Outside the Beltway

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

Gravity announced a minimum annual salary of $70,000. Almost everyone is unhappy.

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.

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

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

It’s all about the Benjamins.

Kenny “The Snake” Stabler, legendary Alabama Crimson Tide and Oakland Raiders quarterback, has died of cancer at the age of 69.

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.

The NYT paints the longshot senator as a happy warrior trying to win the White House by doing it his way.

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.

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.

The US Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that the U.S. Constitution contains a right to same-sex marriage.

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.

Pope Francis’s new encyclical isn’t exactly being received positively by American conservatives, because they seem to be missing the point.

Nine people died overnight in a shooting at an historic African-American Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

A new Michigan law allows religious-affiliated adoption agencies to turn away parents for religious reasons, and it seems fairly obvious what the target is in this case.

Lee Siegel takes to the NYT to explain “Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans.”

Being required to demonstrate competency in liberal arts to teach is racially discriminatory, a federal judge has ruled.

Most Americans think that income inequality is a problem, but they don’t all agree on what to do about it.

The New York Times is on top of the breaking news about Marco Rubio’s driving record for some reason.

FIFA’s President surprised everyone today by resigning, but he’s likely to stay in power for as long as another ten months.

Hillary Clinton is taking a hit in the polls, but it’s unclear if that’s going to matter when 2016 rolls around.

Don’t believe everything you read in the papers.

The New York Times really, really wants a horse race for the Democratic nomination.

The first batch of email from Hillary Clinton regarding the 2012 attack in Benghazi have been released, and they don’t reveal anything we didn’t already know.

Los Angeles became the latest major city to increase its minimum wage. It’s a risky bet that is likely to do more harm than good.

The Clinton Foundation has disclosed that there were $26 million in donations that it had failed to disclose while Hillary was Secretary of State.

Thwarted by the legislature, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal used his executive power to take action that seems directed more toward evangelicals in Iowa than anything happening in his home state.

There’s a better way to finance news than hiding it behind paywalls.

Pollsters on both sides of the Atlantic have been trying to figure out why the polls released right up until the eve of the British General Election were so wrong. Here’s one theory, and it’s very compelling.

The gang at The Week are surprised that “Only jurors who were open to the death penalty were chosen for the Tsarnaev trial.”

Hillary Clinton told supporters she’d require Supreme Court nominees to pledge to overturn Citizens United, a decision she completely misrepresented.

The first of what is likely to be many defamation suits related to Rolling Stone’s discredited campus rape story has been filed.