Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump’s irrational tweets are once again focused on the leader of North Korea.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear yet another Second Amendment case.

The shooter in the Texas church shooting was apparently able to get his weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction.

Republican Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray say they’ve reached a bipartisan deal to fix an important part of the Affordable Care Act.

New polling shows increased support for gun control measures in the wake of Las Vegas, but it’s not likely to last and it won’t lead to any significant action by Congress.

The District of Columbia has decided not to risk an appeal of a lower court ruling striking down its restrictive concealed-carry law.

A Federal Appeals Court has declined to review a panel decision striking down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

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.

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

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 once again declined to hear an appeal in a Second Amendment case.

Nearly 200 Members of Congress and the Senate have filed suit against President Trump alleging that he is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

For some reason, Joe Lieberman is apparently the front-runner to replace James Comey at the F.B.I.

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

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.

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Maryland’s ban on certain so-called “assault weapons,” but it’s unclear if the Supreme Court will even take up the case.

Judge Gorsuch isn’t much of a fan of Donald Trump’s comments about the judiciary.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

With just forty-nine days left in the campaign, and less than a week before the first debate, the race for President is tighter than ever.

The “independent conservative” running for President is finding it hard to even get on the ballot.

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

Donald Trump’s path to 270 Electoral Votes is becoming less likely by the day.

With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.

We’re further from a public option than we were in 2009. The need for it has become more acute.

One of the greatest coaches of all time has passed.

As expected, the Senate rejected four gun control measures introduced in the wake of the attack in Orlando.

Continuing a pattern that began six years ago, the Supreme Court has again declined to hear an appeal in a case involving a challenge to state gun control laws.

Hillary Clinton won the final Super Tuesday of the 2016 primary season, thus officially sending us into what promises to be among the most contentious General Election battles in recent memory.

Some of the GOP’s top donors still aren’t sold on Donald Trump.

Even before the 2016 convention, Republicans are talking about possible rules changes to stop another Trump-like candidate in 2020 or beyond.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

With voters in five states set to go to the polls, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to make significant progress toward their quest for a majority of delegates in their respective contests.

Hillary Clinton scored another big win in New York last night, putting her closer to clinching the Democratic nomination, and causing Bernie Sanders’ campaign to make even less sense.

As expected, Donald Trump scored a huge victory in his home state last night and now appears to be back on track to win the GOP nomination.

A Connecticut Judge has allowed a lawsuit against the manufacturer and seller of the weapons used in the Sandy Hook Shootings to go forward, but a Federal Law appears to make dismissal inevitable.

Just days before a high stakes primary in New York, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed over familiar themes in their latest debate.

With just over a week to go, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have solid leads in New York.

Ohio Governor John Kasich cannot win a majority of delegates at this point, but he’s still resisting calls to drop out of the race.

It’s time for Bernie Sanders and his supporters to face reality. He’s not going to be the Democratic nominee.

Looking at the delegate math, Donald Trump’s path to victory seems to be becoming clearer by the day.

As expected, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both scored big wins in Arizona, while Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders both continued to win caucus states.

Even as Hillary Clinton heads toward winning the Democratic nomination for President, there’s an server-sized shadow over her campaign.

For now at least, the Bush Dynasty has seen the end of its involvement in national politics.

The gun control regulations to be announced later today by President Obama later today amount to far less than the hype would lead you to believe.