Outside the Beltway

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

Journalistic malpractice has real consequences.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

The personal, the political, and the Foundation are so intertwined as to be one enterprise.

While not quite the great unskewing of argument past, here is an example of why non-experts need to avoid critiquing polling.

Candidate trumps party in a presidential system.

An 11-year-old tape of the Republican nominee making misogynistic comments should surprise no one.

Donald Trump is doing worse with white voters than Mitt Romney did in 2012.

Today Colombians got to the polls to vote in a plebiscite on the FARC peace accord.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.

Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.

Donald Trump’s campaign is apparently finally acknowledging reality, although its claim that birtherism originated with the Clinton campaign in 2008 does not comport with the facts.

Gary Johnson is doing better than any third-party candidate in twenty years, but that doesn’t mean he’s likely to get an invitation to the upcoming Presidential debates.

Apparently, even people who support Donald Trump don’t believe his claim that he can get Mexico to pay for his border wall.

Clinton stumbles and leaves an event early, leading to the news that her campaign has been withholding health information from the press.

After a unanimous Supreme Court victory, Bob McDonnell won’t be facing another corruption trial.

Athletes are sitting out the Star Spangled Banner to air their grievances. Management is pushing back.

Who knew Tim “The Toolman” Taylor was a columinist at NRO? (Will kids these days get that reference?).

Another poll shows that Latino voters are set to reject Donald Trump in record numbers, and now they’re turning against the GOP.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

Early indications are the Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other older Justices don’t plan on leaving any time soon.

A Trump loss in November could lead to battles inside the GOP that could take years to resolve.

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

After weeks of bleeding, the Trump campaign is undergoing a shake up, but it’s unlikely to fix what’s really wrong.

Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump has spent more time recently attacking the news media than anything else. He ought to be condemned for it.

Did Donald Trump really suggest assassination as a political weapon, even as a joke? It sure sounds like it.

More Republican officeholders are distancing themselves from Donald Trump, but it’s time to start wondering what took them so long,

The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.

Of course Donald Trump responded to a Gold Star Father in the worst possible way.

Big losses for proponents of Voter ID laws in two swing states.

More than any politician that spoke last night, it was the father of a fallen solider who stole the night.

Hillary Clinton delvers a largely successful acceptance speech that caps off a convention that ran far smoother than its Republican counterpart.

Thirty five years after trying to kill President Reagan, John W. Hinckley Jr. is close to being a free man.

A look at the state of the race before the two party conventions begin.

Turkey’s government appears to have rebuffed a coup attempt, but questions remains about the stability of the government going forward.

The least likely choice ascends to the Number Two position on the Republican ticket.

A night of terror mars Bastille Day celebrations in France.

We’re further from a public option than we were in 2009. The need for it has become more acute.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

A new poll suggests that the decision not to bring charges related to her use of a private email server will likely have only a minimal impact on Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

American forces will continue to stay in Afghanistan well after Barack Obama leaves office thanks to a new policy announced today.