Outside the Beltway

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

The Justice Department has reversed course and will not fight a December ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is cutting short his US trip to deal with what his government is calling a Hamas attack.

Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It’s unwarranted.

Beto O’Rourke hasn’t officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s certainly sending all the signals you’d expect from a Presidential candidate.

The former Vice President is seen as “just right” by likely Caucus goers.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.

As it has since 2007, the Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News from hosting a debate featuring the party’s candidates for President.

For the second time in a week, reports indicate that the President intervened to get a family member a security clearance.

Luke Perry’s death is a sad reminder.

A new report demonstrates that the relationship between Fox News Channel and the Trump Administration is much closer and more pervasive than previously believed.

We won’t have Hillary Clinton to kick around anymore.

He conjures the imperialist past with such comments (and he doesn’t even use the term correctly).

Once again, President Trump proves that in the face of evil he is a coward and a disgrace.

The President of the United States and the most-talked-about freshman Representative in ages could not be more different.

Republicans face a choice in the coming days. Do they support the Constitution, or do they support Donald Trump? You can count on them making the wrong choice.

Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.

The populist Democrat won’t be hosting fundraising dinners. Until the general election campaign, at least.

And I’d still prefer her to Donald Trump.

Literally no current candidate for President has a net favorable opinion rating.

Robert Mueller appears to be winding down his investigation and getting ready to submit a report to the Attorney General.

A Coast Guard officer and aspiring domestic terrorist was arrested late yesterday for plotting to kill Democratic politicians and members of the media.

Tennis great Martina Navratilova is facing criticism for raising questions about how sports handles the issue of transgender athletes competing within the gender they identify with. She shouldn’t be.

While I’m sympathetic to his plight, he has no case.

Faced with a field that could be more crowded than the Republican field in 2016, Democrats have come up with a different solution to the rather obvious problem of debate scheduling.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.

Based on his appearance on CNN last night, Howard Schultz appears to be running a campaign about nothing.

President Trump now appears to accept the compromise worked out by Congress to avoid another shutdown even though he’s not pleased with it.

It was only a matter of time before Trump’s rhetoric against the press would lead to something violent. Last night in El Paso, it happened.

New polling indicates that a solid majority of Democrats are more interested in finding a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 than they are with finding a candidate that agrees with them on specific issues.

President Trump’s detailed schedules reveal a man who doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time actually working.

Virgnia’s governor has to resign. But not because of some 35-year-old photos.

Two more defections from the stable of writers at RedState provide further proof of the extent to which conservative media has become a pro-Trump echo chamber.

Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

Many people are wondering how CNN knew to be at Roger Stone’s house in Florida this morning. It turns out that it was good old-fashioned reporting.

New polling data indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the future of the Trump Presidency. That’s not good news for him, or for Republicans.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

New polling seems to indicate that President Trump is losing support among an important part of his base.

Once again, Rudy Giuliani is contradicting his client.

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

Florida’s New Governor has removed the Sheriff of Broward County over his officer’s lack of response before and during the Parkland shooting.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.

Border states/districts are not as pro-wall as presidential rhetoric might make you think.

The numbers aren’t good for Trump.

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

President Trump is claiming he never said Mexico would directly pay for the wall, except for all those times when he said Mexico would directly pay for the wall.