Outside the Beltway

Her Democratic opponent has conceded.

Either democracy is sacred, or it’s not.

Sigh.

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.

Some judicial alphabet soup in dialog with my co-blogger.

It’s not a cult but not exactly mainstream, either.

Kamala Harris wins by not losing.

Multiple reports have the Notre Dame graduate replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A fundamental building block of our system makes it nearly impossible to fix.

Legitimacy hangs in the balance.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

The platform decision is emblematic of a Trump-led party.

Is the Chief Justice laying a trap or simply ‘calling balls and strikes’?

A reprise of an almost identical case with a different group of Justices–and the Chief Justice switching sides.

The regime’s crackdown on their Muslim minority is worse than imagined.

A disgraced governor is signing a wave of progressive legislation

A case that should never have made it to the Supreme Court.

One side is arguing over rules while the other is focused on consequences.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

In just three years in office, Donald Trump has succeeded in taking huge steps in transforming the judiciary for decades to come.

A newly filed lawsuit seeks to blunt expected efforts in 2020 to “ratify” the Equal Rights Amendment even though it effectively died nearly 40 years ago.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a Mississippi law that banned nearly all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.

The impeachment inquiry moves to the House judiciary Committee this morning.

The California Supreme Court has struck down a state law purporting to require a candidate for President to release their tax returns,

The fifth Democratic debate brought some candidate clashes, but hardly the no-holds-barred type of event you might expect for this late in the pre-primary process.

In what many are seeing as a rebuke of the President, Louisiana voters re-elected Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards over his Republican opponent.

Nine months after what seemed like the end of his political career, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has mounted a comeback,

One political scientist says yes. A bunch of others say wait, what?

A Federal District court Judge in Alabama has blocked implementation of that state’s latest attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its site. It is a largely meaningless decision, but it’s still a bad idea.

Former North Caroline Senator Kay Hagan has died,

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

As widely expected, yesterday’s “jungle primary” in the Louisiana Governor’s race ended with nobody winning a majority.

Barry Goldwater saw what the so-called “religious right” would become decades ago.

The Supreme Court returns to work today with a significant number of high-profile cases on its docket.

Trump threatens civil war if he’s removed from office.

Once again, a fight is set to brew over funding for the President’s border wall. Will he force another shutdown in an election year?

In a rebuke to traditional conservative views of Federalism, the Trump Administration intends to revoke California’s authority to set its own clean air standards,

In the US, the candidate defines the party, not the other way around.

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

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

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

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

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

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Kentucky teenager alleging he had been defamed by the coverage of his confrontation with a Native American man in January.

Increased focus on conservative efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade appears to be rallying public support for abortion rights.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger. Much like 2014, though, it’s far too early to start writing his political obituary.

A considerable number of Republican have effectively left our party over Donald Trump. Should we go all the way?