Outside the Beltway

A legal setback for Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys.

Just three weeks after their home was hit by a devastating storm, Donald Trump is attacking Puerto Ricans for not recovering from the storm sooner.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

In other news, this week we learned that AIM still exists.

The District of Columbia has decided not to risk an appeal of a lower court ruling striking down its restrictive concealed-carry law.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.

The Las Vegas shooting provides a good opportunity to enact a common sense gun control law that even Second Amendment advocates agree is called for.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

A gunman opened fire on a crowd of over 20,000 people in Las Vegas, and the results have been predictably horrific.

While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.

A Federal Appeals Court has declined to review a panel decision striking down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama is raising fears of a wider battle in the Republican Party heading into 2018.

Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.

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.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

Donald Trump’s increasingly confrontational rhetoric regarding North Korea is leading to similar rhetoric from the DPRK, and concern among top diplomats.

With his sentencing, the strange, strange saga of Anthony Weiner has come to an end. What a strange and wild ride it has been.

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.

Senate Republicans have ten days to act on their last-ditch attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare, and it’s not at all clear if they have the votes to do so.

The ‘No Labels’ movement is back, and it’s as irrelevant to contemporary politics as ever.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

In a marked departure from previous American Presidents, Donald Trump delivered a highly belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

Special counsel Robert Mueller could be looking to “flip” Paul Manafort, giving President Trump and those close to him something new to worry about.

America’s longest war seems likely to soon turn into America’s never-ending war.

Donald Trump went there again, and in the process reopened a wound that was starting to heal just a little bit.

President Trump reportedly openly humiliated his own Attorney General after learning of Bob Mueller’s appointment.

The Senate appears ready to get rid of another procedural move designed to block judicial nominees.

At some point, it will be time to move on.

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

In less than a month, voters in the Catalan region of Spain will be voting whether to remain part of Spain or assert independence.

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

Donald Trump Jr. spoke yesterday with Senate investigators, and his answers raise more questions than they answer.

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

Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats on spending and the debt ceiling, but it was an exceedingly bad one.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

As Congress heads back to work, a corruption trial in New Jersey could have big implications for what happens on Capitol Hill.

Another Trump lie.

John Kelly has only been White House Chief of Staff for a month, but it’s already apparent that he isn’t likely to last very long in that position.

While the rest of us have been distracted by a hurricane in Texas, Robert Mueller’s investigation continues moving forward.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

The new GDP growth estimate shows healthy economic growth in the second quarter, but it’s unclear if it can be sustained.

Contrary to reports, Secretary of Defense Mattis is not defying the President on his order to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

Not surprisingly, the District of Columbia is seeking review of last month’s decision on its concealed-carry law by the full Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.