Outside the Beltway

Ku Klux Klan jokes, fake lynchings, and the like were routinely depicted even at places like Cornell.

A Coast Guard officer and aspiring domestic terrorist was arrested late yesterday for plotting to kill Democratic politicians and members of the media.

The American Civil Liberties Union has joined the list of groups with lawsuits against the President’s declaration of a “national emergency” at the southern border.

Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.

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

Faced with a field that could be more crowded than the Republican field in 2016, Democrats have come up with a different solution to the rather obvious problem of debate scheduling.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is the latest entrant into an already crowded field for the Democratic nomination.

A new poll shows that Virginians don’t necessarily believe their state leaders need to step aside in the wake of recent scandals.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has rejoined the Republican Party, leading many to wonder if he’s considering a challenge to President Trump in 2020.

Virgnia’s governor has to resign. But not because of some 35-year-old photos.

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

Jeff Flake says he won’t be running against President Trump in 2020, but there may be others.

Looking ahead, the political landscape does not look well for the President.

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

President Trump has backed down in his showdown with Speaker Pelosi over the State of the Union Address, but that does nothing to bring us closer to a resolution of the government shutdown.

For the first tine in nearly ten years, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Second Amendment rights.

In what amounts to a setback, the Supreme Court has lifted an injunction barring the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender service in the military to go forward pending further legal proceedings.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could make it easier to order and ship wine from out-of-state retailers.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

The Supreme Court is taking up the issue of partisan gerrymandering. This time, though, they’re likely to reach the merits of the cases rather than punting like they did last year.

Faced with the prospect of a large field like the one Republicans had in 2016, Democrats are trying to figure out how to handle debates. So far, the ideas being put forward are as bad as what the GOP ended up doing.

While the political media is spending a lot of time talking about it, the actual impact of this latest government shutdown is likely to be limited and possibly even unnoticeable to most Americans.

Former Vice-President Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are, not surprisingly, leading the early polls for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

Nancy Pelosi is apparently close to a deal with dissident Democrats that will keep her in power until at least 2022.

Nine years after retiring as Head Coach at Florida, Urban Meyer announced earlier this week that he would retire from his current position at Ohio State after the Rose Bowl.

A nation says farewell to a war hero, public servant, former President, and great American.

President Trump has canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the recent confrontation between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea.

The Trump Administration is attempting to bypass the Circuit Courts of Appeal and get immediate Supreme Court review of the President’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military.

A decade after being bailed out by the Federal government, the giant automaker is slashing jobs.

The morning show co-hosts tied the knot at a secret ceremony at the National Archives.

Three Democratic Senators are suing the Acting Attorney General, asserting that his appointment was unconstitutional.

Who’s John Delaney? Well, he’s a Congressman from Maryland who’s apparently running for President.

Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals became the fifth Federal Court to rule against the Trump Administration’s efforts to repeal DACA.

There’s a new church/state separation case on the Supreme Court’s docket.

In addition to winning back the House, Democrats also made gains in Governor’s races.

The 2018 midterms were mostly about Donald Trump. The results were idiosyncratic.

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 vise is tightening on the Catholic Church.

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

Last week, the Washington State Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional. The latest in a string of victories for opponents of capital punishment.

New polling in a bellwether Congressional District in Northern Virginia appears to signal bad news ahead for the GOP.

For the second time this year, a Federal Court has struck down a state law designed to punish businesses that engage in a boycott aimed at Israel.

With four weeks to go until Election Day, Donald Trump and the Republicans are continuing to stoke the divisions laid bare by the Kavanaugh nomination.

After a long and contentious battle, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed to become the 114th Supreme Court Justice.

After placing limits on the scope of the F.B.I.’s reopened background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the White House has relented and is allowing a more open-ended investigation.

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.

Surprise developments yesterday led to a pause in the confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh. Where it goes from here is unclear.