Outside the Beltway

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The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

Texas has become the latest state to eliminate red-light cameras amid increasing evidence that they are largely counterproductive.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving office at the end of the month.

Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway stands credibly accused of multiple violations of Federal law. The President will do nothing about it.

Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr’s defense of campaign law violations against him suffered a big setback yesterday when his wife and co-Defendant entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors.

For 2020, Kansas Democrats are making some interesting changes to how they will have a say in he race for the Democratic nomination.

Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump during the campaign and in the White House, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee.

Beginning tomorrow in a British courtroom, the United States will begin the process of having Julian Assange extradited to the United States to face espionage and other charges.

President Trump says that he would not spy on a rival regime like North Korea, once again making one wonder where his loyalties lie.

While the scope of Federal power has expanded beyond the ken of the Framers, this is not an example.

President Trump says in a new interview that he would be willing to break the law to get “oppo research” on an opponent.

The President is once again claiming Executive Privilege to prevent Congress from getting access to certain documents.

A quadrennial reminder.

There isn’t a lot of legislating going on.

Amusing results, and a history lesson, in a new poll

A new poll shows the former Vice-President leading Senator Elizabeth Warren in her home state.

With the Trump Administration continuing to stonewall investigations, the House of Representatives is seeking to ramp up the pressure.

Almost eighteen years after the greatest terrorist attack on our country, we haven’t taken care of those who risked it all.

Recent comments by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel make it clear that the United States cannot be considered a neutral party In the Middle East peace process.

The State Department has barred American Embassies from flying the Pride Flag during Pride Month as has been the custom for several years.

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has quit a group he helped found nine years ago after they voted to condemn him for advocating for the President’s impeachment.

Is it really such a bad thing when a politician changes a long-help position on a political issue?

The politics is understandable but the result is damaging to the country.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is being accused of giving preferential access to businesses and businessmen tied to her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Over the weekend, the President took to Twitter and appeared to undercut the NASA policy that he himself endorsed just weeks ago.

President Trump’s tariffs are having a noticeable, and negative, impact on global economies. The President doesn’t seem to care.

It’s been three months since the White House held a press briefing. Meanwhile, the President continues his unhinged attacks on the media.

The current economic recovery turns ten years old this month, but it can’t last forever.

As the Supreme Court enters the final weeks of its term, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hints at deep divisions and disappointment for people on the left.

The President and his supporters are touting the last-minute deal with Mexico announced on Friday, but the details show there’s much less than meets the eye.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would extend protection to DACA beneficiaries and other Dreamers, but it’s likely to die in the Senate.

The United States and Mexico reached a last-minute deal to avert tariffs that would have gone into effect on Monday. Whether the deal accomplishes anything substantive remains to be seen.

At least some segments of the “pro-life” movement seem more concerned with policing morality than they do with protecting life.

The Trump Administration continues to misstate what the DPRK agreed to regarding its nuclear program. That’s why talks between the two nations are stalled.

May’s Jobs Report came back with disappointing jobs growth, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down.

After coming under attack from within his own party, former Vice-President Joe Biden has changed his position on the Hyde Amendment.

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

Former Vice-President Biden has come under fire for his longtime support for the Hyde Amendment.

Thirty years ago, when the veterans of D-Day were still relatively young and still largely with us, President Reagan delivered one of the finest speeches of his Presidency.

The GOP Senators standing up against the President’s tariffs on Mexico are being called courageous. I’m wondering what took them so long to stand up.

Seventy-five years ago today, American soldiers and our allies undertook an invasion that helped change the world.

A new poll of Texas voters shows President Trump doing worse than expected against potential Democratic challengers. Should Republicans be worried?

The original ‘scandal’ was silly. The follow-up is sillier.

The President’s foolish tariffs against Mexico are finally causing many Republican Senators to stand up against him.

While the drumbeat for impeachment of the President continues on the left, political reality suggests caution.

This time: India.

John Kasich hasn’t shut the door completely, but recent comments seem to make it clear he’s not likely to take on the President for the Republican nomination.

While mildly embarrassing, it’s unlikely to have much impact on the race.