Outside the Beltway

Some activists on the left are calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. While that may be a great sound bite, it doesn’t really accomplish anything.

Turkey’s authoritarian leader is going to be around for a long time.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Virginia last night, and the incident raises questions of how far we should let politics infiltrate everyday life.

Madison was right about politicians and ambition. He just didn’t see the how it would all play out.

The dean of conservative columnists argues that the Republican Congress must be taught a lesson.

The odds of an immigration bill passing the House were already low. This morning, President Trump pretty much guaranteed failure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces what could be a scandal that will quickly push him out of office.

The former New York City Mayor is prepared to spend $80 million to help Democrats take back Congress this year.

Pending the mere formality of approval by the Governor-General, Canada will soon become the largest nation in the world where recreational use of marijuana is legal.

Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?

The Supreme Court avoided ruling on the merits of two partisan gerrymandering cases, but the issue will be back before them sooner rather than later.

A federal trial court has ruled the practice an unconstitutional infringement on suffrage.

A 9-0 ruling side-stepped the broader issue of to what extent purely political considerations may be applied.

The President continues to enjoy enthusiastic support from the over-65 set.

Colombia is currently choosing its next president.

With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.

House Republicans put forward a plan to protect DACA beneficiaries, but President Trump appears to have doomed it already.

Virginia Republicans took a hard-right turn in yesterday’s primary. This is likely to benefit the Democrats.

GOP primary voters continue to reward staunch supporters of the President and punish those who get on his bad side.

Maine voters head to the polls today to pick nominees for Governor and several other offices, but the most interesting thing is way they’ll be voting.

In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.

Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?

Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.

Democrats on Capitol Hill are objecting to the proposed changes in the role of superdelegates in the party’s nomination process.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

Most Americans disagree with Trump on the N.F.L. National Anthem protests, but Republicans are behind him.

After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.

The actions of the Trump administration are helping Russian-EU relations (to the detriment of the US).

It isn’t a primary and it is an illustration of how electoral rules affect behavior.

Senators hoping for a long summer recess have had their hopes dashed.

More than a decade ago, Donald Trump revealed one of his secrets to success. Exhaust your enemies. It explains much of what has happened since he took office.

The new American Ambassador to Germany is making what clearly seem to be inappropriate statements about domestic politics in Europe.

The Federal Government will borrow more than $1 trillion this year for the first time in more than a half-decade.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

A new poll indicates that Texas Senator Ted Cruz isn’t as vulnerable as previously thought, and reminds us that Texas is still a very red state.

With the President’s “Spygate” allegations standing largely discredited, his attorney and at the moment chief spokesperson Rudy Giuliani admits that the entire conspiracy theory was created to discredit the Mueller investigation.

As he has in the past, Bernie Sanders will seek the Democratic nomination for Senate in Vermont but won’t accept the nomination if he wins.

Although he came in third place in the GOP primary, Don Blankenship is now running as a third-party candidate and could potentially be a problem for Republicans in November.

In an election that pretty much everyone agrees was illegitimate, Nicolás Maduro has won a second term as Venezuela’s President.

Quietly, Mike Pence is seeking to create his own power base inside the GOP even as the White House pushes back.

With the end of the Supreme Court term approaching, speculation about a Kennedy retirement is ramping up again.

Don’t look for a Trump agenda for the rest of the year. It doesn’t exist.

Republicans are trying to fight back against efforts to limit their ability to gerrymander Congressional and State Legislative Districts. It’s a fight they deserve to lose.

Mike Pence’s obsequiousness to his master knows no limits.

Ohio voters have approved a referendum designed to reform the manner in which district lines are drawn.

Gina Haspel faced some tough questions from Democrats regarding her role in the C.I.A.’s post-9/11 torture programs, but she’s likely to be confirmed anyway.

A small group of Republican rebels in the House are attempting to push legislation protecting DACA beneficiaries to a floor vote. Unfortunately, they’re not likely to succeed.

Republican chances to hold the Senate were boosted in West Virginia last night thanks to the fact that a fringe candidate was soundly defeated.

As expected, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran. There was no rational basis for doing so.