Outside the Beltway

It’s time for another White House Correspondent’s Dinner, and it’s going to be just as atrocious as the last one. But, the dinner isn’t the real problem.

A series of mini-scandals point to the conflicts of interest around the Clintons.

“Tanking” to improve draft position has plagued the NBA for years. The solution is obvious.

An attack on al Qaeda outposts in January resulted in the death of two hostages, but also resulted in the death of two high value al Qaeda targets.

A new report ties undisclosed donations to the Clinton Foundation to a Russian company’s acquisition of controlling interest in a major uranium mining company.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO, and failed Senate candidate, Carly Fiorina will be running for President for some reason.

New allegations regarding foreign government donations to the Clinton Foundation seem likely to become a campaign issue.

The “racism” debate brought about by Barack Obama in 2000 is getting a spin-off.

Pundits and political scientists agree that, if the 2016 presidential election were today, we’d have a much better idea who would win.

The confirmation of a new Attorney General has been held up nearly six months for what amounts to no legitimate reason.

The parents of the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing argue that his killer should be spared from the death penalty.

Many of America’s top law firms have declined to accept cases defending bans on same-sex marriage, and that’s okay.

Australia has an interesting new idea about how to encourage parents to vaccinate their children.

So, she’s in.

To the surprise of few, Hillary Clinton is running for President

Thanks to one civilian with a camera, a police officer is facing charges in what appears to clearly be an improper shooting.

Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.

Some Republicans are trying to move their party in the right direction on marriage equality, but it’s unclear if they will succeed in the short term.

The devil is in the details of what the legislature passes, but Indiana’s Governor has essentially conceded defeat in the battle over his state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is getting ready to jump into the race for President, but he has an uphill fight ahead of him.

President George W. Bush had a running battle with the CIA throughout his eight years in office. Now, they’ve given him an award.

The Republican frontrunner claims he doesn’t read America’s most important newspaper.

After nearly 20 years in office, Harry Reid announced early today that he would not seek reelection in 2016.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

Indiana is about to become the latest state to grants special rights to religious business owners.

Two weeks after the email story broke, there’s no sign that Hillary Clinton is losing ground in the 2016 race.

He’s back.

The president is the commander-in-chief of the US armed forces. He’s not commander-in-chief of the United States.

Hillary Clinton addressed the week-long email controversy, but her explanations only raised new questions.

Senate Republicans have done more harm to the goal of stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons than they have done good.

February’s jobs report came in stronger than analysts expected, but wage growth remains stubbornly stagnant.

A new Justice Department report has found widespread racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department, but it’s a problem that goes far beyond one Missouri suburb.

Hillary Clinton’s use of email while Secretary of State pretty much violated every Federal law and regulation on the issue.

For those of us old enough to remember, February 22nd, 1980 marked one of the great moments in sports history.

A Federal Judge has issued a temporary halt to the Obama Administration’s deferred deportation program, but appeals can be expected.

Reflecting a growing national trend away from the barbarity of capital punishment, the Governor of Pennsylvania has imposed a moratorium on executions in the Keystone State.

Some Congressional Democrats are considering skipping a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a Joint Session Of Congress.

The House voted to repeal the PPACA for the 56th time, but it’s clear that this vote will end up being a pointless as all the others.

By inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress, Republicans are damaging the U.S. relationship with Israel.