Outside the Beltway

This morning it was a question, this afternoon is a done deal in three states.

Staring in 2020 the winner in Maine will be the majority preference.

Four state GOPs appear poised to cancel their primaries/caucuses.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

One of the giants of the progressive blogosphere is going away.

The parent organization of the National Weather Service issued a statement Alabama and Dorian.

Welcome to the weekend.

Robert Mugabe led a nation to independence only to become a dictator who destroyed its economy, has died at the age of 95.

The August Jobs Report came in below expectations as other economic statistics point to a slowing economy.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is ending a Presidential bid nobody knew existed.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

A Federal Judge in Virginia has found the terrorist watch list unconstitutional.

The so-called “rebel alliance’ in the House of Commons continues to stack up wins against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but Johnson could still win in the end.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has once again upheld a local ordinance banning assault weapons.

House Democrats are set to investigate the payoffs made to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election.

To listen to the meda, Joe Biden’s recent gaffes and malapropisms are a major story. For regular Americans, though, they don’t seem to matter.

The House of Commons handed Prime Minister Boris Johnson a huge loss yesterday, throwing the short-term future of Brexit into doubt.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

A wedding venue in Mississippi is citing religious beliefs in support of its decision not to allow an interracial couple to utilize their facilities.

Another nonsense ruling on an issue that doesn’t belong in court to begin with.

President Trump’s newest tariffs went into effect over the weekend. They’re going to hurt.

As the race for the Democratic nomination heads into the fall, it looks as if it has already winnowed itself down to a top three.

More of the wit and wisdom of the 45th President of the United States.

Meanwhile, on the Korean Peninsula…..

So weird.

Parliament returns for a short period tomorrow, but there’s little time for those who hope to stop Boris Johnson’s plans to force a hard Brexit.

Where you can’t be off topic because there IS no topic.

The map shows the flaws of the Electoral College

The Democratic National Committee is moving to block efforts by the state parties in Iowa and Nevada to open up the caucus process to more participants, citing security issues.

Where you can’t be off topic before there IS no topic.

From the State of Alabama we get a perfect example of the reason why, at times, the law is an ass.

The Democratic candidates for President who didn’t qualify for the third debate are coming under increased pressure to get out of the race.

Indonesia is beginning an ambitious program to move its capital city. Because the current capital of Jakarta is sinking.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is the latest politician to apologize for donning blackface while she was in college.

Just joking edition.

For a change not by me.

The reaction to Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament to force a hard Brexit is mostly negative, but there appears to be little that can be done to stop it.

A former Federal Reserve officials argues that the Fed should not lower interest rates to compensate for the impact of the President’s trade war, potentially leading to his defeat in the election. This is an incredibly bad idea.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that states cannot punish electors who fail to follow the will of the majority of voters n their state or state laws purporting to direct how they should vote.

Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of a Presidential race few people realized she was in.

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken a step that virtually guarantees that the United Kingdom will go ahead with a hard Brexit at the end of October.

Two new polls released today indicate that earlier suggestions that the race for the Democratic nomination had shifted were incorrect.

Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson will retire at the end of 2019, setting up a contest in 2020 to fill the remainder of his term.

A new poll shows that most Americans want President Trump out of office, but don’t want to see the House impeach him.

An Oklahoma state court Judge has handed down what many are hailing as a landmark ruling related to the opioid crisis, but there’s reason to be skeptical about his conclusions.

A Florida jury has convicted a man involved in an argument over a parking space of manslaughter, rejecting his attempt to invoke the state’s ‘stand your ground’ law

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.