Outside the Beltway

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

President Trump’s shameful decision to ban transgender Americans from the military has nothing to do with military readiness and everything to do with pandering to his far-right base.

The problematic nature of Arpaio’s tenure goes beyond just his contempt charge.

The president’s decisions to pardon Joe Arpaio sends a clear signal in the wake of Charlottesville.

The president has abrogated his duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

A race for the Virginia House of Delegates straight out of a civics book.

President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.

Texas suffers another legal setback in its effort to pass a Voter ID law.

President Trump remains obsessed with the Russian investigation and continues to try to shut it down.

Trump’s legislative accomplishments have been anemic at best.

Donald Trump is threatening to shut the government down if Congress doesn’t pay for the wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.

They may both be Republicans, but the relationship between the President and the Senate Majority Leader is bad and seems to be getting worse.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

Democrats and “Never Trump”ers shouldn’t count their chickens before they’re hatched.

President Trump’s Afghanistan policy sounds awfully familiar, and it’s likely to lead to the same results.

The Daily Caller crosses a line and doesn’t seem to regret it.

Based on initial reports, Trump’s Afghanistan policy looks a lot like what we’ve seen for the past sixteen years.

The dangers of the tyranny of the majority have only magnified.

Three new polls show Trump’s job approval down significantly in the three states that put him over the top in the Electoral College last year.

A public intellectual is getting the help he needs.

Solace emboldens and helps to mainstream.

A loss for the world of comedy.

The First Amendment protects the rights even of the people who gathered in Charlottesville to promote hatred and violence, However, it does not shield them from the consequences of that speech.

Who could have predicted we would be where we are at the moment in terms of racial politics and the White House?

The problem with the Trump White House is the man who sits behind the Resolute Desk.

The fundamental premise at the heart of the immigration bill that President Trump backed earlier this month has no merit whatsoever.

A bit of wishful thinking in the wake of Steve Bannon’s ouster.

We mourn Charlottesville because Donald J. Trump, the President of the United States, made clear in no uncertain terms that in his mind there was little distinction between those in Charlottesville who pursued the un-American “values” of soil, blood, and racial dominance and those who pursued the ideals of the American Constitution.

Another one bites the dust.

A big change appears to have taken place in American cable news viewing habits.

President Trump’s reaction to the terror attack in Spain included an easily debunked lie about one of America’s most decorated Generals.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

The people who would most immediately be impacted by a war on the Korean peninsula don’t seem quite so concerned. Perhaps we should take a cue from them.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.