Outside the Beltway

Monday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the charges made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is still on as scheduled, but the details are still being negotiated.

Several days after detailed sexual assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee, I’m not fully sure what to believe.

After a day of political pressure, Senate Republicans have agreed to hold a hearing regarding the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh next week.

The #MeToo movement brings down the head of a Fortune 500 company.

One year after Charlottesville, it’s clear that President Trump still doesn’t understand what happened there, or that he just doesn’t care.

One of the biggest names in Hollywood stands accused of sexual misconduct by a number of women in yet another ground-breaking report by Ronan Farrow.

There is a frustration and a growing sense that the American political system is illegitimate.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

Earlier this week, the Illinois legislature ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. What’s unclear is if this act has any meaning at all.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and sexual assault in a New York Court.

Does learning that entertainers are bad people retroactively ruin their art?

The prosecutor who came to national prominence jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon has now been run over by it.

Marking the end of a long fall from grace, the man once known as “America’s Dad” has been found guilty on three counts of sexual assault.

The White House physician is accused of excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing medication among other offenses.

Bill Cosby heads back to court for a retrial on the sexual assault allegations against him but it’s not going to be the same as the first.

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

While the glass ceiling in high-level posts was shattered decades ago, men still dominate the field.

Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.

President Trump spoke up about the spousal abuse charges against his former Staff Secretary Rob Porter. His response was entirely predictable.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.