Outside the Beltway

Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge and reduction in rank, but will not serve time in prison.

Due mostly to cowardice and naked self-interest, you shouldn’t expect many other Republicans to speak out against Trump in the near future.

One of the few Republicans willing to speak out against Donald Trump is retiring at the end of his current term.

John McCain has been standing out from his fellow Republicans largely by unleashing on President Trump, and it is unlikely to end anytime soon.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama is raising fears of a wider battle in the Republican Party heading into 2018.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

What was essentially the final effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is officially dead.

Speaking about his cancer treatment for the first time, Senator John McCain paints a grim picture.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

The latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act appears to be dead.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

The GOP’s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act appears to suffer a fatal blow as Senator John McCain announced his opposition to what is the last gasp of that effort in the Senate.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.

Yet another lawsuit against yet another controversial Trump Administration policy.

Senate Republicans are considering one more last-ditch effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

Independents don’t seek to shape party nominations.

Trump makes a DACA deal, apparently.

Once again, Congress is abdicating its Constitutional responsibilities.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

The University of California has joined the list of Plaintiffs suing the Trump Administration over its decision to end DACA.

Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke loses out on yet another Trump Administration position thanks to Chief of Staff John Kelly.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

John Kelly has only been White House Chief of Staff for a month, but it’s already apparent that he isn’t likely to last very long in that position.

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against The New York Times suffers a significant setback.

It’s possible we haven’t heard the last from “Sheriff Joe.”

The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

President Trump’s shameful decision to ban transgender Americans from the military has nothing to do with military readiness and everything to do with pandering to his far-right base.

The problematic nature of Arpaio’s tenure goes beyond just his contempt charge.

The president’s decisions to pardon Joe Arpaio sends a clear signal in the wake of Charlottesville.

The president has abrogated his duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”

Trump’s legislative accomplishments have been anemic at best.

Donald Trump is threatening to shut the government down if Congress doesn’t pay for the wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.

They may both be Republicans, but the relationship between the President and the Senate Majority Leader is bad and seems to be getting worse.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.

Finally, “law and order” Joe Arpaio gets what he has long deserved.

A new poll shows that most Americans want Republicans want to move on from their failed effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

Seven years of rhetoric on health care reform ended early this morning with a narrow vote on a bill that even Republicans didn’t really support.

Sad news about a Washington stalwart.

With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.

With the fate of the Senate health care reform bill hanging in the balance, the Senate will delay consideration of the bill due to the unexpected absence of one Senator.

The Senate GOP’s effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is headed for a bumpy ride.

Sarah Palin has filed a defamation suit against The New York Times alleging defamation in an Editorial linking her to the January 2011 shooting of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. From the facts alleged, she appears to have a good case.