Outside the Beltway

A new report indicates that President Trump wanted to use the Justice Department to target political enemies. The last time that happened, it led to Articles of Impeachment.

A Federal Judge has ruled that the Trump Administration’s efforts to limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum violates Federal law.

Despite a court ruling that says otherwise, the Trump White House appears prepared to once again revoke the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

President Trump’s selection to serve as Acting Attorney General does not appear to be Constitutionally authorized to serve in that position.

On Tuesday, Michigan joined the ranks of the states where marijuana is legal and several other states legalized it for medical purposes.

President Trump has fired his Attorney General, a move than many are interpreting as the precursor to a move against Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

For Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter, Jr. being indicted didn’t stop them from being re-elected.

Faced with the probability of losses today, President Trump is already getting ready to blame everyone but himself.

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

While the numbers seem to show that scandal-plagued Senator Bob Menendez will win re-election on Tuesday, national Democrats aren’t taking any chances.

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

The man responsible for the deaths of eleven people in a Pittsburgh synagogue has been indicted on 44 counts by a Federal Grand Jury.

A bunch of mysteriously sealed filings in Federal Court in D.C. could mean that Robert Mueller has already subpoenaed the President.

Robert Mueller’s office has referred an apparent effort to bribe women into making allegations against him to the F.B.I.

Overwhelmingly, legal experts agree that President Trump is wrong about birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment.

Surely a celebrity hound with no political experience can’t become President. Right?

Charges have been filed against the man responsible for the massacre in Pittsburgh in both Federal and State court.

Authorities have arrested a Florida man named Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old Trump supporter, in connection with the wave of bombing attempts directed at critics of the President.

Two more potential explosive devices, addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have been discovered by law enforcement.

The Trump Administration is preparing a policy change that will essentially define transgender Americans out of existence.

The Catholic Church’s problems may have just gotten a lot more serious.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

The Trump Administration’s war on so-called “Sanctuary Cities” suffers yet another defeat in Court.

Debunking a theory for why the Kavanaugh nomination was supposedly “rushed.”

Despite his ethical issues, Bob Menendez appears to be solidifying his position in New Jersey’s Senate race.

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

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.

Elon Musk has apparently come to his senses. At least for now.

By popular demand . . .

In an ordinary year with an ordinary candidate New Jersey should be a slam dunk for Democrats. This, however, is not an ordinary year.

Some details still need to be worked out, but it looks as though Dr. Christine Blasey Ford will be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

A new report from The New York Times is likely to cause President Trump’s war on the Justice Department to heat up.

This morning, President Trump took to Twitter to attack Dr. Christine Blasey Ford over her allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

The status of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation remains up in the air, as does the question of whether or not Christine Blasey Ford will appear for a hearing on Monday morning.

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford want the F.B.I. to investigate the charges she has made against Judge Kavanaugh before she testifies, but it’s entirely unclear what such an investigation would accomplish.

Another day, another plea agreement in the Mueller investigation. This one could prove to be problematic for the President.

President Trump has made no secret of the fact that he is displeased with the performance of Jeff Sessions, but he could find it hard to replace him.

Trump has an autocrat’s view of justice.

President Trump wants Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department to investigate the anonymous Op-Ed published earlier this week even though there doesn’t appear to have been a crime committed.

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.

Donald Trump is a bad, inept, and potentially dangerous President. That doesn’t mean that a ‘soft coup’ inside the White House is the answer to the problem he presents to our democratic republic.

Donald Trump spent part of Labor Day engaged in yet another unhinged attack on his own Justice Department.

Jennifer Rubin wants to build a new political party from scratch.

Washington said farewell to John McCain today in a service that both remembered his spirit and his heroism, and stands as a sharp rebuke to what politics has been reduced to in America today.

A Federal Judge in Texas has declined to grant a request to bring the DACA program to an end, but its days appear to be numbered unless Congress acts.

As the midterms get closer, the public’s perception of the President’s job performance is getting worse.

Recently indicted Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. is blaming his apparently estranged wife and the so-called “Deep State” for the fact that he’s charged with embezzling a quarter million dollars from his campaign.

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