Outside the Beltway

As I’ve said before, the Republican Party in the Trump Era has become the party of Trumpaloons, sycophants, sellouts, and cowards.

With ten days to go, the Senate race in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is close.

The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

For a guy who considers the Russia investigation “Fake News,” President Trump sure is doing a lot to try to stop it.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

A not guilty verdict in a case that Donald Trump turned into a political issue.

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

It appears that Rex Tillerson’s days at the State Department may be numbered, but his proposed replacement leaves a lot to be desired.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in what could end up being a landmark case on the issue of the scope of Fourth Amendment rights in the 21st Century.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

Big problems for the Air Force.

North Korea tests another missile, and sends another message to the United States and its allies in Asia and the Pacific.

The Washington Post exposes another James O’Keefe fraud.

Even a ceremony honoring American heroes wasn’t immune from President Trump’s habit of attacking racial minorities.

With time running out in the year, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that the Senate GOP will be able to meet its deadlines on passing a tax reform bill.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear yet another Second Amendment case.

The ongoing destruction of the Department of State

Potentially bad news for President Trump in connection with the Russia investigation.

More troubles for Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

For the second time in as many months, a Federal Court is blocking the Administration’s ban on transgender troops in the military.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

A Federal Judge in California has entered an order permanently blocking a Trump Administration effort to deny funding to so-called sanctuary cities.

This continues to be a highly credible story, and Moore himself has helped that credibility.

The early numbers in the battle to control Congress look good for Democrats, but there are are a number of caveats to keep in mind.

Some conservatives appear to believe that this year’s Starbucks coffee cops are “promoting a gay agenda.”

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

Donald Trump is without question the pettiest, most vindictive person to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

New Jersey Senate Bob Menendez has temporarily dodged a bullet, but his ultimate fate is far from clear.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

For some reason, Senate Republicans want to attach a bad health care reform idea onto an already controversial tax reform bill.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

A preemptive attack on North Korea would be illegal, immoral and, most importantly, insane.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.