Outside the Beltway

Democrats have decided to move up the date of their 2020 Convention.

The President continues to enjoy enthusiastic support from the over-65 set.

With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.

A Trump Administration policy announced in April has resulted in roughly 2,000 children being taken from their parents at the border.

In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a Minnesota law barring “political apparel” at polling places is unconstitutional.

The Trump Administration’s new legal position on coverage for people with pre-existing conditions could pose political problems in the fall.

Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.

In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.

Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.

The Trump Administration has lost track of nearly 1,500 children at the same time that it is implementing a new policy that will result in children who arrive at the border with their parents or other family members.

Enforcing our immigration and drug laws comes at the cost of fundamental rights.

Republicans are trying to fight back against efforts to limit their ability to gerrymander Congressional and State Legislative Districts. It’s a fight they deserve to lose.

Ohio voters have approved a referendum designed to reform the manner in which district lines are drawn.

Republican chances to hold the Senate were boosted in West Virginia last night thanks to the fact that a fringe candidate was soundly defeated.

Whether Don Blankenship wins or loses in West Virginia, his success is yet another example of how Donald Trump has changed the GOP for the worse.

The White House physician is accused of excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing medication among other offenses.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.

Republicans are blaming the President for the fading popularity of the tax reform law passed in December. It’s more complicated than that.

Barbara Bush, only the second woman in history to be the wife and mother of a U.S. President, has died at the age of 92.

Republicans are raising the fear of impeachment to motivate a base that could become disaffected heading into November.

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.

Conor Lamb’s win in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District has set off an inevitable debate inside the Democratic Party about how to approach the upcoming midterm elections.

Republicans are claiming that Conor Lamb won Tuesday’s Special Election in Pennsylvania because he campaigned as a conservative. These people are either deluded or lying.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case pitting the First Amendment against the right of states to regulate elections.

What is CPAC telling us about the contemporary conservative movement?

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

The Department of Education announced yesterday that it will no longer investigate civil rights complaints from transgender students regarding bathroom access in public schools.

Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.

Congress seems likely to pass a budget deal today that will massively increase spending, putting to rest once and for all the rank hypocrisy of Republicans when it comes to claims that they are “fiscally conservative.”

Congress appears to be moving closer to a budget deal even as the President tries to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing.

Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.

Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.

President Trump has harsh words for Democrats who didn’t applaud his SOTU.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

A train carrying Republican Congressmen and Senators, and their families, was involved in a crash in western Virginia.

The White House’s immigration plan is facing opposition in both chambers of Congress from moderate and conservative Republicans alike.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in an important case dealing with the circumstances under which voters can be purged from the voting rolls.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

Charles Manson, who led a cult-like “family” to a series of murders in 1969 and subsequently spent more than 40 years in prison, has died at the age of 83.

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.