Outside the Beltway

The man who sparked the investigation into the President’s illegal conduct has been outed in a futile attempt to discredit it.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

A top U.S. diplomat involved in Ukraine policy confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo regarding U.S aid to Ukraine.

Yes, officials who follow the law are “whistleblowers.”

A second potential whistleblower and an apparent criminal referral from the CIA’s top lawyer make a bad week even worse for Donald Trump.

The real crime is what’s legal.

For the first time, it’s conceivable that Republicans will turn against the President.

The President’s initial reaction to the release of the whistleblower complaint is about what you’d expect from a petty dictator.

Eighteen years after it started, the American public seems to be mostly ignoring the war in Afghanistan. But that isn’t an excuse for not bringing it to an end.

A mysterious conversation with a foreign leader is at the center of a controversy between the intelligence community and Congress.

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

Yes, he was terrible at his job. But one can’t break that which is already broken.

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.

President Trump’s nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence is quite simply not qualified for the position he has been nominated to.

A federal appeals court has ruled that DC and Maryland officials have no right to bring the suit.

A new report in The New York Times raises both national security and Constitutional concerns.

Beginning tomorrow in a British courtroom, the United States will begin the process of having Julian Assange extradited to the United States to face espionage and other charges.

President Trump says that he would not spy on a rival regime like North Korea, once again making one wonder where his loyalties lie.

The State Department has barred American Embassies from flying the Pride Flag during Pride Month as has been the custom for several years.

Yet another violation of norms by the 45th President.

Valerie Plame, the former CIA agent whose identity was outed during the Bush Administration, is running for Congress in New Mexico.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

President Trump personally overrode the objections of security officials, the White House Counsel, and the Chief of Staff to make sure his son-in-law got a security clearance.

President Trump and Kim Jong Un hold their second summit in Hanoi later this week, but it’s unlikely anything significant will happen.

A bipartisan group of foreign policy luminaries says there is no factual basis for President Trump’s claim.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be running for Senate despite urging from Republicans in Washington and back in Kansas,

A Coast Guard officer and aspiring domestic terrorist was arrested late yesterday for plotting to kill Democratic politicians and members of the media.

The arguments against withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan are becoming weaker and weaker.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

The Pentagon is being ordered to draw up plans to withdraw roughly one-half of the American forces remaining in Afghanistan. It’s about time.

President Trump’s first choice to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff turned the job down, leading one to wonder why anyone would want the job.

American troops have been in Afghanistan for seventeen years now, it’s time to bring them all home.

The evidence against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi continues to mount. Will the Trump Administration care?

In what has to qualify as one of the most horrifying displays of moral depravity on the international stage, the Trump Administration is saying it doesn’t really care if the Saudi Crown Prince is a murderer or not.

The C.I.A. has apparently concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. What will the Trump Administration do about this?

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

A Federal Judge in Maryland has ruled that discovery can proceed in a case alleging that President Trump has taken payments from outside sources in violation of the Constitution

It’s been a month since Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Turkey. The Saudis are continuing to lie about it, and the Trump White House is letting them get away with it.

Authorities have arrested a Florida man named Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old Trump supporter, in connection with the wave of bombing attempts directed at critics of the President.

Two more potential explosive devices, addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have been discovered by law enforcement.

The Saudi Arabian Government is finally acknowledging that Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Their explanation for his death, though, is too absurd to be believed.

The evidence linking the Saudi Crown Prince to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi seems irrefutable.

I’ve changed my mind on a couple of things and hardened my opinion on others.

A new report says that the Trump Administration lobbied the National Park Service to edit photos of the crowd at President Trump’s Inauguration.

Alex Jones lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed by families of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre.

Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81,

The former CIA Director has been stripped of his access to classified information after repeatedly criticizing the President.

In what appears to be a move based purely on vindictiveness, President Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan.