Outside the Beltway

A Federal Judge in Maryland has ruled that discovery can proceed in a case alleging that President Trump has taken payments from outside sources in violation of the Constitution

Michael Bloomberg is flirting with the idea of running for President in 2020. He’s done this before, of course, but this time he seems far more serious.

Anti-Semitic violence has increased markedly over the past two years. So has the spread of far-right “anti-Globalist” conspiracy theories. This is not a coincidence.

Despite the relatively strong economy, President Trump and many other Republicans are relying on the politics of fear to drive voter turnout on Tuesday.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s name may be unfamiliar, but he’s looking to change that.

As the midterm campaign draws to a close, Donald Trump is returning to the message of xenophobia and fear that dominated his Presidential campaign.

On Wednesday Trump tweeted out a crass, dishonest ad in hopes of leveraging fear and racism as a political tool.

Robert Mueller’s office has referred an apparent effort to bribe women into making allegations against him to the F.B.I.

A chart to ponder.

The blatant stoking of irrational fear as campaign politics.

Charges have been filed against the man responsible for the massacre in Pittsburgh in both Federal and State court.

America’s tradition of unlimited free expression increases the danger of violence.

At least eight people are dead in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Authorities have arrested a Florida man named Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old Trump supporter, in connection with the wave of bombing attempts directed at critics of the President.

Donald Trump is talking about a tax cut that appears to exist only in his own mind.

More outrageous behavior by the President of the United States.

Two more potential explosive devices, addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have been discovered by law enforcement.

In the wake of attempted bombing attacks on people he has criticized, the President is blaming the media for poisonous political rhetoric. He needs to look in the mirror.

President Trump’s private phone calls are apparently a major source of intelligence for foreign nations.

More explosive devices sent to prominent Trump critics, including Robert DeNiro and Joe Biden, have been located.

Four suspicious packages addressed to prominent political and media figures have been intercepted in the past three days.

Science can’t precisely locate gender but it’s neither fully biological nor fully genetic.

Measles cases are on the rise in Europe due to the fact that, despite all the evidence to the contrary, people still believe the lies of the anti-vaccination movement.

The Trump Administration is preparing a policy change that will essentially define transgender Americans out of existence.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

Jamal Khashoggi’s final column includes a message that should resonate far beyond the Arab world it was addressed to.

President Trump is serving as a knowing apologist for a despotic regime.

A Federal Judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against the President

Saudi Arabia is reportedly developing an explanation for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that defies credulity.

Donald Trump is a coward and an apologist for evil around the world.

Rather than cauterizing an open wound, she’s fanned the fuels of a fire.

Those rambling campaign rally speeches the President loves to give aren’t getting the kind of coverage they used to, not even from his favorite news channel.

President Trump is choosing money and moral cowardice over human life in his response to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

A Soyuz mission sending two men to the International Space Station was forced to abort shortly after launch. Fortunately, the American and Russian on board returned safely to Earth.

At this point, corruption, dishonesty, and insanity are just baked in.

BREAKING NEWS from multiple major news outlets.

The Merrick Garland precedent is power politics, nothing more.

A glance at Memeorandum demonstrates a problem that we’ve mentioned numerous times over the years.

After a long and contentious battle, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed to become the 114th Supreme Court Justice.

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

September jobs growth fell short of expectations even as the top-line unemployment rate reached a point unseen since 1969.

Yesterday’s test of the Presidential Alert system went about as planned.

The F.B.I.’s updated background check is complete and will be reviewed by Senators beginning today. As a result, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving forward toward a final vote on the Kavanaugh nomination later this week.

After roughly a week of staying silent, President Trump decided last night to openly mock Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

Much of what Donald Trump has claimed about how he built his fortune is a lie, and at least part of it originated in his father’s shady efforts to evade taxes.

The three-decade-old name dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav state of Macedonia remains unresolved after Sunday’s referendum.

A Federal Judge ruled late last week that a lawsuit under the Foreign Emoluments Clause by more than 200 Congressmen and Senators can proceed forward.

Thanks to a last-minute agreement, the United States and Canada reached an agreement for a revised version of NAFTA. It’s a got a new name, but it’s basically NAFTA 2.0.

Elon Musk has apparently come to his senses. At least for now.

Surprise developments yesterday led to a pause in the confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh. Where it goes from here is unclear.