Outside the Beltway

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet again in February, but it’s hard to see why.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa, an American territory whose residents are generally not American citizens from birth. However, she is nonetheless a “natural born citizen.”

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.

Though in poor health himself, Bob Dole made his way to the Capitol to pay his respects to his old friend and political rival.

Three Democratic Senators are suing the Acting Attorney General, asserting that his appointment was unconstitutional.

Is Donald Trump thinking about dumping Mike Pence in 2020? Probably not, but that’s not going to stop the speculation.

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

It’s all over but the vote counting.

Add yet another name to the potential Democratic campaign field in 2020.

Yesterday’s test of the Presidential Alert system went about as planned.

After eight hours of testimony, the only impression a non-partisan mind could be left with from the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh is that we need a full investigation of the charges against the Supreme Court nominee. Unfortunately, we’re not going to get that.

Monday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the charges made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is still on as scheduled, but the details are still being negotiated.

Be prepared to get a test message from the Federal Government at 2:18 pm Eastern Time on Thursday. This is only a test.

The second day of questioning for Judge Brett Kavanaugh was a bit rockier than the first, but nothing happened that seriously threatens his eventual confirmation.

The first day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings was much ado about pretty much nothing, but then that can be used to describe a process whose outcome is pretty much foreordained.

California Republican Duncan Hunter Jr, who was an early backer of President Trump’s campaign, has been indicted on charges he used massive amounts of campaign funds to pay for personal expenses.

Vermont Democrats nominated a transgender woman for Governor yesterday but she faces long odds in November.

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down part of a Hawaii law barring open carry of weapons, but this win for gun rights advocates may turn out to be short-lived.

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.

Contrary to what many people have claimed, the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii did not overturn one of the most controversial decisions in its history.

In a ruling that largely relies on the authority granted by Congress to the President to regulate immigration on national security grounds, the Supreme Court has upheld the final version of the Administration’s travel ban.

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

With the start of the Singapore Summit just hours away, it’s not at all clear what the respective parties can possibly agree to other than what amounts to a photo opportunity.

Some legal scholars are speculating that the Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop could impact the ruling on the President’s Muslim Travel Ban. This seems unlikely.

With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.

Clashes between the US and Chinese navies in the South China Sea have intensified.

As we approach the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support same-sex marriage.

President Trump continues his unhinged, and unsupported by facts, war on Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos by pressuring an independent agency to raise shipping rates.

The Postal Service is losing billions of dollars, but not for the reasons the President claims.

Eleven states plus DC, who have 172 of the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a President, are now part of the compact.

A new lawsuit seeks to have the 2012 DACA program declared unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. It didn’t appear to go well for the challengers.

Late last week, Hawaii became the seventh state and eighth major American jurisdiction to legalize assisted suicide.

Joe Arpaio is saying he might reopen his “investigation” into former President Obama’s birthplace if he’s elected Senator.

The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.

Absent changes in policy, the nation’s most hallowed military cemetery will run out of space in two decades.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

John Bolton is leading a cry for preemptive war against North Korea.

Another day, another Court ruling against the Trump Administration.

While most of America slept, the government was shutdown thanks to some faux theatrics by a single Senator.

Two weeks later, it’s still unclear what caused a false missile alert to be sent out in Hawaii.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Government’s appeal of the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim Travel Ban

Fortunately, yesterday’s missile alert in Hawaii was a false alarm. However, it is raising questions about the early warning system that’s in place and the state’s preparedness in case of an actual attack.

Late yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down the latest version of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.