Outside the Beltway

A disturbing story that’s almost certainly not what it first appears.

Congressman Steve King has some rather unique views about human history.

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

A new racist meme questioning Kamala Harris’s background is circulating on the Internet.

Attorney General William Barr has opened a new investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, a move that seems suspiciously political.

Steve King, who has recently come under attack for a long history of racist remarks, is facing a strong challenge for the GOP nomination in 2020.

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

Later this week, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could rewrite decades of law interpreting the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy rule.

An effort by the Federal Government to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises serious First Amendment issues.

Claiming it was because of the weather President Trump chose to skip a visit to a cemetery at the site of one of the bloodiest battles involving Americans in World War One.

Michelle Obama can’t forgive Donald Trump for his role in spreading the racist birther conspiracy. I can’t say I blame her.

Robert Mueller’s office has referred an apparent effort to bribe women into making allegations against him to the F.B.I.

A telling contrast of two Georgetown Prep schoolmates.

Alex Jones lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by families of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.

Russia’s real goal in interfering in American elections may not have anything to do with favoring one candidate over another.

Donald Trump chose to mark Memorial Day by talking about himself.

The parents of two of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing Alex Jones for falsely accusing them of lying about the deaths of their children.

Not surprisingly, a joint Senate Committee failed to really lay a glove on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday’s hearing.

Normally attorneys would be jumping at the chance to represent the President of the United States. With Donald Trump, the lawyers are distancing themselves from him as fast as they can.

Not surprisingly, John Bolton has some links to particularly shady people on the right.

A D.C. lawmaker latches on to an insane conspiracy theory.

Lawfare provides a balanced piece on the firing of Andrew McCabe.

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

Contrary to the claims that were made by conservatives and Trump supporters before its release, the memo prepared by Congressman Devin Nunes has done nothing to undermine the Russia investigation.

Imagine a world where Hillary Clinton was President and stood accused of the same things Donald Trump and his campaign are currently under investigation for.

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 Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

Donald Trump’s campaign is apparently finally acknowledging reality, although its claim that birtherism originated with the Clinton campaign in 2008 does not comport with the facts.

Much like their predecessors, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have released only limited information about their health. It may be time for that to change.

There must be something odd in the water in the Lone Star State, because a bizarre conspiracy theory seems to have taken root there.

Former President Clinton doesn’t seem to get it. Or, does he?

The House Intelligence Committee has concluded that the conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11/2012 attack in Benghazi are not supported by the evidence. That’s unlikely to change anyone’s mind, though.

Was the Jobs Report released one month before Election Day 2012 rigged? Despite a new report, there’s no evidence to suggest that it was.

People continue to spread conspiracy theories explaining the “real reason” that David Petraeus’s extra-marital affair became public.

An attempt to lay down some basic groundwork for discussing this story.

While the conspiracy theory is nuts, there are legitimate reasons to be skeptical of some elements of September’s Jobs Report.

Within minutes after today’s Jobs Report was released, the conspiracy theorists began to come forward.

If the United States and Egypt were Facebook friends, their relationship status would be “It’s Complicated.”