Outside the Beltway

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

With election results showing his Likud Party falling short of a majority, Benjamin Netanyahu is joining his chief rival in vallsfor a unity government. Getting there would be complicated, though,

Well that didn’t take long.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, already facing a rough re-election battle is now dealing with a blackface controversy.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

As many expected, the initial returns from the Israeli elections are too close to call.

As the Saudis continue to evaluate the impact of the weekend attack on a major oil facility, the Trump Administration tones down the anti-Iran rhetoric just a bit.

While the world continues to evaluate the impact of Saturday’s attack on a Saudi oil facility, tensions in the Persian Gulf are increasing.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a massive attack on an important Saudi oil facility.

Faced with an election next week, Israel’s Prime Minister is pushing a settlement plan that would be an utter disaster.

At least in official government documents, Japan will return to the tradition Asian style of placing the surname before an individuals given name.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

Robert Mugabe led a nation to independence only to become a dictator who destroyed its economy, has died at the age of 95.

The so-called “rebel alliance’ in the House of Commons continues to stack up wins against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but Johnson could still win in the end.

President Trump’s newest tariffs went into effect over the weekend. They’re going to hurt.

Indonesia is beginning an ambitious program to move its capital city. Because the current capital of Jakarta is sinking.

The reaction to Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament to force a hard Brexit is mostly negative, but there appears to be little that can be done to stop it.

Iowa Congressman Steve King finds himself low on campaign cash and with virtually no support from his party.

President Trump continues to have an odd obsession with nuclear weapons.

In this case, Rich Lowry’s.

Donald Trump isn’t just admiring dictators now, he’s acting like one.

And what a week it has been.

President Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve Chairman is stating the blindingly obvious about the ongoing trade war, so of course the President labeled him an enemy.

Republicans from around the country want Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for Senate in Kansas. Because they’re afraid they can’t win without him.

Another day, another Trump temper tantrum.

A new poll shows solid support for free trade and opposition to the President’s tariffs, suggesting strongly that Trump is losing the public relations battle on this issue.

This timeline is just so weird.

President Trump is delaying implementation of his recently announced tariffs on Chinese goods.

Economic analysts are growing increasingly worried that the President’s trade war could push the world economy into recession, and take the American economy along with it.

It looks as if Boris Johnson’s government could be looking to call for a snap election to he held in the immediate aftermath of Brexit.

Thanks to a ruling by the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, the island Commonwealth has its third Governor in less than a week.

Beijing is warning protesters in Hong Kong that it’s restraint in the face of protests is not without limit. However, it has few realistic options when it comes to how far it can go.

The new round of tariffs on Chinese made goods that the President announced late last week will have a particularly severe impact on consumers and retailers.

The only African-American Republican in the House of Representatives is retiring, and that should worry Republicans nationwide.

Canada must have a Federal Election by late October, and the polls are showing that Prime Minister Trudeau could be in political trouble.

Part 2 of 2.

Another day, another mass shooting and, as is becoming all too common in this country, this one appears to have been racially motivated.

Boris Johnson has been in office for barely a week and he’s already facing an existential political crisis.

Embattled Governor Ricardo A. Rosselló has stepped down but succession issues surround the man who took the oath of office late yesterday.

President Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods set to take effect on September 1st Another stupid move in a very dumb trade war.

President Trump and the Republican Senate rewarded a top Republican donor with a prized diplomatic appointment.

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló is set to leave office on Friday, but his designated successor doesn’t want the job.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t very impressed by the proposals made by several liberal politicians lately to increase the size of the Supreme Court to counterbalance the conservative tilt created by the Gorsuch and Kavanaugh confirmations.

After weeks of protests and years of frustrations, Ricardo Rosselló, the Governor of Puerto Rico, announced last night that he will be resigning from office.

Boris Johnson now has the job he’s wanted since he entered politics. Whether he succeeds or fails should become readily apparent rather quickly.

Boris Johnson won the fight for the leadership of Great Britain’s Conservative Party and will soon become the next British Prime Minister. That was the easy part.

The World Health Organization has declared the year-long Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “world health emergency.”

As early as Tuesday, Boris Johnson could be confirmed as the winner in the race for Tory leadership. This will make him the next British Prime Minister. Not everyone in the United Kingdom is thrilled about that idea.

Tensions are increasing in the Persian Gulf thanks to a collection of actions by Iran, the United States, and United Kingdom.