Outside the Beltway

After arguing for a month about an “unfair” impeachment process, the WHite House is saying ‘no thanks’ to an invitation to participate in the next round of impeachment hearings.

If the United Kingdom does go through with Brexit, it could lead to an existential crisis for the United Kingdom itself.

Donald Trump’s pardons of soldiers convicted of war crimes sends the wrong message to the military, to our allies, and to the world.

Earlier this month, Senator Lindsey Graham blocked a bipartisan resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide, Now we know why.

The Secretary of the Navy was abruptly dismissed late yesterday in a dispute over the a case involving a SEAL accused of war crimes.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks ready to jump ship in favor of a run for Senate,

An internal Justice Department investigation fails to find any evidence of political bias in the Russia investigation.

Lock her up?

As Republicans and their conservative cohorts spread a discredited conspiracy theory about the 2016 election, Vladimir Putin smiles at yet another victory.

The Trump Administration’s strategy in North Korea is an utter failure.

After a long day of hearings, the case against the President is becoming clearer and Republican defenses becoming more absurd.

Reversing decades of policy, the Trump Administration reversed decades of policy on settlements in disputed territory.

Against the advice of his top military advisers, President Trump has cleared three American soldiers of war crimes, sending a horrible signal to the world and to the troops in the field.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described how the President’s allies intimidated her out of her position, while the President intimidated her live on Twitter.

Day two of Congressional impeachment hearings will be marked by the testimony of the former American Ambassador to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

Suicide has become a bigger threat to members of the military and veterans than combat. That needs to change.

Revisiting a recent post.

With Pete Buttigieg rising in the polls, but underperforming among African-Americans, some are wondering if his sexual orientation is holding him back.

And now we have evidence of a clear effort at a coverup by high-level White House employees. The question would be, what did the President know and when did he know it?

The newest branch of the US Armed Forces has made a long-overdue policy change that others should copy.

Defying the Commander-in-Chief’s order will almost certainly ruin a good man’s career.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

A Federal District Court Judge gave the House of Representatives, and the nation, a big win yesterday.

President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw troops from Syria isn’t receiving much public support.

As American forces retreat, Russia and Turkey are dividing up northern Syria like,well,a turkey.

ISIS is quickly taking advantage of the abrupt American withdrawal from northern Syria.

In what is hopefully the final review of the mater, an internal State Department view finds no wrongdoing with regard to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

American negotiators are claiming a ceasefire in northern Syria. The Turks, Syrians, and Russians are the winners, the Kurds are the losers, and we look like schmucks.

There’s no rational explanation for this.

New testimony from a former Trump adviser details how Rudy Giuliani was able to hijek American foreign policy.

As the Turkish invasion of northern Syria continues, Donald Trump responds with basically nothing.

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report adds to the evidence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Turkish forces advance, American forces retreat, the Kurds seek new allies, and Syria and Russia come out the winners.

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, had a lot to say when she testified before Congress yesterday.

New reports indicated that the President’s contacts with Ukraine’s President set off alarm bells inside the White House.

President Trump is basically saying he does not care if ISIS prisoners return to Europe to commit terror attacks.

Trump makes a particularly dumb comment about our alliance with Syrian Kurds.

Just days after President Trump agreed to remove American forces from the scene, Turkish forces are entering northern Syria and Kurdish forces say they ar ready for war.

North Korea appears to be pulling back from any future negotiations over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, leaving the Trump Administration’s Korea policy in shambles.

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.

President Trump has reportedly pledged to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not speak out against Chinese actions in Hong Kong.

Yes, officials who follow the law are “whistleblowers.”

The United States is withdrawing its small force from Northern Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish invasion that will likely
aim to wipeout the Kurdish forces in the region.

With the ongoing Ukraine scandal having an impact in Washington and Kyiv, the biggest winner is in Moscow.

A second potential whistleblower and an apparent criminal referral from the CIA’s top lawyer make a bad week even worse for Donald Trump.

A Senate report alleges that the National Rifle Association allowed itself to become a Russian asset,

It’s not just Ukraine.