Outside the Beltway

Former Trump Campaign Director Paul Manafort has been hit with a new round of charges.

Trump’s withdrawal of his invitation to the Philadelphia Eagles is just another example of his populistic nationalism. (And it isn’t healthy).

Donald Trump hinted that he’s considering a pardon for Muhammad Ali, but Ali doesn’t need a pardon.

Democrats on Capitol Hill are objecting to the proposed changes in the role of superdelegates in the party’s nomination process.

There have been dynasties in American team sports before. But this one feels different.

Trump’s suggestion to include Russia again in a new G-8 makes me wonder about a couple of things.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

Another Federal Judge has held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ violates both Federal law and the Constitution.

Political columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer has weeks to live.

There are twice as many suicides as homicides in America.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

Donald Trump’s approach to international trade has nothing to with economics and everything to do with politics and the culture war he loves to provoke.

Most Americans disagree with Trump on the N.F.L. National Anthem protests, but Republicans are behind him.

Happy Friday.

Days after designer Kate Spade killed herself, depression has claimed another celebrity.

He thinks his Constitutional rights are being violated. They’re not.

After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.

The Trump Administration’s School Safety Commission isn’t getting off to a very good start.

The plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill appears to be running up against President Trump’s bizarre affinity for Andrew Jackson.

Once again, President Trump seems intent on insulting a major American ally.

“Winging it” isn’t how foreign policy should be made.

In what seems like an obvious response to the rise of the #MeToo movement and the cultural changes it has brought about, the Miss America pageant is making a major change.

Some legal scholars are speculating that the Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop could impact the ruling on the President’s Muslim Travel Ban. This seems unlikely.

The actions of the Trump administration are helping Russian-EU relations (to the detriment of the US).

In the end, it may be insurance companies that have the biggest voice in the debate over arming teachers. 

It isn’t a primary and it is an illustration of how electoral rules affect behavior.

After three years of ethical and criminal charges, Bob Menendez got a bit of a slap on the wrist from New Jersey Democrats.

The arguments in favor of a permanent U.S./NATO base in Poland are not very convincing.

Senators hoping for a long summer recess have had their hopes dashed.

President Trump has unblocked Twitter users, but at the same time his lawyers are appealing the ruling that he can’t block Twitter users.

More than a decade ago, Donald Trump revealed one of his secrets to success. Exhaust your enemies. It explains much of what has happened since he took office.

The new American Ambassador to Germany is making what clearly seem to be inappropriate statements about domestic politics in Europe.

The Federal Government will borrow more than $1 trillion this year for the first time in more than a half-decade.

President Trump waded back into the National Anthem debate when he revoked the invitation of the Philadelphia Eagles to come to the White House today.

Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.

Frank Carlucci, who served as President Reagan’s last Secretary of Defense, has died at 87.

In an exceedingly narrow ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding reception. However, the ruling did not address the broader issues raised by the case.

A week before he turns 94, the former President is out of the hospital.

Echoing the Obama Administration, the Trump Administration is arguing that it did not need Congressional authorization to attack Syria earlier this year.

President Trump’s attorneys have put forward a shockingly expansive view of the powers of the President.

In the Trump Era, the White House Press Briefing is becoming shorter and less informative.

According to reports, President Trump is preparing to go to war against luxury German cars.

Republicans are at least a bit more confident that they’ll hold on to the Senate this year.

It may be my favorite Star Wars film since ‘Empire Strikes Back.’

Earlier this week, the Illinois legislature ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. What’s unclear is if this act has any meaning at all.

Donald Trump continues to claim that Mexico will pay for his still non-existent border wall. Mexico says otherwise.

A couple weeks ago, the North Koreans made a big deal about destroying their nuclear test site. It now appears that the event the media witnessed was less than meets the eye.

A long-overdue overhaul of the way the United States vets those who access classified information is underway.

Among the stumbling blocks to a DPRK nuclear summit: who’s going to pay for Kim Jong Un’s hotel room?

Just over a week after he called it off, President Trump announced this afternoon that the June 12th Summit in Singapore was back on.