Outside the Beltway

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated an Emoluments Clause lawsuit against the President that had been dismissed nearly two years ago.

As the Saudis continue to evaluate the impact of the weekend attack on a major oil facility, the Trump Administration tones down the anti-Iran rhetoric just a bit.

At last week’s debate, Beto O’Rourke handed Republicans and gun rights advocates a nicely wrapped gift with his claim that he would seize guns from otherwise law-abiding Americans.

Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are pandering to the base.

A new look at the allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh uncovers some new evidence.

After falling for the second debate, ratings were back near record levels for the third debate.

The Trump Administration is considering banning flavored electronic cigarettes. This would be a a bad idea.

The House Judiciary Committee is moving forward on impeachment. Sort of.

As predicted, the Federal Budget Deficit has crossed the threshold back into the world of trillion-dollar deficits. This is all due to the hypocrisy of Republicans and so-called conservatives.

Canada is headed for a new election at the end of October as Justin Trudeau finds his government daling with a scandal.

She decries swanky fundraisers and big money donors while benefiting from both.

The case of Roland Gramajo is an excellent example of what’s wrong with the Trump Administration’s immigration policy.

Eighteen years after the September 11th attacks, it’s becoming harder to remember what the world used to be like.

Yes, he was terrible at his job. But one can’t break that which is already broken.

The Trump Administration from projects to build on-base schools and daycare facilities to spend on his border wall.

Former Republican Congressman and Governor Mark Sanford is running for President.

President Trump announced late yesterday that he had called off secret meetings with the Taliban. The fact that they were even going to happen reveals yet again what’s wrong with his foreign policy.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

The August Jobs Report came in below expectations as other economic statistics point to a slowing economy.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is ending a Presidential bid nobody knew existed.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has once again upheld a local ordinance banning assault weapons.

House Democrats are set to investigate the payoffs made to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels in advance of the 2016 election.

President Trump’s newest tariffs went into effect over the weekend. They’re going to hurt.

For a change not by me.

A former Federal Reserve officials argues that the Fed should not lower interest rates to compensate for the impact of the President’s trade war, potentially leading to his defeat in the election. This is an incredibly bad idea.

Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of a Presidential race few people realized she was in.

The stage for the third Democratic debate, scheduled for mid-September, is set and its half the size of its predecessors.

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.

Thanks for nothing, Republicans.

Tom Brady tried to trademark the nickname “Tom Terrific.” It didn’t go so well.

In this case, Rich Lowry’s.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent three weeks of cancer treatment earlier this summer. The second such treatment in a year, and the fourth in the last twenty years.

David Koch, one-half of the Koch Brothers and the head of a wide-ranging business empire who also went on to have a huge impact on politics and cultural philanthropy, has died at the age of 79.

Republican candidates are lining up to take on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even though the odds of a Republican winning in her district are essentially zero.

Republicans from around the country want Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for Senate in Kansas. Because they’re afraid they can’t win without him.

Donald Trump’s delusions of grandeur are getting more and more bizarre.

As many as twelve candidates for the Democratic nomination may not qualify for the next debate. They should use that as an opportunity to get out of a race they clearly aren’t going to win.

President Trump doubled down on his tirade against Jewish American Democrats from yesterday with some even more offensive comments.

As he has in the past, President Trump has backed away from support for any gun control measures in the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

More than five years after the fact, the NYPD officer who applied an illegal chokehold that resulted in the death of Eric Garner has finally been fired.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts could be facing a big challenge in 2020.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

Confirming the original diagnosis, Jeffrey Epstein’s death last weekend has been ruled a suicide.

After urging from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Congressmen from visiting Israel. It is a foolish and outrageous decision.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.

Congressman Steve King has some rather unique views about human history.

The Federal Budget Deficit rose 27% in July, putting it on course for the $1 trillion by the end of September.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

The 76-year-old Democratic frontrunner’s penchant for gaffes is raising questions about his fitness to govern.