Outside the Beltway

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

More whimsical than most of my selections but we could use that right about now.

Wisconsin-Stevens Point is shuttering 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology while expanding more job-oriented programs.

A group of twenty states have revived an old argument to mount a new legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Is it legal for retail businesses to restrict gun sales based on age? The short answer appears to be yes.

New polls show increased support for various gun control measures, including limitations on so-called “assault weapons,” but that doesn’t mean we’re likely to see Congressional action on the subject.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could prove crippling to public employee unions across the nation.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has redrawn the state’s Congressional Districts based on its recent ruling finding the current map to be unconstitutional partisan Gerrymandering. It makes a lot more sense than the map the state is currently using.

NRO’s David French offers “A Gun-Control Measure Conservatives Should Consider.”

While most of America slept, the government was shutdown thanks to some faux theatrics by a single Senator.

Congress seems likely to pass a budget deal today that will massively increase spending, putting to rest once and for all the rank hypocrisy of Republicans when it comes to claims that they are “fiscally conservative.”

Congress appears to be moving closer to a budget deal even as the President tries to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing.

Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.

The Supreme Court has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling requiring the legislature to redraw the state’s Congressional District map.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

Another win for forces fighting partisan Gerrymandering.

With less than two days to go, the prospects for Congress finding a way to prevent a government shutdown aren’t looking good.

The GOP’s potential troubles in 2018 don’t just exist at the Congressional level.

A Federal Court in North Carolina has issued a stinging ruling against the partisan gerrymandering undertaken by the Republican legislature in that state.

President Trump has shut down the commission he established to investigate unsupported claims of “voter fraud” in the 2016 election.

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

Once again, tax “reform” won’t make it easier to prepare or file tax returns.

With the results from Alabama. the GOP faces a hard road ahead defending its majority in the Senate.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a second case dealing with political Gerrymandering.

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

With time running out in the year, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that the Senate GOP will be able to meet its deadlines on passing a tax reform bill.

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.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

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.

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

Will Joe Biden be ‘tan, rested, and ready’ enough to take on 2020?

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

More thoughts related to Gill v. Whitford and the problem of extreme gerrymandering.

And even moreso when they are consciously created by the winner.

Don’t hold your breath, but the Las Vegas shooting may actually prompt Congress to do something.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Previewing the next term of the Supreme Court, which starts today.

In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will hear a case that is likely to have a significant impact on the powers of public-sector unions.

Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama is raising fears of a wider battle in the Republican Party heading into 2018.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

Hillary Clinton delivers the most obvious news ever.

Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats on spending and the debt ceiling, but it was an exceedingly bad one.

Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke loses out on yet another Trump Administration position thanks to Chief of Staff John Kelly.

One of the legal giants in the Federal Judiciary has retired from the bench.

Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has resigned and will reportedly go to work for Donald Trump.

Democrats and “Never Trump”ers shouldn’t count their chickens before they’re hatched.

Three new polls show Trump’s job approval down significantly in the three states that put him over the top in the Electoral College last year.

A new study shows that Baby Boomers no longer account for the largest segment of voters in the United States.