Outside the Beltway

President Trump’s tariffs are having a noticeable, and negative, impact on global economies. The President doesn’t seem to care.

Having exhausted their word list and the competitors, the contest ended with octo-champs.

Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to five N.F.L. Championships in the pre-Super Bowl era and in Super Bowls I and II, has died at the age of 85.

One of the most well-known architects of the modern era has passed away.

The President revived an old debate but added some new twists.

The New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago metro areas are all losing people.

The Texas Congressman has decided to forgo another Senate bid and instead focus his energies elsewhere.

Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.

Herb Kelleher, who helped found an airline that revolutionized the industry thanks to his unconventional choices, has died at the age of 87.

I’m not saying it was aliens, but……..

Former Dallas police office Amber Guyger has been charged with murder in connection with the September shooting of Botham Jean in his own apartment.

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

Some examples from 2018 of the problems with single seat districts.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Beto O’Rourke should consider running again in 2020, but not for President.

As expected, the midterm elections ended up being a split result that gives Democrats and Republicans alike reason to celebrate.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

Just when I thought political humor was dead.

Amber Guyger has been fired by the Dallas Police Department, now it’s up to the justice system to hold her accountable for her actions.

Former President Bush has waded back into politics but don’t expect him to be campaigning for Ted Cruz.

The shooting of Botham Jean by off-duty Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger earlier this month seems like a clear cut murder. So why is she only charged with manslaughter?

After spending most of his post-Presidency on the political sidelines, former President Bush is hitting the fundraising trail for GOP candidates in Texas and Florida.

Author Sam Anderson puts forward a rather strange hypothesis in Politico.

A new poll shows Ted Cruz in a much tighter than expected race for re-election, but it’s going to take more to consider Texas a state that Democrats could pick up in the fall.

The first night of games in the N.F.L. pre-season included some sporadic protests during the National Anthem, and prompted a predictable response from the President.

A Federal Judge in Oregon has rejected an efforts by a parent’s group to block a school district policy that allows transgender students to use the restroom facilities that conform to their gender identity.

Republicans will hold their 2020 National Convention in the same city that hosted the Democrats back in 2012.

Democrats have decided to move up the date of their 2020 Convention.

There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.

Does learning that entertainers are bad people retroactively ruin their art?

Ebola is making a reappearance in Central Africa.. Will the world be better prepared this time?

A blast from the past as Oliver North, who was once at the center of a major Washington scandal, is named President of the National Rifle Association.

With the start of her confirmation hearings just days away, Gina Haspel’s nomination to be C.I.A. Director is by no means secure.

Rudy Giuliani tried to clean up the mess he created for his client earlier this week. He failed miserably.

A Federal Appeals Court has reversed a lower court ruling that struck down Texas’s Voter ID law as discriminatory against minority voters.

A Federal Judge in Texas has ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is barred by Federal Law. Legally speaking, this is a tenuous argument at best.

Last night, he finished in double digits for his 867th consecutive game. There are 71 players in the Hall of Fame who didn’t play in that many games.

Much of Atlanta city government has been forced to rely on pen and paper this week thanks to a Ransomware attack.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

Yesterday was the seventy-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For most Americans, though, it was just another day. That’s only natural.

Ezekiel Elliott got a legal reprieve late last week, but it may not last for long and it could have a big impact on the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys.

Downplaying earlier reports, the National Football League is shooting down reports that it would move to force players to stand for the National Anthem.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The battle over Confederate statues that was resurrected by the violence in Charlottesville is off the front pages, but that doesn’t mean it’s over quite yet.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

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

The Worldwide Leader fired over 100 on-air personalities yesterday.

Trump’s attempt to fix the balance of trade will almost surely end up leaving us all worse off.