Outside the Beltway

Democrats have decided to move up the date of their 2020 Convention.

The President continues to enjoy enthusiastic support from the over-65 set.

Two months ago, the President called on states to send National Guard troops to the border. As expected, they’re not guarding the border.

President Trump is at the center of controversy again after video emerged of him returning the salute of a North Korean General.

Tom Nichols draws a contrast between Republican criticisms of the last president and their defense of this one.

Has the party paid too big a price to attract suburban voters?

For the second time in three years, we have a Triple Crown winner.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

Donald Trump may or may not be racist himself, but he has most certainly exploited and helped widen racial divisions ever since bursting on the political scene in 2015.

A new book reveals President Obama’s initial reaction to Donald Trump’s election, and provides some detail about their first meeting.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.

In the age of Trump, morality is optional for conservatives.

An inordinate amount of cruelty is being perpetrated in the name of border security. It’s only partly the fault of the current President.

Conservatives claim to support freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but they’ve utterly failed that test when it comes to their reaction to players who peacefully and respectfully kneel during the National Anthem.

Three Executive Orders signed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday has government employees scrambling.

Jack Johnson, who was convicted of violating the Mann Act in a case obviously infected with racism, has been pardoned by President Trump.

President Trump has been tweeting up a storm since Sunday, raising a question. Should we view his Tweets as the rantings of a cranky old man, or as something more serious?

Despite advice from advisers, the President continues to use unsecured devices to communicate outside of White House channels.

The former President and First Lady have struck a first-of-its-kind agreement to produce a wide variety of content for Netflix.

61 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of a man who left office a failed president.

Joe Manchin looks to be facing a strong challenge from Patrick Morrisey.

The National Security Advisor has broken up the team that manages global epidemics for no apparent reason.

Mike Pence’s obsequiousness to his master knows no limits.

The date and location of the meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un has been set, but there’s as much chance of failure as their is hope for success.

Gina Haspel faced some tough questions from Democrats regarding her role in the C.I.A.’s post-9/11 torture programs, but she’s likely to be confirmed anyway.

Some good news from North Korea.

As expected, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran. There was no rational basis for doing so.

A majority of Americans want the President to stay in the nuclear deal with Iran. That’s unlikely to matter to him.

Regrets, he’s had a few.

John McCain continues to bravely battle an aggressive form of brain cancer, but he’s already made clear that he doesn’t want the 45th President of the United States at his funeral.

They hired Israeli Private Investigators to dig up dirt on former Obama officials, including Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl.

To paraphrase the late Dennis Green, he is who we thought he was. 

It’s been 441 days since Donald Trump held a full-fledged Presidential press conference. Does anyone care?

Israeli Prime Minister gave a speech yesterday designed to undermine the nuclear deal with Iran. The evidence was unconvincing, but the speech was really only aimed at an audience of one.

Republicans are worried about 2018, and they’re even more worried that they have a President who is refusing to acknowledge political reality.

The United States is apparently looking to Libya as a guide for upcoming talks with North Korea. The DPRK most likely sees the fate of that nation and its leader as a warning.

Ronny Jackson did not invent the practice of giving Ambien and Provigil to high-level government workers.

The White House is pushing back on the allegations of misconduct that were made against Ronny Jackson this week, and trying to use them in a high-profile Senate race in Montana.

Not surprisingly, Mike Pompeo was confirmed as America’s 70th Secretary of State today. Now, the hard work begins.

With the accusations mounting, the nomination of Ronny Jackson to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs is becoming more and more imperiled.

French President Emmanuel Macron is in the U.S. hoping to lobby President Trump to keep the United States in the nuclear deal with Iran. He’s got his work cut out for him.

Republicans are planning on pushing judicial nominees through the Senate in case they lose control in November. Meanwhile, the possibility of a Supreme Court vacancy raises the stakes.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.

Cuba has a new President and he isn’t named Castro, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to see significant change in the near future.

The campaign-agnostic political science models predicted a toss-up in 2016 and again in 2020.

Unable to get his way with the legislature, New York’s governor is taking a provocative step.

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