Outside the Beltway

The President jokingly praised his Chinese counterpart’s power grab at a fundraiser. But he seriously doesn’t understand the rule of law.

Was the 2016 contest unique, or are we destined to forever vote against the candidate we hate most?

Jonathan Bernstein thinks so and Chuck Todd and company outline a pretty strong case.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

Combining universal and mandatory (and free) college-board exams with a program for targeting college recruitment of disadvantaged groups could–if coupled with a commensurate financial commitment by the state to such groups–go some distance in bringing more qualified economically disadvantaged groups into higher education. 

Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.

A confusing new report from the Washington Post.

The 2008 Republican nominee for president condemned his party and its president for the release of a controversial memo attacking the FBI.

Donald Trump lies about even the most trivial matters, How are we supposed to believe anything else he says?

Imagine a world where Hillary Clinton was President and stood accused of the same things Donald Trump and his campaign are currently under investigation for.

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

Andrew McCabe has stepped down as the FBI’s number two after months of attacks from President Trump.

Democratic norms are eroding.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

One year after his Inauguration, Donald Trump is the most unpopular new President since the invention of modern polling. However, his numbers are generally the same that they’ve been for some time now.

Former White House and Trump campaign adviser Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

A new poll shows President Trump losing to a “Generic Democrat.” This poll means nothing.

As he nears the one-year anniversary of his Inauguration, President Trump is getting increasingly bad reviews from the public.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

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.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Republicans have a Donald Trump problem, and they can’t run away from it.

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the Trump Administration from implementing its ban on transgender soldiers.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

Now Donald Trump is using the death of American soldiers to tell lies about his predecessor.

Susan Collins will stay in the Senate rather than running for Governor of Maine next year.

A complicated concurrence to Steven Taylor’s recent postings.

With his sentencing, the strange, strange saga of Anthony Weiner has come to an end. What a strange and wild ride it has been.

Special counsel Robert Mueller could be looking to “flip” Paul Manafort, giving President Trump and those close to him something new to worry about.

Ending a mission that began when it was launched nearly twenty years ago, the Cassini probe was sent into Saturn’s atmosphere to perform one final task.

Hillary Clinton delivers the most obvious news ever.

No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.

The Trump Administration has suffered another Court defeat related to the President’s Muslim Travel Ban.

Hillary Clinton’s latest memoir lashes out at those to blame for her unexpected loss.

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

On Trump’s anger.

Things are getting far more complicated on the Korean Peninsula. Diplomacy isn’t working, and a military option would most likely lead to disaster.

After 200 days, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Plus some comparisons of Trump/Obama and Trump/Bill Clinton.

Robert Mueller seems to be getting closer to the President, and the Administration is responding by seeking to undermine his investigation.

Sad news about a Washington stalwart.

With the Administration’s six-month point approaching, Donald Trump continues to lag in the polls.

After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.

Donald Trump is the most unpopular incoming President in more than eighty years.

The Trump Administration’s Muslim Travel Ban suffers another defeat at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.