Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his post-debate meltdown, now the only question is what the polls will tell us when they come out.

Kimba Wood has finally found a teacher exam she likes.

The fallout from Donald Trump’s debate performance, and his comments afterward, continues, and it’s leading some to wonder if we may finally be at the end of this ridiculous charade.

The Iran nuclear deal will probably survive it’s test in Congress in the end, but Chuck Schumer just made the Administration’s job a little more difficult.

A Federal Appeals Court has dealt a setback to Texas in the battle over its Voter ID Law.

The F.B.I. seems to be looking in to just how secure. Hillary Clinton’s private email server was while she was Secretary of State.

Donald Trump is center stage, John Kasich is in, and Rick Perry is relegated to the kid’s table.

The last three polls to be released before Thursday’s debate show Donald Trump continuing to solidify his lead.

Another poll, another Donald Trump lead

Recent polling has shown the American public to be highly skeptical, at beast, of the Iran Nuclear Deal. That may not be enough to kill it in Congress, though.

Donald Trump leads in the first of the final polls to be released before Thursday’s debate.

Reports are saying that Joe Biden is taking another look at running for the Democratic nomination for President. But would he really do it?

The big winners are Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump’s campaign seems to be making a play for whatever portion of the GOP it may be that still likes Sarah Palin.

The first of a series of polls in anticipation of next week’s debate shows Donald Trump still at the top, with a surprise coming out of Ohio.

Hillary Clinton has suffered drops in her favorability numbers lately, but that may not mean much for 2016.

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

A long standing policy against gay Scout Leaders has been repealed.

Did Hillary Clinton mishandle classified information while Secretary of State? Two Inspectors General want to find out.

Removing the responsibility to investigate police misconduct from the prosecutors who have to work with those police on a daily basis is a good idea.

Dylann Roof has been indicted in Federal Court for completely unnecessary reasons.

Despite his remarks about John McCain, Donald Trump is likely to be around for some time to come.

Donald Trump stuck his foot in his mouth again.

In the end, the odds that Congress can actually stop the new deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program are pretty low.

It’s all about the Benjamins.

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

The NYT has left Ted Cruz’ new book off its bestseller list, despite it selling more copies than 18 of 20 titles on said list.

Republicans are finally starting to react to what Donald Trump has been saying.

Taxes on wine, beer, and spirits vary wildly from state-to-state and even within each state.

He definitely wouldn’t appreciate it, but in some sense you can thank Robert Bork for the Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will be entering the race for President later this month, but it’s unclear if his recent turn to the hard right will help him or hurt him.

The June Jobs Report was okay, but it certainly doesn’t inspire much confidence.

Donald Trump has gotten almost nothing but negative press since entering the race for President, but it doesn’t seem to be hurting him very much just yet.

Chris Christie is in the race for the Republican nomination, but it’s tough to see how he has a plausible path to relevance.

The Attorney General of Texas is responding to the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling by telling Clerk’s who issue marriage license that they are free to ignore the law.

The Greek Government is basically shutting the banking system down tomorrow as negotiations over its debt problems continue.

If you’re under 21 in Hawaii, you’re still technically an adult but you can’t buy tobacco.

A proposed California law would require all students who attend public school to be vaccinated, with limited exemptions for medical reasons.

Things that make you go hmmmm…..

Pete Rose’s efforts at rehabilitation may have just been fatally injured.

PolitiFact rates President Obama’s claim that other countries don’t have mass shootings at rates comparable to America”Mostly False.”

Taylor Swift is taking a stand against Apple’s new streaming music service, and she’s largely right.

It’s easier for an American citizen to go to Iran or North Korea than it is for them to go to Cuba, That’s insane.