Outside the Beltway

The House has passed legislation that would extend the protections of the Civil Rights Act to LGBT Americans, but it is probably doomed in the Senate.

The Trump Administration lost what is likely to be the first of many court challenges to its effort to stop Congress from doing what the Constitution requires it to do.

In the latest example of the White House’s ongoing effort to block Congress from exercising its duty to investigate the Executive Branch, the White House is blocking the former White House Counsel from testifying before Congress.

President Trump is reportedly planning to pardon several American servicemen convicted of war crimes, an action that would be an insult to everyone who has ever worn an American uniform.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt another legal setback to the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the DACA program,

Republican Congressman Justin Amash has always been a rebel within his own party, now he’s making that even more apparent.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has informed Congress that he will not comply with a subpoena seeking the President’s tax returns, meaning that we’re headed for a court battle.

Attorney General William Barr has opened a new investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation, a move that seems suspiciously political.

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

Disturbing news in the Eddie Gallagher case.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to issue a subpoena the President’s tax returns, but whether it will ever see them is unclear.

The President is systematically defying Congress. Whatever can be done about that?

As expected, the House Judiciary Committee voted yesterday on party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to turn over a full copy of the Mueller Report

In an effort to block the release of the full report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the Trump Administration is invoking Executive Privilege.

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

Later this week, the House Judiciary Committee will vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt, but it most likely won’t go anywhere.

Jack Goldsmith pushed back on “over the top” reaction to the AG’s handling of the Mueller report.

The attorney general hasn’t said a single thing that wasn’t technically true about the Mueller report. But he was dishonest.

Newly discovered evidence shows that foreign governments have expanded their leasing of space from at least one Trump-owned office building in New York City.

Robert Mueller objected to the Attorney General’s characterization of the final report he submitted, reports indicate.

Six Democrats are boycotting on principle. Four Republicans don’t care.

200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

President Trump is trying to politicize monetary policy. He should be resisted on this front.

The Deputy Attorney General has some things to say about Congress, the press, and others.

Having lost to him, she’s an ineffective voice on the matter of Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to uphold the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Those making under $66,000 aren’t supposed to have to pay. But good luck figuring out how to avoid it.

The DOJ failed to apply best practices, doing a disservice to researchers.

The Justice Department will release a ‘lightly redacted’ version of the 400-page report at 11 Eastern.

A shout-out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia.

The other shoe has dropped.

The Wikileaks founder has been detained by London authorities after 7 years hiding in Ecuador’s embassy.

The law is not on the President’s side.

The Justice Department has issued a damning report.

It now appears that the Attorney General is keeping publicly-releasable information hidden away longer than necessary.

The decision to hand Democrats a victory and step on the good news from the Mueller report apparently came from the very top.

The Justice Department has reversed course and will not fight a December ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.

The Lawfare gang and Popehat weigh in.

The Speaker says she will reject any attempt to deliver it in a “highly classified” manner.

Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It’s unwarranted.

The Friday news dump to beat all Friday news dumps.

Graham is blocking a vote on a non-binding resolution on the Mueller report.

The Southern Law Poverty Center has fired its co-founder for vaguely-specified reasons.

Sometimes symbolism is important. This is one of those times.

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are the most famous of dozens of rich folks trying to get their kids into elite schools.

The relatively light sentence that Paul Manafort received is raising eyebrows. Hopefully it will lead to a long-overdue debate on sentencing reform.

A second Federal Judge has found that the Commerce Department violated the law when it moved to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census form.

Democratic candidates for President are quickly voicing support for marijuana legalization.

Michael Cohen pulled back the curtain and revealed much about the true nature of Donald Trump yesterday. It’s not a pretty picture.