Outside the Beltway

Just joking edition.

For a change not by me.

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

Thanks for nothing, Republicans.

In this case, Rich Lowry’s.

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.

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

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.

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

A Federal Court has ruled once again in favor of a transgender student in Virginia who was prevented from using the bathroom conforming to their gender identity.

Donald Trump has found a new far-right lunatic to retweet.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.

The Trump campaign and several other parties have filed lawsuits challenging California’s new law requiring candidates for President to release copies of their tax returns.

Donald Trump is a complete package, you can’t support part of it without at least implicitly endorsing all of it.

The Trump Administration has effectively declared economic warfare against the government of Nicolas Maduro. It won’t succeed, and will further victimize the already suffering Venezuelan people.

In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel from the Second Circuit has reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

A Republican State Legislator in Nebraska says things that other Republicans don’t have the courage to say.

A Federal Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the DNC alleging a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

Part 1

President Trump has withdrawn his nominee for Director of National Intelligence after controversy regarding his qualifications and resume.

A new poll has a majority of respondents saying the President is a racist. He won’t care.

July’s Jobs Report was in line with expectations, but hardly indicative of a booming economy.

Future debates among the 2020 Democratic candidates are likely to have fewer participants. That’s a good thing.

WIth some signs pointing to a slowing global economy, and President Trump applying political pressure, the Federal Reserve reversed interest rate policy yesterday.

Once again, President Trump can’t help but make something meant to recognize real American heroes all about himself.

The first night of the second Democratic debate consisted largely of clashes between the party’s progressive wing and more moderate elements.

Trump’s attacks on racial minorities are going to continue, and get worse, the closer we get to 2020. Because stirring up fear and racial resentment among white working-class voters is the only way he can win.

Dan Coats is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence, and President Trump wants to replace him with an inexperienced, obsequious toady.

Tulsi Gabbard has filed a seemingly frivolous lawsuit against Google due to a temporary suspension of her advertising account.

Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

Even a Fox News poll finds that the American public finds the President’s recent rhetoric to be racist. There’s a different picture when you look at his supporters, though.

President Trump threatened mass immigration raids. What was delivered was far less met the eye.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

On Wednesday, much of official Washington, and likely a good part of the country itself, will pause to watch what are likely to biggest hearings since the late 1980s.

A strangely under-publicized story.

How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.

California’s legislature has passed a law purporting to require candidates for President to release copies of their tax returns, but it’s likely to face legal challenges if it becomes law.

Just over nine years after retiring from the Supreme Court, former Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has passed away at the age of 99.

The failure of Republicans and conservatives to denounce the President’s racism reveals everything that has gone wrong with the “right” in the Trump Era.

The Federal Budget Deficit passed the $700 Billion mark with three months still to go in the Fiscal Year.

Another case where the cruelty is the point?

Citing the so-called “Billy Graham Rule,” a Republican candidate for Governor in Mississippi is refusing to let a female reporter accompany him on a campaign ride-along.

The Trump Administration is expected to begin mass deportation raids as early as this weekend.

President Obama wanted to end it but his former VP used it to his advantage.