Outside the Beltway

The Justice Department thinks police should be able to search the smart phones of anyone arrested for anything.

March’s Jobs Report was about as uplifting as the numbers in the past.

Refusing to raise the debt ceiling does nothing at all to control spending.

Snow days are no longer automatic vacation days for federal workers.

The Jobs Report for January once again leaves much to be desired.

Just when it became safe to keep your shoes and tablets on, a new threat to the friendly skies has emerged: toothpaste.

At least initially, Chris Christie did what he needed to do to address a story that threatens to overwhelm his political future.

A bunch of people talking on cellphones during a plane flight would annoy the heck out of me, but the government shouldn’t be involved in deciding if it should be allowed.

At least one person wonders why the US Army honors Confederate generals.

Some good numbers for November in the Jobs report, but questions about the future remain.

Amazon’s new deal with the USPS offers a way out of the agency’s problems if only Congress would give up its last bit of control.

The FDA is declaring war on trans fats. That’s a bad idea on many levels.

A better than expected jobs report in October, but one that comes with a few caveats.

A 500 pound French man was denied a return flight by British Airways.

Nothing to write home about in the September Jobs Report.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.

NBA legend Bill Russell was arrested earlier this week for having a loaded .38 in his luggage.

Being Speaker of the House has become much more of a difficult job than it used to be.

McAuliffe pulling away?

Washington Post Magazine profiles a local woman with a horrible secret: her father designed and ran Auschwitz.

The White House confirmed today that the goal of any military intervention in Syria would be very limited. Which makes one wonder what the point of doing anything actually is.

Don’t expect the Federal Government to push for DUI reform.

TheTransportation Security Administration is expanding its purview to train stations and sporting events.

Al Qaeda may be up to something, so take no chances.

Potential trouble for Virginia’s Republican nominee for Governor.

Some striking data to illustrate the role slavery played in the economy of the South.

June’s Jobs Report was healthy, but the economy still needs to do better.

Thanks to archaic state laws, you can look at cars in a Tesla showroom, but in my states you can’t but anything there.

About $7 billion in military equipment now in Afghanistan will be scrapped rather than returned to the U.S.

The jobs news in May was good, but far from great.

The IRS spent $50 million on 225 employee conferences. What did the taxpayer get in return?

Several top Administration officials have secret email addresses, the Associated Press reports.

The sequestration cuts are two months old, and it seems pretty clear that the claims of doom we heard before they went into effect were heavily exaggerated.

The Virginia GOP’s nominee for Lt. Governor could pose a problem for the party.

The under-35 set are buying cars at a lower rate than they used to.

A government panel is recommending that the BAC limit for drunk driving be lowered nearly 40%.

The Senate moved last night to end the airport delays caused by furloughing air traffic controllers.

An American city was essentially shut down today. Was that the right thing to do?

We treat violence by lone individuals differently than organized violence. Race, religion, and national origin have nothing to do with that.

Are we heading toward an era where a diagnosis of mental illness becomes an instrument for state oppression?