Outside the Beltway

It takes a whole lot of work to net small gains for underrepresented groups.

The House Intelligence Committee’s report is being touted as vindication by the Trump Administration and its supporters. It’s not.

A Federal Judge has struck down the revised version of the ban on transgender members of the military from serving openly, and the ruling has significance that goes well beyond the issue at hand.

A blog post and resulting Twitter exchange point to a larger problem in our political dialog.

The woman who wounded three people at the video company before killing herself posted insane rants all over social media.

Johnetta Benton was caught on tape in a 15-minute rant against President Trump’s campaign slogan. She ain’t wrong.

A Federal Judge In New York City is allowing a lawsuit against the President’s DACA order to go forward, and he based part of his ruling on the President’s own rhetoric.

Repeated studies have demonstrated their bias against women and minorities. Why do we use them to make employment decisions?

The head of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation admitted yesterday that the committee was never focused on any potential evidence of collusion.

It may be time for transparency on pay structures so employees know what others in comparable positions are making.

Ending an investigation that was flawed and tainted with partisanship from the start, the House Intelligence Committee has abruptly concluded its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules that existing civil rights laws bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Daniel Triesman offers an explanation as to “Why the poor don’t vote to soak the rich.”

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a memo that completely eviscerates the memo prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes.

While the glass ceiling in high-level posts was shattered decades ago, men still dominate the field.

Israeli police have recommended that charges be brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whether that damages him politically remains to be seen.

The Judge presiding over a case dealing with Trump’s proposed border wall expressed doubts about the project. The President will no doubt be irked by the identity of that Judge.

Two Amtrak crashes in less than a week is newsworthy. It is not, however, a trend.

The two most important allegations in the Nunes memo appear to be complete lies.

National Review legal analyst David French argues that the Nunes memo actually undermines the central claim its proponents were seeking to bolster.

Republicans have released the memo prepared by Congressman Devin Nunes that purports to call into question the basis for the Russia investigation. In the end, though, it amounts to much ado about nothing.

The guy who found Al Capone’s vault wishes we had a guy like Sean Hannity back in the Watergate era.

John Kelly continues to throw away the good name he earned in decades of service as a Marine to serve the agenda of President Trump.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

A Federal Judge has put a hold on the impending end of the DACA program.

President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.

Late yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down the latest version of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a major case regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the issue is likely to come up again in the very near future.

Donald Trump’s Jerusalem decision reveals yet again that he is an appallingly bad deal maker.

The Washington Post exposes another James O’Keefe fraud.

In his time as President, Donald Trump has demonstrated as much contempt for the rule of law as he did as a candidate.

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.

Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.

As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

Don’t cry for Spicer.

Robert Mueller seems to be getting closer to the President, and the Administration is responding by seeking to undermine his investigation.

An important redistricting decision was handed down by the Supreme Court today.

Donald Trump’s “Winter White House,” which has effectively become a “Weekend White House,” is basically selling access to the President.

DeVos plays to the CPAC crowd, but insults higher education.

Independent of the current controversy surrounding President Trump’s immigration order, Republicans in Congress are looking at a plan to break up the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

It’s not all peaches and cream for pretty young women.

Despite a video that clearly shows what appears to be cold-blooded murder, the trial of a South Carolina cop who shot an African-American man in the back while he ran away ended in a hung jury. Fortunately, this isn’t the end of the road.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

The Supreme Court begins another term faced with the prospect of having to spend much of their time dealing with the fact that they’re short a member.

The election is now fifty-six days away and, while the race is tighter than it has been, it’s still one in which Hillary Clinton has seemingly all the advantages.

Donald Trump has spent more time recently attacking the news media than anything else. He ought to be condemned for it.