Outside the Beltway

The Senate has passed an amendment to a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft.

Republican insiders are apparently still looking at ways to stop Donald Trump at a convention. It’s far too late for that, guys.

With top Republicans recoiling from the realization that the GOP is stuck with Trump in 2016, the ground seems to be being prepared for a conflict that could tear the GOP apart regardless of who wins in November.

The relatively unknown candidate that Bill Kristol floated as the “Never Trump” alternative has announced he’s not running for President.

After initially expressing doubts about his candidacy, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has lined up behind Donald Trump.

The Fourth Circuit has declined to rehear a case in which a three judge panel sided with a transgender student seeking to use the bathroom consistent with their gender identity.

A group of states led by Texas has filed a suit in response to new guidelines from the Federal Government regarding the rights of transgender students.

Donald Trump is now just 28 delegates away from clinching the GOP nomination. New Jersey’s primary on June 7th will put him over the top.

It’s not going to happen.

Oklahoma’s Republican legislature passed a clearly unconstitutional bill outlawing abortion in the state.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

With Donald Trump now destined to become the GOP nominee, some Republican insiders are trying to put together another ‘too little, too late’ strategy to stop him.

Pfizer has become the latest drug maker from barring its products from being used in executions.

Begun, the bathroom wars have.

The walk backs begin.

If these numbers hold up, then the GOP may as well start planning for the 2020 primaries now.

Donald Trump’s win last night made him the presumptive Republican nominee, whether Republicans will unify around him is another question.

The GOP race for President takes yet another bizarre turn.

Donald Trump seems poised for another solid victory in Indiana tomorrow, while the effort to stop him from winning a majority of delegates looks to be running out of options.

For better or worse, Republicans seem to be resigning themselves to the inevitable.

In an unprecedented move that reeks of desperation, Ted Cruz is naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate before the primary process has even ended.

Another round of victories puts Donald Trump another step closer to the Republican nomination.

It may be the talk of Washington, but the political fight over Justice Scalia’s vacant Supreme Court seat does not seem to be something voters care very much about.

To the surprise of no one, the alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich is already falling apart.

With voters in five states set to go to the polls, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are likely to make significant progress toward their quest for a majority of delegates in their respective contests.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is beginning to look beyond Bernie Sanders and talk about running mates.

As expected, Donald Trump scored a huge victory in his home state last night and now appears to be back on track to win the GOP nomination.

As the Empire State votes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look well positioned to have a very good night.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case challenging the President’s deportation relief plan, but it’s unlikely we’ll see a ruling on the merits.

A New Jersey judge, along with a Judge in Pennsylvania, is among the first to rule on the meaning of the ‘natural born citizen’ clause.

The two men most likely to win the Republican nomination aren’t very well liked outside the Republican Party.

The second place finisher in the Republican primaries is looking like the first loser.

Donald Trump is complaining about a ‘rigged’ delegate selection process, but the truth is that the fault lies with only one person, Donald Trump.

There are many aspects of the way delegates to the party convention are chosen that is “undemocratic,” but it’s unclear why this is a problem.

A new poll finds that Donald Trump is really, really disliked by voters, but it’s unclear how much that will matter going forward.

Ted Cruz pulled off a win in Wisconsin, giving some hope to the “Stop Trump” crowd.

For most Americans, the debate over same-sex marriage is over and marriage equality has won. This would not, however, include the social conservatives who continue to have a much too vocal role in the Republican Party.

With surprising unanimity, the Supreme Court rejected an effort to restrict the meaning of ‘one person, one vote’ in legislative redistricting.

There are some signs of hope out of Wisconsin for those trying to stop Donald Trump.

Despite having previously pledged to do so, none of the three candidate for the GOP nomination are willing to say they’d support the eventual nominee anymore.

Conservatives are doing all they can to make sure Merrick Garland does not get either a hearing or a vote in the Senate, and it’s working.

Ohio Governor John Kasich cannot win a majority of delegates at this point, but he’s still resisting calls to drop out of the race.

Looking at the delegate math, Donald Trump’s path to victory seems to be becoming clearer by the day.

One week after Marco Rubio left the race, Donald Trump’s hold on the lead in the GOP Presidential race seems as solid as ever.

With President Obama becoming the first American President to visit Cuba in 88 years, a new poll finds majority support for his changes in Cuba policy.

If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, the GOP may have more to worry about than losing the White House and the Senate.

With Donald Trump inching closer to a delegate majority with each primary, it’s obvious that GOP insiders have no idea how to stop Donald Trump.

Marco Rubio is ruling out a return to politics, at least for now.

President Obama told a group of Democratic donors that the Sanders campaign is nearing its end and that they need to start uniting behind Hillary Clinton.