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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

Seven years of rhetoric on health care reform ended early this morning with a narrow vote on a bill that even Republicans didn’t really support.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

A Duke history professor uncovers “stealth plan” by “fifth columnists” who are seeking to overthrow democracy in the U.S. for their plutocrat masters.

Sad news about a Washington stalwart.

Another failed attempt to demonstrate the problems of voter fraud in the US.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.

More than twenty states are resisting requests for data from a ‘voter integrity’ Commission built on President Trump’s lie that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

The Supreme Court has once again declined to hear an appeal in a Second Amendment case.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on partisan gerrymandering in more than ten years, but opponents of the practice shouldn’t start celebrating just yet.

President Trump says he’d be willing to testify under oath in response to former F.B.I Director Comey’s accusations. That would be a mistake for several reasons.

Hillary Clinton is blaming everyone she can for her loss, except the most obvious suspects.

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

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

Another day in Court for President Trump’s Muslim ban.

Two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, nearly two-thirds of Americans support the idea of legal marriage rights for gay and lesbian Americans.

By the barest of margins, the House passed its bill repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, but the future of that bill is highly uncertain.

F.B.I. Director James Comey testified yesterday on the reasons he chose to publicly speak out just days before the 2016 election about the reopened Clinton email investigation.

Once again, the GOP punts on ‘repeal and replace’ because they don’t have the votes.

The Trump Administration is out with a tax plan, but it’s seriously lacking in details.

Another Federal Court has found another Trump Executive Order unconstitutional.

Six months after the election, the postmortems of the Clinton campaign all seem to have one thing in common, they all point at things other than the candidate and her campaign as being the reason she lost.

Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court made it harder for states to keep fines and other payments in cases where defendants are exonerated.

States are considering laws that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns, but such laws are probably unconstitutional.

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

The Oakland Los Angeles Oakland Raiders are headed to Vegas, baby!

It may well be that the 25th Amendment, not the impeachment clause, will be his undoing.

A pioneer of Rock & Roll has passed away.

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

Part Two in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan. This post examines several ideas advanced by conservatives, and the reasons they aren’t complete answers to the problems we face.

Senate Democrats are divided on how to approach the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, making it likely that he’ll be confirmed.

Iowa Congressman Steve King is causing controversy yet again with his comments in support of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

Part One in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan.