Outside the Beltway

Another mass shooting.

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 month that was highlighted by the capture of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ends with an apparent lone wolf ISIS-inspired attack in New York City

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

What could possibly go wrong?

Without mentioning his successor by name, former President Bush delivered a stinging rebuke to Trump and Trumpism.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

We mourn Charlottesville because Donald J. Trump, the President of the United States, made clear in no uncertain terms that in his mind there was little distinction between those in Charlottesville who pursued the un-American “values” of soil, blood, and racial dominance and those who pursued the ideals of the American Constitution.

“Why the hell would we do that?” — White House official.

Authorities are being second-guessed over their handling of Saturday’s protests. Virginia gun laws are the more obvious problem.

Donald Trump’s core supporters in the Republican Party remain intensely loyal, and that seems unlikely to change.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

Reports are indicating that Donald Trump may be looking to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Rudy Giuliani.

After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

Donald Trump’s golf courses are displaying something that literally is fake news.

Puerto Rican voters voted overwhelmingly for statehood yesterday in a referendum whose legitimacy is being questioned due to boycotts by opposition parties.

The Anthony Weiner saga comes to an ignominious end.

In Fox News Channel’s America, Donald Trump can do no wrong and Hillary Clinton is still a threat.

The President is being fed “news” from questionable news sources, and that’s a problem.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in the appeal of an order barring travel from six Muslim countries, and it didn’t appear to go well for the attorneys defending the ban.

A guilty plea in a particularly shocking case of police brutality.

Polling indicates that voters find the Democratic Party to be even more out of step than the Republican Party.

Donald Trump isn’t going to change, and that’s bad news for all of us.

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

An unusual, if not unexpected, mass firing at the Justice Department on Friday afternoon.

Travel industry experts are reporting a noticeable drop in international travel and tourism since Donald Trump was elected President.

The announcement of a new Muslim travel ban Executive Order has been delayed once again.

This year’s White House Correspondents Association Dinner will be missing one high-profile guest.

Donald Trump is turning out to be a man uniquely obsessed with appearances, and it’s impacting his entire Administration.

Yet another example of why Trump and his views on Trade and the economy are contradictory and even incoherent. Not only should Trump be building his Great Trump Wall™ in Mexico he should be furiously working against any and all foreign investment in the U.S.

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.

As expected, Donald Trump yesterday signed Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees.

While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

With repeal of the Affordable Care Act now likely sooner rather than later, key Republicans are urging the party to have a replacement in place before repeal is voted on.

Trump will maintain some level of private security once in office.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

Another name may be on the short list for Secretary of State.

Donald Trump says he will ‘leave his business,’ but is providing very few details and continuing to leave the impression that he will enter office with more conflicts of interest than any previous President in American history.