Outside the Beltway

A bit of wishful thinking in the wake of Steve Bannon’s ouster.

Another one bites the dust.

President Trump’s reaction to the terror attack in Spain included an easily debunked lie about one of America’s most decorated Generals.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

The people who would most immediately be impacted by a war on the Korean peninsula don’t seem quite so concerned. Perhaps we should take a cue from them.

A new report indicates that Trump campaign officials were seeking contact with Russian officials earlier than we thought.

More stupid, irresponsible rhetoric from the President of the United States.

Donald Trump kowtows to Vladimir Putin yet again.

My apologies to Bob Dreyfuss and Rolling Stone.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

Things are getting far more complicated on the Korean Peninsula. Diplomacy isn’t working, and a military option would most likely lead to disaster.

Vice-President Pence is advocating the admission of Georgia into NATO. That would be a bad idea.

Another escalation on the Korean peninsula.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

More evidence the president does not understand his job.

New polling indicates that the Affordable Care Act has gained in popularity with the American public, while Republican reform efforts are viewed overwhelmingly negatively.

More provocation from Pyongyang.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is apparently chafing under a White House that isn’t letting him do his job.

In a decision that hands a victory to both sides, the Supreme Court has partly upheld, and partly lifted, the stay on President Trump’s Executive Order that banned travel from six majority-Muslim nations.

A van struck a crowd outside a London mosque late last night in an attack by a man who said he wanted to kill Muslims.

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Based on his just released opening testimony, tomorrow’s testimony by Former F.B.I. Director James Comey is likely to be explosive.

President Trump responded to last night’s terror attacks by taking to Twitter.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

Reports indicate that President Trump is preparing to fulfill a campaign promise and withdraw the U.S. from the accord on climate change reached in Paris in 2015.

Donald Trump’s first overseas trip went about as badly as you’d expect it would.

A legendary statesman has passed.

The President’s Son-In-Law has reportedly become a ‘focus’ of the ongoing F.B.I. investigation. That puts the President in a very awkward position.

Donald Trump seems to have an odd habit of sharing highly classified information with questionable people.

Former C.I.A. Director John Brennan testified before a House Committee today, and what he had to say was not good news for the Trump Administration.

Yet another report that the President of the United States sought to undermine an ongoing F.B.I. investigation.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

The infamous former sheriff and current Trump Homeland Security official committed academic fraud.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

The Russia investigation seems to be getting closer to the Oval Office.

During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to undo the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Now his Administration is signaling that, at least for now, the deal will stay in place.

Despite campaign rhetoric, President Trump won’t be moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel anytime soon.

Another day, another allegation against the President. This time, though, it’s very, very serious.

President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.