Outside the Beltway

We won’t have a little-known Congressman from somewhereoranother to kick around any more.

Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire investor previously charged with sex crimes involving minors, has been charged with sex trafficking involving minors.

As we head toward a potential crisis in the Persian Gulf, the consequences of the President’s lies are coming home to roost.

A new report suggests that the Chinese movie-going market will surpass the American market in 2020.

A new report indicates that Russian social media trolls are involved in spreading anti-vaccination propaganda in the United States and elsewhere.

A new poll shows that roughly two-thirds of Americans, including a large number of Republicans, do not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

Legendary Comedian Tim Conway has died at the age of 85.

94-year-old Bill Dawson has a story to tell and is the only one left alive to tell it.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

Que Sera, Sera

The Trump Administration is taking an unnecessarily militaristic approach toward Iran, and that poses real dangers for the country and for the Middle East.

Despite poll numbers suggesting otherwise, one political analyst suggests that the United States may not be “ready” for a gay President.

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is the latest entrant into the race for the Democratic nomination for President, and the field isn’t done growing.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden is calling for an end to American support for the Saudi war on Yemen.

Donald Trump speaks largely just to his base, ignoring the nation as a whole. Whether this will be enough to win re-election in 2020 is an open question.

A classic demonstration of the old maxim, “the medium is the message.”

Add DHS to the list of Departments being run by interims.

Another demonstration that evidence doesn’t much matter in modern American politics.

Tragedy piled on top of tragedy.

Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.

William Barr was easily confirmed as Attorney General in a 54-45 votes that included three Democrats crossing over to support him.

The former #2 official at the FBI is trying to sell a book.

Most Americans oppose the idea of the President using a “national emergency” to get funding for his border wall. Will that matter to him?

Despite overwhelming calls for his resignation, Ralph Northam is refusing to step down as Governor of Virginia.

There’s not really a good explanation for this, Governor Northam.

Jeff Flake says he won’t be running against President Trump in 2020, but there may be others.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

California Senator Kamala Harris is set to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination later this month.

President Trump is offering to change his ‘concrete wall’ with a ‘steel barrier’ in what he apparently things is a compromise.

As 2018 draws to a close, there’s no sign that the government shutdown will end any time soon.

The Senate overwhelmingly passed major reforms in Federal sentencing and related laws. As the name of the bill implies, it’s a first step, but a good first step.

As Washington heads into the final days of a budget shutdown, Republicans find themselves on the losing end of a public relations battle.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

President Trump’s job approval numbers continue to be worse than those of any President since the end of World War Two.

Forty years ago tonight, the Star Wars universe came to television in a production so bad that it makes Jar Jar Binks seem positively Shakespearean by comparison.

Rest in Peace and Excelsior, Stan Lee!

With the election over, New York’s junior Senator seems to have changed her mind about running for President.

With one week to go before Election Day, Democrats seem well-positioned to gain control of the House while Republicans seem likely to hold on to the Senate.

The vise is tightening on the Catholic Church.

At least eight people are dead in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Just days after appearing to condone donning blackface in the style of a 19th Century minstrel show, Megyn Kelly is out at NBC News.

Donald Trump is talking about a tax cut that appears to exist only in his own mind.

With three weeks to go until Election Day, it’s looking like we’ll end up with a Congress divided between Democrats in the House and Republicans in the Senate.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

With four weeks to go until Election Day, Donald Trump and the Republicans are continuing to stoke the divisions laid bare by the Kavanaugh nomination.

The Merrick Garland precedent is power politics, nothing more.

Beto O’Rourke isn’t eager to get Barack Obama’s endorsement, but there’s a good reason why.

At least for the moment, the fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court appears to be helping Republicans rally their base for November. The question is whether it will last after the fight is over.

The legal troubles for Tesla’s Elon Musk just got a lot more serious.