Outside the Beltway

The unconscionable violation of norms in 2016 won’t apply in 2018; it’s a matter of power, not principle.

Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning lost a bid for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maryland, to the surprise of nobody.

Support for gun control spiked in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting but it appears to be returning to more normal levels, and that’s bad news for gun control advocates.

Republicans are worried about 2018, and they’re even more worried that they have a President who is refusing to acknowledge political reality.

Sean Hannity was Michael Cohen’s “secret client,” but it’s not clear that should matter to anyone.

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.

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham says war against North Korea would be worth it. Ignoring the fact that it would result in casualties unlike anything America has seen since the Vietnam War.

The faculty would like to strip away a 20-year-old honor in light of several statements in violation of the institution’s core values.

Norway is poised to make some big changes to its drug laws.

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

The 44th President will make as for a one-hour speech as his old annual salary. Should we worry about that?

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

It is Trump’s party now. Impeachment is not coming.

Impeachment fantasies are the new EC fantasy.

Senior Republican Senators are throwing cold water on the idea of eliminating the filibuster.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

Donald Trump continues his war on freedom of the press and reporters who cover him critically by barring The Washington Post from covering campaign events.

If Donald Trump fails to get a majority to win the nomination on the first ballot in Cleveland, battles taking place behind the scenes now suggest that the floor fight in Cleveland could be long and contentious.

The unity of the Republican Senate on the idea of no hearings or votes, if it ever really existed, appears to be cracking.

Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen are leaving after a dispute with their chief investor.

Going to or, preferably, graduating from college makes it far more likely you’ll have a job. The numbers don’t lie.

In an interview, Donald Trump reveals that when it comes to foreign policy he has no idea what he’s talking about.

There are some signs that Donald Trump has peaked in the polls, but at his current position he’s still in pretty good shape unfortunately.

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

With just over a week to go, Republican candidates for President are fighting for the movement in the polls that could get them in to the August 6th debate.

There’s another round of reports about Joe Biden running for President, but I wouldn’t put much stock them.

The Huffington Post announced today that they would not be covering Donald Trump in their politics section from this point forward. That’s the wrong thing to do.

In an era of incredibly polarized politics and 24/7/365 campaign mode, it’s refreshing to see politicians treat each other as human beings now and again.

One Missouri legislator is going on a crusade against a “problem” that may not actually exist.

What reporters see as stonewalling may be shrewd clock management.

The budget bill Congress set to pass Congress would effectively reverse the will of the voters of Washington, D.C., who just voted to legalize marijuana.

The results of the 2014 midterms should teach us some lessons about how to handle and evaluate polling.

Early voting is a still new idea in the United States, but one that has quickly spread to a majority of states. But, is it a good idea?

A national sandwich chain makes its employees sign a very restrictive covenant not to compete. It’s probably not enforceable.

Once again, there’s speculation that something is up in the world’s most closed society.

Kansas’s highest court heard argument today in a legal dispute that could play a huge role in deciding who controls the Senate after November 4th.

It would appear that someone needs to introduce the Air Force to Article VI of the Constitution.

We should not tolerate them acting otherwise.

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri isn’t calming down.

Wikipedia is refusing to recognize a photographer’s copyright claim because a monkey took the picture.

Ugh.