Outside the Beltway

As he reaches his 1,000th day in office, Trump’s lies pile up at an astronomical rate.

Elizabeth Warren’s comments at an LGBT rights forum late last week were cheered by the audience, but some Democrats are raising concerns about their impact on the General Election.

Thinking about support for Trump and considering how recent events may influence that support.

Sigh.

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

A Federal Judge rejected the President’s effort to block a New York City prosecutor from obtaining copies of his tax returns.

A conservative columnist argues the legitimacy of our system is in question.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finds himself in he middle of an historic American scandal, and with a new nickname.

What we know for sure.

The oldest living former President has some reflections on age and the strains of the office.

A Federal Appeals Court has reinstated an Emoluments Clause lawsuit against the President that had been dismissed nearly two years ago.

A new look at the allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh uncovers some new evidence.

As predicted, the Federal Budget Deficit has crossed the threshold back into the world of trillion-dollar deficits. This is all due to the hypocrisy of Republicans and so-called conservatives.

She decries swanky fundraisers and big money donors while benefiting from both.

Thanks for nothing, Republicans.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed on with Fox News Channel to continue her career of lying on behalf of the President.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s actions toward two Democratic Congresswomen,seemingly at the bidding of President Trump, is the latest example of the growing partisan divide over policy toward Israel.

Confirming the original diagnosis, Jeffrey Epstein’s death last weekend has been ruled a suicide.

The Federal Budget Deficit rose 27% in July, putting it on course for the $1 trillion by the end of September.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

Cesar Sayoc, the man who started a panic in October when he sent apparent explosive devices to a number of President Trump’s critics, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison

Starting at 8:30 a.m. this morning, the eyes and ears of Washington and much of the nation will be focus on one thing, the testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

The Federal Budget Deficit passed the $700 Billion mark with three months still to go in the Fiscal Year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger. Much like 2014, though, it’s far too early to start writing his political obituary.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

A weird media narrative has formed.

While significantly more Americans disapprove of his job performance than approve, recovery is still possible.

Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire investor previously charged with sex crimes involving minors, has been charged with sex trafficking involving minors.

We could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.

Pete Butttigieg has spent the past week dealing with a crisis back in South Bend. How he handles it could have a significant impact on his campaign.

Former Congressman Joe Sestak is the 24th Democrat to enter the race for President.

The Democratic frontrunner is being wrongly blamed for an explosion in the prison population.

The House of Representatives has not even acted on impeachment, but Senate Republicans have already made up their mind.

The Toddler-in-Chief has issued an ultimatum.

The Trump Administration lost what is likely to be the first of many court challenges to its effort to stop Congress from doing what the Constitution requires it to do.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt another legal setback to the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the DACA program,

America’s leading motivational speaker and self-help guru is coming under fire.

Yet another candidate joins an already crowded field for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

The problem is with our politics, not our institutions.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

A new poll shows President Trump struggling against four of his potential 2020 challengers. Should Republicans be worried and Democrats elated? It’s too early to tell.

A Federal Court in Michigan has found several of that state’s Congressional and state legislative districts to have been subject to extreme partisan gerrymandering.

Before he started his campaign for President, former Vice-President Biden reached out to Anita Hill to apologize for his conduct during the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas in 1991.