Outside the Beltway

After a highly contentious nomination process, Jeff Sessions was confirmed last night as the new Attorney General of the United States.

A true, albeit largely anonymous, hero of humanity has passed away.

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

After four straight losses, prosecutors in Baltimore are throwing in the towel in the Freddie Gray case.

Donald Trump started out his campaign by telling us that the American dream is dead, and he returned to those dark and pessimistic themes in his acceptance speech last night.00

Another acquittal in Baltimore leads to questions about whether or not prosecutors should continue with the trials against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray matter.

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

A true legend in legal journalism is moving on.

The trial of the man who was believed to be the most culpable in the death of Freddie Gray has been acquitted, calling the entire prosecution strategy into question.

Congratulations Cleveland! Next month, you get Donald Trump.

An acquittal in one of the six Freddie Gray cases, but not an unexpected one.

As the Empire State votes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look well positioned to have a very good night.

St. Louis will lose its second NFL team in 28 years as the Rams go home to LA.

The decision by a Cleveland Grand Jury to decline to indict a police officer in the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice raises once again questions about how the law handles shootings involving police officers.

A setback for prosecutors in the Freddie Gray case.

The Justice Department has launched a widespread investigation into the operation of the Chicago Police Department in the wake of the murder of LaQuan McDonald.

A Chicago Police Officer has been charged with murder in the death of a 17 year old African-American male that, from the evidence that has been released, seems completely unjustifiable.

Thanks apparently in part to body camera footage, two police officers in Louisiana are facing murder charges in the shooting death of a child during a police chase.

As Ben Carson rises in the polls, it’s worth noting his many examples of having what can only be called a very odd relationship with truth and the basic facts of history.

A true legend has passed.

A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans oppose Kim Davis’s refusal to follow the law, even while some Republican candidates rally behind her.

The POLITICO gang report that a “Joe Biden strategy for [a] White House run [is] taking shape.”

“Fiscal conservative” Scott Walker is handing Wisconsin taxpayers a $400 million bill for a new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks.

A long standing policy against gay Scout Leaders has been repealed.

Removing the responsibility to investigate police misconduct from the prosecutors who have to work with those police on a daily basis is a good idea.

Nine people died overnight in a shooting at an historic African-American Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Martin O’Malley is running for President for some reason.

The Cleveland Police Department has agreed to submit to significant monitoring in the wake of a damning Justice Department investigation.

A Cleveland police officer has been acquitted of manslaughter and other charges in a case that resulted in the death of two African-American individuals.

The six Baltimore cops charged in the April death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a Grand Jury.

Hillary Clinton is a deeply flawed candidate who might not even make a very good President. But that doesn’t matter in the race for the Democratic Nomination, and she’s probably going to be the next President anyway.

Maryland’s former Governor will announce his candidacy for President next week. Don’t expect him to go very far.

President Obama is taking steps to reduce police militarization, but there’s much more that needs to be done.

The Baltimore Police Department will finally be under the Federal microscope. But it took the death of Freddie Gray for it happen.

Ben Carson is running for President.

Big news out of Baltimore and, perhaps, the beginning of justice for Freddie Gray.

There is no excuse for last night’s rioting in Baltimore, but that should not deflect attention from the problems with that city’s police.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is insightful and eloquent. He’s wrong in this instance.

Just over a week after a death at the hands of police that remains incredibly suspicious, Baltimore is the sight of violent riots.

Ben Carson will be entering the race for President next month, but don’t pretend for a minute that he’s a serious candidate.

NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot dead while sitting in their patrol car In Brooklyn. And those suggesting that anyone other than the killer has “blood on their hands” are being absurd.

Unlike Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson has lost his bid to have his suspension overturned.

Ben Carson is not a serious candidate for President, but he’s likely to get a lot of support from the GOP’s Tea Party wing.

In a slap to the face of the N.F.L. and Commissioner Roger Goodell, an arbitrator has overturned the indefinite suspension that was imposed on former Ravens Running Back Ray Rice back in September.

An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.