings shows increased support for several gun control measures. That doesn’t mean Congress will act, though.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.

Congressman Steve King has some rather unique views about human history.

President Trump is delaying implementation of his recently announced tariffs on Chinese goods.

There are hints that former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper could abandon his seemingly doomed Presidential bid to run for Senate.

Rich candidates are buying artificial donors to stay in the contest.

The Federal Budget Deficit rose 27% in July, putting it on course for the $1 trillion by the end of September.

Economic analysts are growing increasingly worried that the President’s trade war could push the world economy into recession, and take the American economy along with it.

The 76-year-old Democratic frontrunner’s penchant for gaffes is raising questions about his fitness to govern.

A Federal Court has ruled once again in favor of a transgender student in Virginia who was prevented from using the bathroom conforming to their gender identity.

Under the Trump Administration, the American commitment to human rights around the world is basically dead.

President Trump says he’s thinking about commuting the sentenced of Rod Blagojevich, who has served seven years of the fourteen-year sentence he received for public corruption.

Trump’s words on Monday versus, well, almost every other time he speaks…

Donald Trump has found a new far-right lunatic to retweet.

Trump’s trip to El Paso in one photo and two videos.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.

The Trump campaign and several other parties have filed lawsuits challenging California’s new law requiring candidates for President to release copies of their tax returns.

Donald Trump is a complete package, you can’t support part of it without at least implicitly endorsing all of it.

In the wake of the back-to-back shootings in Texas and Ohio, a new poll shows increased support for some gun control measures. But we’ve been here before.

Just over a week after Dan Coats announced he was stepping own as Director of National Intelligence, there are more shakeups at the top of the U.S. intelligence community.

The Trump Administration has effectively declared economic warfare against the government of Nicolas Maduro. It won’t succeed, and will further victimize the already suffering Venezuelan people.

On a day that called for national unity and empathy, President Trump couldn’t help but revert to form.

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

One week out from the second Democratic debate, Elizabeth Warren appears to be the biggest beneficiary. while Kamala Harris appears to be falling behind.

In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel from the Second Circuit has reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

In the battle for Senate control in 2020, the conditions appear to favor Republicans. At least for now.

Jon Huntsman has resigned as Ambassador to Russia ahead of an anticipated bid to return as Utah’s Governor, a position he held 11 years ago.

A Republican State Legislator in Nebraska says things that other Republicans don’t have the courage to say.

The new round of tariffs on Chinese made goods that the President announced late last week will have a particularly severe impact on consumers and retailers.

More than half of the House Democratic Caucus has endorsed impeachment, but that’s unlikely to cause Nancy Pelosi to move off her current position.

A Federal Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the DNC alleging a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

Republicans have come up with a new target to blame mass shootings on, “violent video games.”

Part 2 of 2.

Part 1

Another day, another mass shooting and, as is becoming all too common in this country, this one appears to have been racially motivated.

The odds have increased all border districts will be represented by Democrats after 2020.

Another post-debate poll shows little change in the race for the Democratic nomination.

President Trump has withdrawn his nominee for Director of National Intelligence after controversy regarding his qualifications and resume.

A new poll has a majority of respondents saying the President is a racist. He won’t care.