Outside the Beltway

The House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill that seeks to limit Presidential authority when it comes to striking Iran and aideing the Saudi war on Yemen.

The Trump Administration is expected to begin mass deportation raids as early as this weekend.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in a case that could radically impact health care coverage for millions of Americans.

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a District Court ruling that President Trump cannot block Twitter users from accessing his account.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

A silly story for the silly season.

Later today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument in a case that could upend the Affordable Care Act.

Well, of course they are.

Not a new observation, but one that should not be forgotten.

Three new polls show significant changes in the Democratic race in the wake of last week’s debates.

News outlets are hyping small swings in their surveys but the race is pretty much where it was when it began.

New polling suggests that the President may not be benefiting from the relatively healthy economy as much as expected.

Democrats clashed, to some degree, in last night’s inaugural debate of the 2020 season but they clearly agreed far more than they disagreed.

One photograph that has gone viral is standing as a visualization of the Trump Administration’s inhumane asylum policies.

Various federal and state agencies are enforcing existing laws while Congress scrambles to update them.

With the first Democratic debate set to begin tonight, it’s a good time to take a look at the state of the race.

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled against a Seattle-area florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.

There are children being held in what amount to internment camps on the southern border under appallingly bad conditions and the President is more concerned with falsely blaming his predecessor for the problem.

The Supreme Court ordered a new trial in the case of a Mississippi defendant whose trial was tainted by a prosecutor who routinely struck black jurors from the jury pool.

Following through on a threat made by the President earlier this week, immigration authorities are reportedly planning mass raids aimed primarily at immigrant families starting tomorrow.

The Supreme Court ruled that a World War One memorial that had been on public grounds for 70 years can stay where it is.

Congress is considering a bill that would establish a commission to examine the issue of reparations for slavery.;

Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal by a Republican Senator to ban flag burning.

Not surprisingly, the President’s opening speech of the 2020 campaign was filed with lies.

Just fire the pollster.

It’s still way too early to be predictive, but the latest head-to-head matches between the President and the top contenders for the Democratic nomination.

The lineups for the first Democratic debate of the 2020 season are set but some candidates are likely to be unhappy.

A trio of new polls shows Elizabeth Warren slipping past Bernie Sanders into second place in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination

The participants for the two-night opening debate of the 2020 campaign season have been announced, and the candidates who were excluded aren’t happy.

Texas has become the latest state to eliminate red-light cameras amid increasing evidence that they are largely counterproductive.

Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway stands credibly accused of multiple violations of Federal law. The President will do nothing about it.

The latest iteration of a benchmark Iowa poll shows Joe Biden leading, with Bernie Sanders sinking and looking at several candidates closing in on him.

The United States and Mexico reached a last-minute deal to avert tariffs that would have gone into effect on Monday. Whether the deal accomplishes anything substantive remains to be seen.

A new poll of Texas voters shows President Trump doing worse than expected against potential Democratic challengers. Should Republicans be worried?

The President’s foolish tariffs against Mexico are finally causing many Republican Senators to stand up against him.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. dismissed a lawsuit against Trump “national emergency” to fund the border wall, but his ruling did not reach the merits of the lawsuit’s claim.

David Brooks joins the long line of commenters predicting the GOP’s demise.

Last week, New Hampshire became the latest state to repeal the death penalty. Thus becoming the 21st state to do so.

Just over a month after he entered the race, Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his fellow Democrats while Bernie Sanders has several candidates hot on his heels.

Quietly, Elizabeth Warren has been campaigning and putting out policy proposals while also appearing to gain ground on her closest rival, Bernie Sanders.

The party’s presidential wannabes have until September 12 to demonstrate a pulse.

The Supreme Court sent a signal yesterday that seems to indicate how it might deal with future abortion law challenges and it doesn’t bode well for pro-lifers.

The House of Representatives has not even acted on impeachment, but Senate Republicans have already made up their mind.

Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to five N.F.L. Championships in the pre-Super Bowl era and in Super Bowls I and II, has died at the age of 85.

A Federal Judge in Mississippi has blocked Mississippi’s law that purports to ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s patently unconstitutional abortion law.

A Federal Judge has put at least a partial hold on President’s Trump’s effort to use a “national emergency” to fund his border wall.

No, abolishing the EC would not turn farmers into serfs.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been indicted on seventeen counts under the Espionage Act arising out of his role in the Chelsea Manning affair.

As the Administration continues to stonewall legitimate requests from Congress for documents and witnesses, pressure is growing on Speaker Pelosi to authorize the opening of an impeachment inquiry.