Outside the Beltway

The battle for control of the Virginia House of Delegates remains up in the air as both sides continue to dispute the outcome in one district.

Late yesterday, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling striking down the latest version of Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban.

New York Knicks Center Enes Katner is at the center of an international legal dispute for speaking out against the President of Turkey.

A new poll shows President Trump losing to a “Generic Democrat.” This poll means nothing.

After nearly twenty years, the Republican domination of the Virginia House of Delegates came to an end thanks to a single vote.

Republicans passed their tax bill yesterday. What that means for the economy and the 2018 midterms is another question.

Report that President Trump considered withdrawing the Gorsuch nomination are another sign of his unhealthy obsession with pledges of loyalty from people who have no business giving it to him.

A Trump judicial nominee who could not answer basic legal questions in a hearing last week has withdrawn his nomination, but this is likely to happen again unless the Administration fixes some obvious flaws in its selection process.

We’re looking to inject some new life into an old blog.

House and Senate Republicans say they have reached agreement on a final tax bill, and Democrats are engaging in an effort to delay a vote in the Senate until Doug Jones can be seated.

In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.

Yesterday was the seventy-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For most Americans, though, it was just another day. That’s only natural.

Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.

Donald Trump Jr. is claiming that some conversations between him and his father are covered by the attorney-client privilege. Based on what we know about those conversations, there’s a good possibility that he’s right.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

The Supreme Court is allowing the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban to go into effect.

President Trump has formally endorsed an accused child molester for the United States Senate.

The current temporary spending measure reached by Congress in September expires on Friday, and Republicans haven’t come up with a solution yet.

The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

A not guilty verdict in a case that Donald Trump turned into a political issue.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

Some conservatives appear to believe that this year’s Starbucks coffee cops are “promoting a gay agenda.”

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

Donald Trump is without question the pettiest, most vindictive person to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

The differing reactions among Republicans in Washington and the base of the Republican Party to the charges against Roy Moore have enhanced a civil war inside the Republican Party.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

Even during an overseas trip, President Trump continues to try to undermine the Russia investigation.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.