Outside the Beltway

Another example of structural racism.

Statehood is on the ballot this November.

The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.

So weird.

This timeline is just so weird.

After weeks of protests and years of frustrations, Ricardo Rosselló, the Governor of Puerto Rico, announced last night that he will be resigning from office.

In contrast to the idea of granting statehood to the District of Columbia, the American public appears to strongly support statehood for Puerto RIco.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that will make it easier for Congress to get President Trump’s tax returns.

There are several months to go before a budget must be passed but there are already signs that the White House and Congress could be headed for an impasse.

Trump and company have a cartoonish view of immigration policy.

A lesson from Puerto Rico and further reasons why the EC is a problem.

A reminder that over 3 million citizens have no effective influence over the federal government.

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

The scandal-plagued Secretary of the Interior is leaving office at the end of the year.

President Trump is apparently a Hurricane Maria Truther.

Despite the evidence, the President thinks he did a great job handling a disaster in which nearly 3,000 American citizens died.

A new study concludes that the total death toll from Hurricane Maria was vastly higher than previously reported.

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

A new study suggests that the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria was much higher than previously reported.

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

The President’s job approval numbers remain at historic lows, while a growing number of Americans say that the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Just three weeks after their home was hit by a devastating storm, Donald Trump is attacking Puerto Ricans for not recovering from the storm sooner.

Vice-President Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game early in what was obviously a cynical pre-planned publicity stunt.

While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.