Outside the Beltway

Trump fires another Inspector General.

SCOTUS and “faithless electors.”

These are serious allegations.

The 58-year-old may have a post-presidency unmatched in history.

A disgraced governor is signing a wave of progressive legislation

An irrelevant judicial order is being enforced for no apparent reason.

In recent weeks the US has ramped-up pressure on Maduro.

Orban has used Covid-19 to kill whatever vestiges of democracy remained.

Some on Twitter (yes, I know) seem concerned, but is this even a good question?

Is being ruled by the elderly a bad thing?

There’s nothing to see here, folks.

96 percent of the delegates have yet to be awarded. How can the race be down to two?

A discussion of what #NeverTrump means, on Sanders v. Trump, and some about the philosophy of voting.

Bloomberg waffles on China while Sanders has a soft spot for Castro.

On presidents

Only the best people.

Primaries are not all they are cracked up to be.

The wrong people are choosing the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

The mega-billionaire commits to a path quite different from the fake billionaire currently in office.

A book out today makes an odd case.

Lack of control of label is lack of control, ultimately, of a party.

The Democratic nominee will be white.

An amusing discovery.

(At least the removal part)

Has this precedent permanently damaged the country? Or is it just politics as usual?

To defang impeachment is an invitation for presidents to ignore the rule of law.

The Republicans are playing a different game.

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

A political scientist argues that college-educated intellectuals are doing politics wrong.

The paper of record endorsed both Warren and Klobuchar

Rules for covering the Senate trial highlight changes in how we get the news.

President Trump is making ridiculous threats against the regime in Iraq that are likely to draw it closer to Iran.

Notwithstanding Russia’s weak position vis a vis the west, It’s Putin who seems to be winning.

Last night, Trump decided it would be a good idea to attack a dead Congressman and his widow.

The President of the United States has sent a bizarre, rant-filled letter to the Speaker of the House. Revealing just how unbalanced he actually is.

Democrats who could prove to be vulnerable in 2020 are largely lining up in favor of impeaching the President.

For the third time since 2015, Donald Trump gets Politifact’s “Lie Of The Year.”

The House Judiciary Committee has issued its report on the impeachment of President Trump.

Democratic Congressman Jeff van Drew of New Jersey is reportedly switching parties

Two Federal Courts have blocked the Administration from diverting Defense Department funds to pay for the President’s border wall

Having failed to form governments after two successive elections, Israel is headed for a third election inside of a year.

British voters are voting today in the third election in four years. This time, the fate of Brexit is on the ballot.

The House Judiciary Committee has revealed the Articles of Impeachment against the President that it will vote on later this week.

In the wake of yesterday’s hearing, the House of Representatives is taking the inevitable next step.

Much like the President they obsequiously defend, Republicans have become useful idiots in Russia’s war on Western liberal democracy.

The House Intelligence Committee has released its report resulting from its investigation of the Ukraine scandal.

Further evidence that the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personalty built around Donald Trump.

Former President Obama has been largely quiet about the race for the Democratic nomination, but that may not last.

Trump takes credit for stopping his “friend” Xi from attacking Hong Kong protesters.