Outside the Beltway

The Trump Administration’s war on so-called “Sanctuary Cities” suffers yet another defeat in Court.

President Trump got his revised version of NAFTA, but Canadians are less positive about the United States than they have been in at least twenty years.

Six siblings of Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar are starring in political ads against him. This is just another unfortunate example of the extent to which our political culture has been ruined by hyperpartisan polarization.

A top Vatican official is alleging that Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI were both aware of previously unknown allegations of sexual abuse and chose to allow them to be covered up rather than bringing them to light.

Another Federal Judge has ruled in favor of a transgender student seeking the right to use the gender that conforms to the gender they identify with.

The first night of games in the N.F.L. pre-season included some sporadic protests during the National Anthem, and prompted a predictable response from the President.

A Federal Judge in Oregon has rejected an efforts by a parent’s group to block a school district policy that allows transgender students to use the restroom facilities that conform to their gender identity.

New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is running for a third term under a dark ethical cloud. That probably won’t matter.

A reference point for the future.

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

A Federal Judge in California has largely rejected a Trump Administration challenge to a series of new laws in California designed to protect so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.

A controversial name is disappearing from one small stretch of road.

In a new interview, the President says that he doesn’t believe that N.F.L. players who kneel during the National Anthem have a real issue.

Trump’s withdrawal of his invitation to the Philadelphia Eagles is just another example of his populistic nationalism. (And it isn’t healthy).

There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.

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

Most Americans disagree with Trump on the N.F.L. National Anthem protests, but Republicans are behind him.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape and sexual assault in a New York Court.

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

Eleven states plus DC, who have 172 of the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a President, are now part of the compact.

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

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.