Outside the Beltway

The Trump Administration has suffered another setback in its efforts to repeal DACA.

A Federal Judge has struck down the revised version of the ban on transgender members of the military from serving openly, and the ruling has significance that goes well beyond the issue at hand.

A decryption device called GrayKey is being used by all manner of government agencies.

Mark Zuckerberg’s second day before Congress was somewhat more contentious than the first, but at the end of the day it’s still unclear that more regulation is the answer to the issues raised by recent Facebook “scandals.”

President Trump isn’t reacting well to the raid on his attorney’s office.

Another Federal Court loss for gun rights activists challenging state laws banning “assault weapons.”

News anchors at dozens of local stations owned by conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group were recently required to read a script mandated by corporate headquarters, and it’s leading to some bad media coverage for Sinclair.

A Federal Judge is allowing a lawsuit alleging that President Trump is improperly benefiting from business being done at the hotel in Washington, D.C. bearing his name to go forward.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the second partisan gerrymandering case of the term, and once again they appear to be divided.

Much of Atlanta city government has been forced to rely on pen and paper this week thanks to a Ransomware attack.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

Like many Presidents before him, Donald Trump wants a line-item veto. Getting there won’t be easy, nor should it be.

Personal attacks on teenagers whose friends were murdered is a strategy sure to backfire.

The President’s new attempt to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military is as legally defective as the original ban was.

Americans actings as agents for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working hard to manipulate the President.

Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.

The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.

Another Federal Court has ruled in favor of a student seeking to use the restroom facilities that correspond with their gender identity.

Maryland’s legislature is considering a law that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns. It’s probably not Constitutional.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

This isn’t your ordinary windy day.

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

The Defense Department will reportedly recommend to President Trump that transgender members of the service currently serving in the military be allowed to continue serving.

Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller four separate Federal appellate courts have ruled that state and local laws banning “assault weapons” do not violate the Second Amendment.

Continuing a pattern that has gone on for eight years now, the Supreme Court has declined to hear another appeal regarding a Second Amendment challenge to state gun control laws.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has redrawn the state’s Congressional Districts based on its recent ruling finding the current map to be unconstitutional partisan Gerrymandering. It makes a lot more sense than the map the state is currently using.

Another day, another Court ruling against the Trump Administration.

The Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling requiring the legislature to redraw the state’s Congressional District map.

Chelsea Manning is running for Senate, but she may be violating military regulations by doing so.

Another win for forces fighting partisan Gerrymandering.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Government’s appeal of the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim Travel Ban

A group of 21 states has filed a petition to review the F.C.C.’s recent net neutrality rule changes, but it faces an uncertain future.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

Donald Trump’s latest Twitter rant is one of his most bizarre.

Attempts to pre-pay property taxes lead to confusion and frustration.

Late yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down the latest version of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

A Judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit against the President based on two provisions of the Constitution that had never been ruled on before.

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case dealing with political Gerrymandering.

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in what could end up being a landmark case on the issue of the scope of Fourth Amendment rights in the 21st Century.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear yet another Second Amendment case.

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.

Two Federal Judges have issued orders blocking the latest version of President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

And even moreso when they are consciously created by the winner.

The District of Columbia has decided not to risk an appeal of a lower court ruling striking down its restrictive concealed-carry law.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.