Outside the Beltway

Is the Chief Justice laying a trap or simply ‘calling balls and strikes’?

A 7-2 decision by the highest court in the land is less decisive than the numbers suggest.

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

The state of American debate is not strong.

Pandemonium during a pandemic.

The longtime talking head is the latest poster boy for #MeToo. And mandatory retirement.

The similarities are rather obvious. But the differences matter.

Speaking of xenophobia.

One side is arguing over rules while the other is focused on consequences.

The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

Two progressives enter. One progressive leaves.

A real world illustration.

“Medicare For All” is the centerpiece of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign for President, but she’s not talking about it as much as she used to.

It’s time for the last Democratic debate of 2019, and the stage will be smaller than it has at any time in the past.

Democrats who could prove to be vulnerable in 2020 are largely lining up in favor of impeaching the President.

After a two-year investigation, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice found no basis for the conspiracy theories being pushed by the Republicans regarding the Russia investigation.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Supreme Court heard a significant Second Amendment case, but it is unlikely to rule on the merits of the case.

Kamala Harris’s once-promising campaign is nearing the end whether the candidate or her supporters wish to admit it or not.

Even as candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders continue to base their campaigns on it, Democrats appear to be growing skeptical of ‘Medicare For All.’

We won’t have Sean Spicer to ikick around anymore.

The Supreme Court took up the DACA issue today. No matter what it decides, this will likely become a big issue in the 2020 elections.

A conservative columnist explains how once-Republican states are switching sides.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

Former North Caroline Senator Kay Hagan has died,

Justin Trudeau lost his majority but will still hold on to power in Canada, the question is how long it will last.

It’s Election Day in Canada and the outcome is far from certain.

Not surprisingly, AOC is getting behind Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Elizabeth Warren’s comments at an LGBT rights forum late last week were cheered by the audience, but some Democrats are raising concerns about their impact on the General Election.

The Supreme Court returns to work today with a significant number of high-profile cases on its docket.

For the most part, the third debate appears to have had little immediate impact on the race for the Democratic nomination.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, already facing a rough re-election battle is now dealing with a blackface controversy.

Canada is headed for a new election at the end of October as Justin Trudeau finds his government daling with a scandal.

One of the giants of the progressive blogosphere is going away.

A new poll shows Joe Biden dropping significantly among national Democrats to the point where he is effectively tied with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent three weeks of cancer treatment earlier this summer. The second such treatment in a year, and the fourth in the last twenty years.

Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.

Continuing the conversation from James Joyner’s post.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

Trump’s trip to El Paso in one photo and two videos.

In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel from the Second Circuit has reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

Canada must have a Federal Election by late October, and the polls are showing that Prime Minister Trudeau could be in political trouble.

As was the case a month ago, Vice-President Biden and Senator Kamala Harris were the focus of last night’s debate. Things turned out very differently, though.

Justice Ginsburg has some kind words for her two newest co-workers, perhaps to the surprise of many of Ginsburg’s own supporters.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

On Wednesday, much of official Washington, and likely a good part of the country itself, will pause to watch what are likely to biggest hearings since the late 1980s.

Two new polls show that the President’s recent racist tweetstorms have not gone over well with Americans as a whole, but that’s unlikely to cause the President to walk them back.

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans oppose statehood for the District of Columbia.