Outside the Beltway

Rex Tillerson was an awful Secretary of State who simply had to go, It’s quite possible his successor will be an even greater disaster.

Nine years later, at least one member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee is admitting what seemed at the time a rather obvious fact.

Next up: Pompeo

Ending an investigation that was flawed and tainted with partisanship from the start, the House Intelligence Committee has abruptly concluded its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

The statute of limitations has expired. But he should never have been asked the question to begin with.

Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.

By threatening to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran, Donald Trump is making it far less likely that any upcoming talks with North Korea will succeed.

Absent changes in policy, the nation’s most hallowed military cemetery will run out of space in two decades.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration is backing away from gun regulations opposed by the N.R.A.

The industry is using speaker fees to reward physicians who prescribe the most.

Service members deployed to Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda qualify.

Talking to adversaries is a good idea. Of course, it matters how it is done.

It is a fair question. But judging the Trump administration on tax cuts, Gorsuch, and the DJIA is to ignore a lot of profound problems.

Anderson Cooper has interviewed adult film star Stormy Daniels for 60 Minutes, but lawyers for President Trump are apparently considering legal action to stop the report from airing.

There won’t be any tanks, but it looks like President Trump will get his military parade.

The senior Senator from Massachusetts denies interest in 2020 but won’t promise to serve out a new Senate term.

An estimated 200,000 Americans have Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Dental professionals are 23 times more likely to be afflicted.

A majority of Americans say their lives are not “disrupted” by the time change. They’re wrong.

This is from the band Jack Levitt off their 2007 release “Conversations With A Chupacabra.”

Within hours after the new Florida gun law was signed by Governor Rick Scott, the National Rifle Association had filed a lawsuit seeking to strike it down.

Kids are more likely to be killed driving to school than shot while there. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and prevent them.

The President tried bringing something akin to a traditional policy process to the White House. Now he’s rebelling against it.

A big win for gun control advocates in a deeply Republican state.

CJR’s Dan Mitchell has a tiny quibble with a recent viral NYT thumbsucker. 

Tonight’s installment is a rarity: a breakout artist who I’ve discovered more-or-less in real time.

The Judge presiding over the lawsuit brought by a group of Twitter users blocked by President Trump may have sent a hint about how she’s inclined to rule during a hearing this week.

Once again, there’s speculation in Washington that Justice Anthony Kennedy could retire this year.

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

A photo in honor of Colombian congressional elections this weekend.

Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.

North Korea’s Dear Leader has baited the President of the United States into a trap.

An artist that’s been around for years that I’ve only discovered recently.

On OTB’s subjective, inconsistent enforcement of its policies designed to promote civil discussion.

A disturbing report in the Miami Herald highlights the farce into which this trial has descended.

The eighty year old mystery regarding the fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart may have taken a step toward being solved if the results of a new forensic study are correct.

What the heck is going on in Kentucky and Tennessee?

The microdevelopment of the site continues apace.

Maryland’s legislature is considering a law that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns. It’s probably not Constitutional.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Another lawsuit has been filed against Dick’s Sporting Goods over its policy barring gun sales based on age.

My former home state executes more people per capita than any other state in the union. It has not gotten much better at it.

Witnesses say another student was “showing off his gun.”

The Russia investigation rolls on with more evidence of questionable conduct on the part of Trump and his team.

The Eagles had an all-time hit with this song in 1978. Alas, this isn’t it.

An unspecified number of White House staffers unable to obtain security clearances are out, with several more likely to follow.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a lawsuit against the President, handing the already beleaguered White House yet another headache.

The legal distinction between “personal capacity” and “official capacity” makes no sense for senior presidential appointees.

In 2017, there were ten Saudis on Forbes’ billionaires list. This year, there are none.