Outside the Beltway

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court today and appears to have fully recovered from her December surgery.

Elizabeth Warren still hasn’t figured out how to put the ‘Native American’ issue behind her.

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

Despite the President’s claims, the American steel industry isn’t doing well at all.

Federal employees deemed “essential” missed a paycheck yesterday in violation of US labor law.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

While often portrayed as left-leaning, the public broadcaster is ruthlessly capitalistic in its labor practices.

Jobs Growth in November was healthy but fell short of expectations.

The continued problem cause by a lack of shared reality.

Amazon has reportedly decided to split its second headquarters between an already urbanized area of Northern Virginia and the outer boroughs of New York City.

Over the weekend, it was confirmed that the man once referred to as Vladimir Putin’s favorite Congressman was defeated in last week’s midterms.

A Federal Judge in Maryland has ruled that discovery can proceed in a case alleging that President Trump has taken payments from outside sources in violation of the Constitution

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether to take a case involving employment discrimination based on gender identity.

More explosive devices sent to prominent Trump critics, including Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden, have been located.

Republicans passed a tax cut bill in December they hoped would help in the midterm elections. It has turned out to be a big dud.

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

September jobs growth fell short of expectations even as the top-line unemployment rate reached a point unseen since 1969.

A Federal Judge ruled late last week that a lawsuit under the Foreign Emoluments Clause by more than 200 Congressmen and Senators can proceed forward.

Why a much-cited analogy in the Brett Kavanaugh controversy is problematic.

President Trump is set to expand his ill-advised, economically ignorant, trade war with China.

Jobs growth in August was slightly better than expected, but still nothing overly impressive.

Entertainers work for a living, too.

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a candidate who lost the GOP primary for Senate cannot run as the nominee of another party due to the state’s “sore loser” law.

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez continues to lead in the polls, but his lead is far from secure.

Donald Trump is now attacking his own appointee to head the Federal Reserve Board.

In what appears to be a move based purely on vindictiveness, President Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.

Omarosa Manigault Newman, who used to be a Trump favorite, is out with a book that makes sensationalistic claims about the Trump Administration. The real story, though, is what she has on tape and how she got it.

In a rare red-state victory for labor unions, Missouri voters rejected a right to work initiative by an overwhelming margin.

Andy Bitter has taken a new job but his former employer thinks it owns his social media account.

There was a time when Mike Pence believed that a President’s personality morality and trustworthiness mattered. He clearly doesn’t believe that anymore.

Jobs growth fell short of expectations in July but was still relatively decent. Wage growth, however, remains stubbornly stagnant.

A Federal Judge in Maryland ruled last week that a lawsuit against the President based on a rather obscure provision of the Constitution could go forward.

The Secretary of State of West Virginia has barred Don Blankenship, who came in third place in the GOP Primary, from mounting a third-party bid on the November ballot.

One of the biggest names in Hollywood stands accused of sexual misconduct by a number of women in yet another ground-breaking report by Ronan Farrow.

Trump’s trade war will claw back 25% of the growth in GDP, slightly more than 20% of the wage growth and more than wipe out all the jobs his tax cuts would provide.

Don Blankenship, who came in third in the Republican Primary in West Virginia earlier this year, is moving forward with plans to run as a third-party candidate in the General Election.

Based on what can only be described as pure vindictiveness, the President is apparently planning on revoking security clearances of former officials who have been outspoken against the Administration and its policies.

Despite Republican hopes, the tax cuts passed by Congress in December are not manifesting themselves in increased wages.

A man who had been identified as an assailant at last year’s Charlottesville rally and apparent member of a white supremacist organization has been dismissed by defense contractor Northrop Grumman.

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 213,000 in June and the unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent.

It’s more complicated than one might think.

Harlan Ellison, who had a reputation for being as cantankerous as he was a great writer, has died at the age of 84.

A Pittsburgh area police officer has been indicted on homicide charges after a video emerged that appears to show him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that public sector unions cannot force employees to pay membership fees.

Once touted as an example of his deal-making prowess, Harley-Davidson sent a rebuke to President Trump by announcing it was moving some manufacturing to Europe to counteract the impact of his ongoing trade war.

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.