Outside the Beltway

There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

A new study suggests that the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria was much higher than previously reported.

Whatever goodwill may have existed between the Trump Administration and Steve Bannon appears to have evaporated.

Some Democratic Senators are suggesting that Al Franken should reconsider his decision to resign from the Senate.

Al Franken’s Senate career reaches its inevitable end.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

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.

Ezekiel Elliott got a legal reprieve late last week, but it may not last for long and it could have a big impact on the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys.

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

Former N.F.L. player, and convicted murderer, Aaron Hernandez suffered from a severe case of C.T.E. at the time of his death according to a post-mortem brain study.

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

The NFLPA alleges “egregious violations of legal due process” in the Ezekiel Elliot suspension.

Two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, nearly two-thirds of Americans support the idea of legal marriage rights for gay and lesbian Americans.

Fewer people are watching live television events such as the Super Bowl and Academy Awards.

There were 111.3 million people tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, slightly lower than last year.

If you changed the channel after the third quarter, you missed what ended up becoming a game for the ages.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has abandoned his option to appeal the ‘Deflategate’ ruling to the Supreme Court and will serve his four game suspension beginning in September.

Tom Brady and the N.F.L. Player’s Association suffered another legal setback in their appeal of the ‘Deflategate’ suspension.

An N.F.L. defensive legend has passed away at the age of 82.

Deflategate isn’t over yet and, depending on what happens in the Courts, could still be unresolved at the end of the N.F.L. season that begins in September.

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

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated the four game suspension imposed on Tom Brady over the so-called ‘Deflategate’ scandal.

A group of New England Patriots fans are providing us with the latest example of stupid lawsuits that don’t belong in Court at all.

Bernie Sanders won two of the three Democratic contests last night, but he fell further behind in the delegate count any way and isn’t very far from being mathematically eliminated.

Nancy Reagan was a crucial part what made Ronald Reagan the man he was, and today she passed away at the age of 94.

As expected, Donald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, putting himself one step closer to becoming the Republican nominee for President.

Donald Trump won his third contest in a row in Nevada, putting him one step closer to inevitability.

Barring some event that would essentially be historically unprecedented, Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for President in 2016.

A massive defeat in Court for the National Football League.

Not surprisingly, Tom Brady’s appeal of his Deflategate suspension was not successful.

A 1980 debate between Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush shows a different GOP.

The Supreme Court has issued a ruling whose roots can be found in case law going back half a century.

It didn’t take the N.F.L. long to lower the hammer on Tom Brady and the Patriots.

A report prepared for the N.F.L. regarding the so-called ‘DeflateGate’ scandal doesn’t have very good news for the Patriots or their star quarterback.

A new Patriots cheating scandal, or much ado about nothing?

To a large degree, the Democratic Party’s supposed advantage among women voters appears to not exist this year.

After a disappointing August, the jobs report for September showed the same good numbers we’ve seen for much of 2014.

After several months of good news, the August Jobs Report was quite a disappointment.

The South and Southwest have a much higher military enlistment rate than the Northeast.