Outside the Beltway

The fact that this President is a congenital liar is well-known. The actual number of lies less than two years into his Presidency, though, is astounding.

Is it possible that the solution to the government shutdown is letting the President pretend he got funding for his border wall even though he didn’t?

The Senate overwhelmingly passed major reforms in Federal sentencing and related laws. As the name of the bill implies, it’s a first step, but a good first step.

In the end, the race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy was not even close.

Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has made several mistakes since Election Day, but she’s likely to win tomorrow’s runoff election.

A Mississippi law that seeks to ban most abortions after 15 weeks was struck down by a Federal District Court Judge.

155 years ago today, President Lincoln delivered one of the greatest addresses in American history.

With the recounts over we can officially say that Rick Scott will be the next Senator from Florida.

Democrats have flipped the Senate seat currently held by Republican Jeff Flake.

The Senate race in Arizona has been close since Election Night, but Democratic nominee Kyrsten Sinema has pulled ahead.

For better or worse, here are my projections for the midterm elections.

Bret Stephens’ piece this week adds up to not much.

A Senate race in Mississippi could end up being the deciding factor in the battle for control of the Senate.

Another drug war example.

For a number of reasons, we may not know the outcome of the midterm elections on Election Night.

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.

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

After roughly a week of staying silent, President Trump decided last night to openly mock Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

Voter turnout in primary elections in 2018 was significantly above normal levels. especially in Democratic races.

With the primaries over, we can say that it’s been quite a successful year for women in politics.

The GOP’s hold on the Bob Corker’s Senate seat in Tennessee may be in jeopardy.

With Martha McSally pulling off a decisive win, Arizona Republicans managed to avoid the disaster that likely would have occurred had either Kelli Ward or Joe Arpaio won last night.

A new government report indicates that President Trump’s border wall will cost billions more than initially projected. And Mexico still isn’t going to pay for it.

A new study claims voter ID laws may disenfranchise the demographic, potentially swinging several Congressional races.

Some considerations on the politics of Roe v. Wade.

A controversial name is disappearing from one small stretch of road.

Trump’s former Campaign Manager mocked a ten-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome who was taken away from her parents.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

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

While the Trump Administration slowly tries to remake the Federal Judiciary, states are moving to pass radical new challenges to Roe v. Wade.

A Federal Judge in Texas has ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is barred by Federal Law. Legally speaking, this is a tenuous argument at best.

More whimsical than most of my selections but we could use that right about now.

Mississippi’s Governor has chosen a replacement for Thad Cochran, but the White House isn’t too happy about the pick.

Mississippi has passed a law that seems designed to directly challenge the underpinnings of Roe v. Wade.

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

The nominations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel could be in trouble in the Senate.

The 80-year-old Mississippi Republican, who was first elected to the Senate in 1978 after serving six years in the House, has been in poor health.

An artist you’ve almost certainly heard but probably never heard of.

From the F.B.I. on down, there were multiple warnings that could have prevented Wednesday’s tragedy in Parkland, Florida.

Two classic pieces of American Literature have been banned from the curriculum in Duluth, Minnesota. This is a mistake.

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

After nearly twenty years, the Republican domination of the Virginia House of Delegates came to an end thanks to a single vote.

The final version of the tax bill appears to be on track for passage, but the devil is in the details.

Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama is bringing out into the open a civil war that has been going on for seven years now.

Explaining what Tuesday is likely to bring.

The Washington Post exposes another James O’Keefe fraud.

Even a ceremony honoring American heroes wasn’t immune from President Trump’s habit of attacking racial minorities.

He had more than three dozen Top 40 pop hits through the 1950s and early ’60s, among them ”Blueberry Hill,” ”Ain’t It a Shame,” “I’m Walkin’,” “Blue Monday” and “Walkin’ to New Orleans.”