Outside the Beltway

Original blogger AllahPundit is leaving Hot Air after 16 years.

The rate at which Americans are getting COVID shots is slowing rapidly.

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

A new poll finds that a strong majority of Americans support life in prison instead of the death penalty.

Chick-Fil-A is ending its charitable giving to organizations that oppose LGBT rights, and conservatives are predictably freaking out.

Jeff Sessions demonstrates just how obsequious he’s willing to be to get his Senate seat back.

Former Senator and Denocratic Presidential candidate Jim Webb is reportedly being considered for Defense Secretary.

Europe has abandoned centuries-old laws against blasphemy, but the assault on so-called “hate speech” threatens to effectively bring them back.

Donald Trump’s vanity-seeking military parade has been postponed amid reports that the estimated cost has increased dramatically.

Initial polling on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court find the public more divided than they have been for other recent SCOTUS picks, but that’s unlikely to impact the fate of his nomination.

Do yourself a favor and skip the State Of The Union Address tonight. You won’t be missing anything important.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

Another conflict of interest for President-Elect Trump.

One result from the new NBC News poll shows us how important it is to pay attention to how poll questions are phrased.

A small group of Republican delegates is apparently discussing yet another quixotic effort to deny Donald Trump the nomination.

With top Republicans recoiling from the realization that the GOP is stuck with Trump in 2016, the ground seems to be being prepared for a conflict that could tear the GOP apart regardless of who wins in November.

After initially expressing doubts about his candidacy, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has lined up behind Donald Trump.

With Donald Trump now confirmed as the GOP nominee, some conservatives are suggesting that the Senate GOP should just give in on the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

Ben Carson displays incoherence and ignorance on foreign policy issues that disqualify him from being considered a serious candidate for President of the United States.

Donald Trump is threatening to boycott the next Republican debate if there aren’t format changes. The GOP should call his bluff.

Donald Trump says he still doesn’t know where the President was born, but he’d rather not talk about that anymore.

Two potential candidates for the Republican nomination in 2016 traded barbs this week over the President’s new policy toward Cuba.

The budget bill Congress set to pass Congress would effectively reverse the will of the voters of Washington, D.C., who just voted to legalize marijuana.

Mike Huckabee seems to be making the moves necessary to run for President again, For reasons only he can understand.

Rumors are circulating again that the House GOP may make an immigration reform pitch before the midterm elections.