Outside the Beltway

President Trump is talking about pulling American troops out of Syria, but his own White House is contradicting him.

President Trump wants to send the military to the Mexican border. This is both unnecessary and a bad idea.

Robert Mueller is telling the President’s lawyers that Trump is a “subject” of his investigation, but not a “target,” that’s not as significant a distinction as it may seem to be.

Begun the trade wars have.

The woman who wounded three people at the video company before killing herself posted insane rants all over social media.

New York and nearly two dozen other jurisdictions have filed a lawsuit seeking to bar the Trump Administration from asking about citizenship in the 2020 Census.

President Trump seems intent on walking away from the nuclear deal with Iran. If he does, he’ll be handing a gift to Iran and harming American national interests significantly.

More than 1200 refugees, mostly from Honduras, are trying to come to the United States. What should we do about it?

News anchors at dozens of local stations owned by conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group were recently required to read a script mandated by corporate headquarters, and it’s leading to some bad media coverage for Sinclair.

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Johnetta Benton was caught on tape in a 15-minute rant against President Trump’s campaign slogan. She ain’t wrong.

A Federal Judge In New York City is allowing a lawsuit against the President’s DACA order to go forward, and he based part of his ruling on the President’s own rhetoric.

Under the proposal certain visa-seekers (such as China and India) would have to have their social media presence scrutinized.

After initially praising the completion of a trade deal with South Korea, President Trump is now suggesting he may withhold final approval contingent on progress on talks with North Korea. This makes no sense whatsoever.

The grand gesture may put undue pressure on women in making an important life decision.

Yet another object lesson in why active efforts at inclusiveness are vital.

Stephon Clark died after being shot eight times in the back and side by police in Sacramento. So far, the authorities haven’t acted.

As a general rule, Presidents are entitled to have a Cabinet and advisers he is comfortable with, but a Cabinet full of “yes men” is not ideal with any President, and certainly not with this one.

The woman who lost the 2016 election is apparently not going to go away.

Within hours after being fired as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin was fighting back.

Another significant development on the Korean Peninsula.

As suspected, Cynthia Nixon is not shaping up to be much of a challenge for Andrew Cuomo.

A Federal Judge is allowing a lawsuit alleging that President Trump is improperly benefiting from business being done at the hotel in Washington, D.C. bearing his name to go forward.

Joe Arpaio is saying he might reopen his “investigation” into former President Obama’s birthplace if he’s elected Senator.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the second partisan gerrymandering case of the term, and once again they appear to be divided.

Much of Atlanta city government has been forced to rely on pen and paper this week thanks to a Ransomware attack.

If you recall your grade school civics, you already knew this.

In selecting John Bolton as his National Security Adviser, Donald Trump has signaled to the world that he’s likely to take action that will only serve to make the world a more dangerous place.

Fourteen months into his presidency, he has no idea how the federal budget works.

California has pushed back quickly against the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question regarding citizenship in the 2020 Census.

Mitt Romney staked out a position on DACA that is to the right of the President, and to the right of a majority of Utah voters.

A proposal that has no chance of passing may harm the movement he’s seeking to help.

Normally attorneys would be jumping at the chance to represent the President of the United States. With Donald Trump, the lawyers are distancing themselves from him as fast as they can.

A woman who was at the center of one of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history has died at the age of 75.

Critics warn this move would lead to a drastic undercount of Hispanic voters, impacting Congressional districting, federal programs, and more.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

New polling shows that public support for several gun control proposals continue to increase in the wake of February’s shooting at a Parkland, Florida High School.

The United States has joined Great Britain and much of Europe in retaliating against Russia for the attempted murder of a former Russian spy on British soil.

Stormy Daniels spoke to 60 Minutes last night about her relationship with Donald Trump and the agreement that was made on the eve of the 2016 election to keep her quiet.

Like many Presidents before him, Donald Trump wants a line-item veto. Getting there won’t be easy, nor should it be.

Not surprisingly, John Bolton has some links to particularly shady people on the right.

Does Rick Santorum really think that learning CPR can stop school shootings?

Organizing protests was the easy part. The hard part for those who would seek to expand gun regulations is yet to come.

Personal attacks on teenagers whose friends were murdered is a strategy sure to backfire.

The Department Of Justice is proposing a rule change that would ban bump stocks, but it could run into legal problems.

The President’s new attempt to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military is as legally defective as the original ban was.

Supporters of Roy Moore tried to bribe the attorney for a woman accusing the former Senate candidate of sexual assault when she was just fourteen years old into repudiating his client.

The President issued an incredibly confusing order that contradicts the advice of his generals and is probably illegal.

From Europe to the Middle East, to Asia, America’s allies are concerned about what the selection of John Bolton as National Security Adviser means going forward. They should be, and so should every American.

President Trump is not being bold on drugs. Instead, he is just recycling old, failed idea.