Outside the Beltway

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin Monday morning, but it’s Senate Democrats who are in the hot seat.

Two more losses for the Trump Administration.

More conflicts of interest for the Trump Administration.

An unusual, if not unexpected, mass firing at the Justice Department on Friday afternoon.

Hawaii is the first state to challenge the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim travel ban.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

President Trump has issued a revised ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim nations.

Donald Trump’s “Winter White House,” which has effectively become a “Weekend White House,” is basically selling access to the President.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently misled Senators when asked about his contact with Russian officials.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

It was both the best speech Trump has ever given and the worst presidential address I can recall

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer hinted that the Federal Government may stop giving deference to states that have legalized marijuana.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

For seventy-seven minutes yesterday, President Trump held forth in a press conference that confirmed the most dire predictions about what he’d be like as President.

The President’s choice for Labor Secretary withdrew his name from consideration yesterday, but this is just the latest example of what has been a transition that has largely consisted of fumble after fumble by the Trump team.

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

Another judicial slap at the Trump Administration.

After a highly contentious nomination process, Jeff Sessions was confirmed last night as the new Attorney General of the United States.

There were fireworks on the floor of the Senate last night, but it was really just politics as usual.

By the end of last night’s oral argument, at least two of the three judges hearing the appeal of the stay on the President’s Muslim travel ban appeared to be skeptical of the Federal Government’s arguments.

An initial setback for the Federal Government in its appeal of the ruling putting President Trump’s Muslim travel ban on hold.

A legal victory, at least for now, for opponents of Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority Muslim nations.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

The Acting Attorney General was fired last night after announcing that she would refuse to defend President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration. As a result she was fired. Contrary to some arguments, this was not improper.

President Trump will name his first Supreme Court pick on his 11th day in office.

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.

President Trump hinted today that he’s likely to name his Supreme Court choice next week, and the list to appears have narrowed to three men.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

Not surprisingly, Dylann Roof received a sentence of death for the murder of nine people at a historic African-American church.

Obama has issued more commutations than all his predecessors combined. He set the single-day record Monday.

Another conflict of interest for President-Elect Trump.

He has a fool for a client.

Now Donald Trump is alleging that the 2016 Election was tainted by ‘illegal voting,’ even though he won!

Now, the road to trial will move forward.

An irrelevant candidate is triggering a recount in three states Trump won by substantial margins.

Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is speaking out against several of President-Elect Trump’s proposed Cabinet nominees.

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

Good riddance.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.