Outside the Beltway

Previewing the next term of the Supreme Court, which starts today.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

It’s time to stop honoring the symbols of a nation of racist traitors.

A good choice for an important position.

In a decision that hands a victory to both sides, the Supreme Court has partly upheld, and partly lifted, the stay on President Trump’s Executive Order that banned travel from six majority-Muslim nations.

Nearly 200 Members of Congress and the Senate have filed suit against President Trump alleging that he is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump based on alleged violations of two provisions of the Constitution that have never been litigated before.

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court accepted a case that will determine whether the Fourth Amendment allows law enforcement to obtain location data without a search warrant.

President Trump took to Twitter again this morning and promptly shot himself in the foot.

The Administration suffers another defeat in defense of its effort to ban Muslim immigrants.

Another day in Court for President Trump’s Muslim ban.

With a government shutdown looming at the end of the week, the Administration has appeared to back away from a demand that a government funding bill include money allocated for the President’s promised border wall.

Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.

States are considering laws that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns, but such laws are probably unconstitutional.

Two more losses for the Trump Administration.

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

An unusual, if not unexpected, mass firing at the Justice Department on Friday afternoon.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Maryland’s ban on certain so-called “assault weapons,” but it’s unclear if the Supreme Court will even take up the case.

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.

According to one report, the GOP’s longest living former President plans to vote for a Democrat this fall.

Athletes are sitting out the Star Spangled Banner to air their grievances. Management is pushing back.

The “independent conservative” running for President is finding it hard to even get on the ballot.

Another acquittal in Baltimore leads to questions about whether or not prosecutors should continue with the trials against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray matter.

George Will isn’t just refusing to vote for Donald Trump, he’s leaving the GOP entirely

The trial of the man who was believed to be the most culpable in the death of Freddie Gray has been acquitted, calling the entire prosecution strategy into question.

The Trump campaign is out with its own ‘short list’ of potential running mates.

A purported ‘short list’ of potential running mates for Hillary Clinton is out. Here’s how the candidates stack up.

A small group of Republican delegates is apparently discussing yet another quixotic effort to deny Donald Trump the nomination.

Republican leaders and politicians continue to distance themselves from their party’s presumptive nominee.

The man who was brought in to clean up the I.R.S. after the alleged targeting scandal became public is facing censure and possible impeachment. Proving that there really is such a thing as a thankless job.

Donald Trump’s latest outbursts are causing Republicans to move away from him faster than you can say “electoral disaster.”

An increasing number of Republican politicians are finding reasons to skip the Republican National Convention.

Even before the 2016 convention, Republicans are talking about possible rules changes to stop another Trump-like candidate in 2020 or beyond.

In a rational universe somewhere, John Kasich is preparing to become the de facto Republican nominee for President. In ours, he’s dropping out in favor of Donald Trump.

Another big night for Hillary Clinton, and more bad news for Bernie Sanders.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

With voters in five states set to go to the polls, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to make significant progress toward their quest for a majority of delegates in their respective contests.

Hillary Clinton scored another big win in New York last night, putting her closer to clinching the Democratic nomination, and causing Bernie Sanders’ campaign to make even less sense.

As expected, Donald Trump scored a huge victory in his home state last night and now appears to be back on track to win the GOP nomination.