Outside the Beltway

Sanders’ position on felon voting is logical, yet politically suicidal.

Reports yesterday had former Vice-President Biden entering the Presidential field as early as tomorrow. Those plans appear to be delayed. but an an announcement still appears to be coming.

A Federal appeals court says the traditional means of parking enforcement violates the 4th Amendment.

Those making under $66,000 aren’t supposed to have to pay. But good luck figuring out how to avoid it.

The President has tied his all-time low in one prominent poll.

Pete Buttigieg is in the top three in a recent poll of New Hampshire Democratic primary voters, but can it last?

When it comes to Herman Cain’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, the answer is officially Nein, Nein, Nein!

The Supreme Court has agreed to accept a group of cases dealing with the issue of whether or not existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is the latest Democrat to enter an already crowded field.

An argument for an exception to the style guides.

A deep dive into typography and naming choices.

In case anyone needs a refresher.

The Wall Street Journal tries, and fails, to defend President Trump’s indefensible veto of the Congressional resolution regarding the war on Yemen.

Pete Buttigieg is getting a lot of attention for a relatively unknown candidate. but it’s unclear if it can last.

Some say yes, others no.

Cory Booker’s message of unity isn’t going over well with Democratic voters eager for a fight.

The Vermont socialist likes to invent rights that don’t exist.

The findings are a dispiriting Rorschach test.

The Justice Department will release a ‘lightly redacted’ version of the 400-page report at 11 Eastern.

Donald Trump speaks largely just to his base, ignoring the nation as a whole. Whether this will be enough to win re-election in 2020 is an open question.

Virginia Democrats had a good fundraising quarter despite the scandals enveloping their top three officeholders.

President Trump has not surprisingly vetoed a Congressional resolution to limit American support for the Saudi war on Yemen. His defense for doing so is utterly absurd.

As Democrats at the state level seek to limit the ability of parents to decline to vaccinate their children. they are facing resistance from Republican colleagues.

There’s a lot of money already chasing the 2020 presidential election.

The White House appears to be preparing for the worst when it comes to the nominations of Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has officially joined the race for the 2020 Republican Presidential nomination

Steve King, who has recently come under attack for a long history of racist remarks, is facing a strong challenge for the GOP nomination in 2020.

Roy Moore has not said that he’s running for Senate again in Alabama, but he’s already threatening to up-end the race for the GOP nomination.

The Supreme Court is likely to finish striking down restrictions on offensive trademarks.

The President’s re-election fund-raising is off to a fast start.

So far, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign has been far more about image than substance.

The story is shifting, which makes me even more suspicious.

More pressures on a region already struggling.

Let’s just say that he isn’t impressed.

It’s still early in the 2020 cycle, but Democratic candidate are finding rally attendees focused on one thing. Beating Donald Trump.

The tone and content of President Trump’s 2020 campaign is already quite apparent.

Democrats in South Carolina seem to think they have a shot at beating Lindsey Graham in 2020. I wouldn’t be so sure of that.

Trump and company have a cartoonish view of immigration policy.

The 2020 debate on Twitter does not represent ordinary Americans. Does that matter?

Stephen Miller and others wanted to punish Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats by dumping detained migrants in their districts.

The US is reproducing below the replacement rate.

A shout-out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia.

Trump really has no plan about the border save for demagoging the issue.

A bipartisan bill will protect the tax preparation industry at the expense of the citizenry.

Says “He’s pulling the rug out from the very people that are trying to help him accomplish his goal.”

Are people fleeing blue states to avoid repressive taxes? It depends who you’re asking.

The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez edition.

California Governor Gavin Newsome may have put the issue front and center for 2020.

Add DHS to the list of Departments being run by interims.

Sanders’ suggestion is not as outside democratic norms as one might think.