Outside the Beltway

Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton makes an argument familiar to OTB readers.

More polling evidence that the public does not support Trump’s emergency declaration or his wall.

Republicans are blindly loyal to this President in a way we have not seen before. They are likely to end up paying a price for that.

Last week, the House passed two bills to strengthen the laws regarding background checks for guns, but they’re not likely to even make it to the floor of the Senate.

Nancy Pelosi is tired of Democrats voting to please their constituents.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being charged with three charges of corruption even as he faces an election in just over a month.

Instead of merely seeking to block the President’s declaration of an “emergency” at the southern border, Congress should instead significantly amend the National Emergencies Act.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has upheld the Administration’s ban on bump stocks.

The House of Representatives voted yesterday to block the President’s declaration of an “emergency” at the southern border. Now the matter goes to the Senate.

Republicans face a choice in the coming days. Do they support the Constitution, or do they support Donald Trump? You can count on them making the wrong choice.

While not subject to filibuster, it’s still subject to Presidential veto.

There’s only one solution to the D.C. statehood issue. It’s called retrocession.

A new poll shows that most Americans believe the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision should remain the law on the land. Opinion on other abortion-related issues is more divided.

It turns out, The Duke wasn’t all that woke.

The House of Representatives has begin the process of challenging the President’s recent declaration of a ‘national emergency’ at the southern border.

A student in Florida has been charged with creating a disturbance after declining to recite the Pledge Of Allegiance in class.

President Trump will get his Space force, but it won’t exactly be what he wanted when he first proposed that idea.

Following Donald Trump’s lead, the GOP is making clear that its game plan for 2020 is paint all Democrats as ‘socialists, baby killers, and anti-Semites.’

The lawsuits against President Trump’s “national emergency” have begun. Except more.

Some thoughts on the current mess.

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

Walter Jones, a former supporter of the Iraq War who became one of the most prominent anti-war voices in Congress, has passed away at the age of 76. He will be missed.

The President will sign the bill to fund the government and avert another government shutdown, but in doing so he’ll also lay the groundwork for another showdown with Congress.

If all goes well, the bill to avert another shutdown should become law today.

President Trump now appears to accept the compromise worked out by Congress to avoid another shutdown even though he’s not pleased with it.

Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

Negotiations to avert another shutdown appear to have stalled over the weekend with just four days left to go before funding runs out.

The longest-serving member of Congress in American history has passed away at the age of 92.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

The President’s second State of the Union began and ended with calls for unity. In between, it was filled with the divisive partisanship that has marked his Presidency.

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is the latest entrant into the race for the 2020 Democratic Nomination.

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

His critique is rather telling.

While much of the attention in the race for the Democratic nomination to date has been on the left, there is a path forward for a more centrist candidate.

After an essentially pointless 35 day shutdown, some members of the House and Senate are proposing bills that would make government shutdowns impossible.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

As the shutdown enters its thirty-fourth day and the Senate gets ready to vote on proposals that have no chance of succeeding, Democrats are preparing a new proposal.

There’s a way that Congress and the President could make future government shutdowns impossible, but they probably won’t do it.

The Senate has the ball this week in terms of action on the government shutdown, but its work is going to end up being utterly pointless.

Not surprisingly, the President’s proposed shutdown deal is not being received well by Democrats on Capitol Hill.

President Trump put an offer on the table to end the shutdown, the question is whether it will actually lead anywhere.

Is Trump about to make an offer (plus the SOTU letter may have helped).

With Democrats making a new proposal and the President set to speak later today, there could be movement on ending the government shutdown. I wouldn’t be too optimistic, though.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.

As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.