Outside the Beltway

Once again, the National Football League sees its disciplinary and appeal process criticized by a Federal Judge.

Two polls find that most Americans support letting DACA beneficiaries to stay in the United States. Will that help move Congress to act?

The Trump Administration announced today that the program that provided deportation relief to nearly a million people brought to the United States as children would end unless Congress acts to save it.

President Trump is threatening to end a program that has benefited at least 750,000 innocent people.

President Trump’s reaction to the terror attack in Spain included an easily debunked lie about one of America’s most decorated Generals.

We can not condone vandalism and worse.

Another failed attempt to demonstrate the problems of voter fraud in the US.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

More than twenty states are resisting requests for data from a ‘voter integrity’ Commission built on President Trump’s lie that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

Hillary Clinton is blaming everyone she can for her loss, except the most obvious suspects.

Lt. General Michael Flynn is declining to comply with a Congressional subpoena regarding the Russia investigation, and invoking his rights under the Fifth Amendment.

An important redistricting decision was handed down by the Supreme Court today.

Coming to a television set or Internet livestream near you sometime after Memorial Day.

The Anthony Weiner saga comes to an ignominious end.

Two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, nearly two-thirds of Americans support the idea of legal marriage rights for gay and lesbian Americans.

How close to success is the National Popular Vote initiative? (Spoiler alert: not close).

Judge Gorsuch is now Justice Gorsuch and it’s time to hit the ground running.

A major legislative defeat for Paul Ryan, the House GOP, and President Trump.

The Trump Administration has issued an ultimatum, but the fate of the American Health Care Act is still very much up in the air.

Whether you call it TrumpCare, RyanCare, or GOPCare, the Republican replacement for the PPACA isn’t very impressive.

The Supreme Court has decided to return the case involving a transgender student’s right to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity to the Fourth Circuit rather than deciding it during this term.

Well, at least someone has a backbone.

The Supreme Court will now consider a case regarding whether or not a state can bar a former felon from accessing social media sites.

A military judge has rejected a motion to dismiss the case against Bowe Bergdahl based on comments made by Donald Trump when he was a candidate for President.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration has revoked guidelines to public schools that required accommodation of transgender students.

The President’s choice for Labor Secretary withdrew his name from consideration yesterday, but this is just the latest example of what has been a transition that has largely consisted of fumble after fumble by the Trump team.

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

In the wake of the Democratic victory in the North Carolina Governor’s race, the Republican-controlled legislature has stripped the Governor’s office of significant power.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

President-Elect Donald Trump has signaled that his current wife and youngest child will continue to reside in their de-luxe apartment in the sky rather than move to the White House.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

What to watch for tonight.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

And the winner is……

With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

Obama v. Trump in handling protesters at rallies (and a helping of untruth from Trump).

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Federal law and the rights of transgender students.

A late Friday news dump by the Director of the F.B.I. has thrown a confusing curve ball into the race.