Outside the Beltway

There are good arguments as to why progressive Senators should vote against his confirmation. Let’s stick to those.

A police officer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania who tased an apparently compliant African-American man will not be disciplined by his department, and probably won’t face charges either.

Another incident involving what clearly seems to be the inappropriate use of force against an African-American man.

President Trump’s short list of potential Supreme Court nominees consists mostly of conventionally conservative, well-qualified, jurists.

A Pittsburgh area police officer has been indicted on homicide charges after a video emerged that appears to show him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information about abortion.

A Republican organization dedicated to abortion rights is shutting down after 30 years, eight fewer than the Party has opposed them.

President Trump has reversed the family separation policy and replaced it with a family detention policy. This is likely to lead to Court challenges.

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

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorial cartoonist is out after twenty-five years.

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

Another Federal Judge has held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ violates both Federal law and the Constitution.

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

President Trump continues his unhinged, and unsupported by facts, war on Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos by pressuring an independent agency to raise shipping rates.

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.

The incident involving Paul Ryan and the House Chaplain has raised some questions.

Republicans are worried about 2018, and they’re even more worried that they have a President who is refusing to acknowledge political reality.

Marking the end of a long fall from grace, the man once known as “America’s Dad” has been found guilty on three counts of sexual assault.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in a case alleging that Texas’s Congressional and state legislative districts were drawn with the intent to discriminate based on race.

As expected, a Republican won the Special Election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, but it’s not a win Republicans should really be celebrating.

Hillary Clinton isn’t running for anything in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from running against her.

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

The Kim regime has announced the end, for now, of its nuclear and ballistic missile testing programs. To understand why they made this concession, one needs to read between the lines.

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

Republicans have been hoping that the tax bill passed in December would help them in the midterms. That’s appearing to be less and less likely by the day.

New polling shows the Democrat’s lead in the Congressional ballot poll shrinking slightly, but enthusiasm is still on their side.

Some Republicans are suggesting that Paul Ryan should be pushed out as Speaker before the November elections.

In addition to opening up the Speakership, there’s a legitimate possibility that Wisconsin-11 flips to the other party.

President Trump won’t attend nerd prom again this year. That’s a good thing.

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

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

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the second partisan gerrymandering case of the term, and once again they appear to be divided.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

Does Rick Santorum really think that learning CPR can stop school shootings?

Organizing protests was the easy part. The hard part for those who would seek to expand gun regulations is yet to come.

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down a California law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information on abortion.

Challengers to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on Congressional redistricting suffered two big setbacks in court yesterday that suggest that they’ve reached the end of the road legally.

If you’re tired of the restraint being shown by this President, you may be in luck.

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.

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

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.

Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.

Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration is backing away from gun regulations opposed by the N.R.A.

There won’t be any tanks, but it looks like President Trump will get his military parade.