Outside the Beltway

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

A Federal Judge has put at least a partial hold on President’s Trump’s effort to use a “national emergency” to fund his border wall.

The House of Representatives is asking a Federal Judge to block the President’s emergency declaration to fund his border wall.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.

A second Federal Judge has found that the Commerce Department violated the law when it moved to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census form.

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.

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

President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border while at the same time undercutting his own case for doing so.

There’s a good reason why Democrats want Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to get out of the way sooner rather than later.

President Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of declaring a national emergency to get his wall built. But the other options he’s considering aren’t much better.

Former President Obama took on his successor in his first major political speeches since leaving office.

Donald Trump spent part of Labor Day engaged in yet another unhinged attack on his own Justice Department.

Once again, the President has thrown the Rule of Law under the bus.

Recent polling finds that Americans aren’t feeling quite so patriotic right now. It’s understandable, but we shouldn’t give up hope.

Contrary to what many people have claimed, the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii did not overturn one of the most controversial decisions in its history.

In a ruling that largely relies on the authority granted by Congress to the President to regulate immigration on national security grounds, the Supreme Court has upheld the final version of the Administration’s travel ban.

Donald Trump continues to demonstrate that he has nothing but utter contempt for the Rule of Law. At some point, he will either be called to account for this or our nation’s institutions will suffer as a result.

Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?

Another Federal Judge has held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ violates both Federal law and the Constitution.

Some legal scholars are speculating that the Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop could impact the ruling on the President’s Muslim Travel Ban. This seems unlikely.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. It didn’t appear to go well for the challengers.

New York and nearly two dozen other jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit seeking to bar the Trump Administration from asking about citizenship in the 2020 Census.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

A group of twenty states have revived an old argument to mount a new legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Another day, another Court ruling against the Trump Administration.

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

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.

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

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

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

The Trump Administration has issued a new travel ban to replace the temporary one that expired late last week, but it still suffers from most of the same defects as its initial efforts.

Yet another lawsuit against yet another controversial Trump Administration policy.

The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.

The Trump Administration has suffered another Court defeat related to the President’s Muslim Travel Ban.

As expected, a group of Democratic states is suing the Trump Administration over the decision to end the DACA program.

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.

Donald Trump’s core supporters in the Republican Party remain intensely loyal, and that seems unlikely to change.

After 200 days, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of a Colorado baker in a case that will determine if claims of religious liberty and free expression outweigh the application of generally applicable laws against discrimination.

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.

With tomorrow marking the end of the Court’s current term, there’s speculation that we could see Justice Anthony Kennedy stepping down.

Donald Trump thinks the media doesn’t like his Twitter habit. In reality, they love it.

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

President Trump responded to last night’s terror attacks by taking to Twitter.

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

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

The Trump White House knew Michael Flynn was under investigation and named him National Security Adviser anyway.

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