Outside the Beltway

A D.C. lawmaker latches on to an insane conspiracy theory.

Local and federal authorities are investigating a spree of explosions terrorizing Austin, Texas.

If you’re tired of the restraint being shown by this President, you may be in luck.

Will Bunch wildly exaggerates the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

New reports indicate that Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen has been involved in efforts to keep Stormy Daniels from telling her story for at least the past seven years.

Things continue to look good for Democrats as we get closer to the midterm elections.

The family real estate business made tens of millions through shady dealings.

The fact that Andrew McCabe was fired before he could retire means that he will lose out on some significant pension benefits, but. contrary to some media reporting, he won’t lose his pension completely.

Things are looking good for Democrats in 2018, but there’s some speculation that Nancy Pelosi’s position at the head of the party in the House could be in danger.

Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.

A contest with no serious challenger will make him the longest-serving Russian leader since Stalin.

He’s been in the music business in some form or the other since 1985. He has been, it’s fair to say, the opposite of an overnight success.

Lawfare provides a balanced piece on the firing of Andrew McCabe.

Attorneys for the Defendants in the lawsuit filed by Stormy Daniels, including the President, have removed the case to Federal Court and are claiming that Daniels owes $20 million for her alleged breaches of a settlement agreement.

Less than 24 hours after the McCabe firing, the president’s attorney explicitly connects the move to the Mueller probe.

Not unexpectedly, Russia has retaliated for Great Britain’s retaliation for Russia’s apparent assassination attempt on British history.

One of the supposed “adults” in the Trump administration has no class.

The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.

The FBI’s former deputy director was shamefully fired late Friday night, after which President Trump gloated on Twitter.

Three completely different songs featuring iconic artists.

This week’s photo.

Conor Lamb’s win in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District has set off an inevitable debate inside the Democratic Party about how to approach the upcoming midterm elections.

The Trump presidency is the latest step in treating commentators like policy experts. It is all a manifestation of how the modern GOP is a populist party.

A new bombshell allegation in the Stormy Daniels affair.

H.R. McMaster appears to be on the way out as National Security Adviser. The important question is, who replaces him?

Lizbeth Mateo, an attorney and immigrant rights activist, will serve on a California board helping disadvantaged students.

The Stormy Daniels/Donald Trump story will break open wide on 60 Minutes next weekend.

Having journalistic integrity at the Fair and Balanced network has never been more challenging.

ProPublica has retracted an explosive but erroneous report about the nominee to be the next CIA Director.

Robert Mueller’s investigation appears to enter a new phase, with a focus on the President’s business dealings with Russia.

After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly was no longer 100% genetically identical to his twin brother. However, the changes are not as significant as initial media reports made them out to be.

Republicans are claiming that Conor Lamb won Tuesday’s Special Election in Pennsylvania because he campaigned as a conservative. These people are either deluded or lying.

The Treasury Department has designated five entities and 19 individuals tied to the Russian government for cyber espionage.

The selection of Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State makes it more likely that President Trump will take the foolish and dangerous step of withdrawing the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran.

According to one insider, “There’s no leadership, no trust, no direction and this point there’s very little hope.”

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

Best known as a television host, he served in the Reagan administration and chief economist of Bear Stearns.

Polls released since the Parkland, Florida shooting show that support for gun control measures is at its highest level since 1993, but will it last?

The nominations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel could be in trouble in the Senate.

Another Federal Court has ruled in favor of a student seeking to use the restroom facilities that correspond with their gender identity.

Yet another example of the foolishness of having firearms in the schoolhouse.

Congress is no closer to a resolution of the DACA fix than it was earlier this year.

Students across the country are staging 17-minute protests at 10 am in their time zones.

Theresa May has expelled 23 Russian diplomats and convened the North Atlantic Council.

Stephen Hawking possessed one of the greatest minds in history, but he will likely be most remembered for not letting a debilitating disease stop him from contributing to our understanding of the universe.

While examples of Hollywood sexism are seemingly endless, this is not one of them.

Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.

By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.

While the nature of Rex Tillerson’s firing as Secretary of State was shocking in its abruptness, taken in context with the rocky nature of his tenure it was hardly surprising.

The British prime minister and outgoing US Secretary of State declared a red line crossed. There’s no reason to think this White House will follow through.