Outside the Beltway

Senate Democrats appear to be recognizing that there’s basically nothing they can do to stop the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Based on what can only be described as pure vindictiveness, the President is apparently planning on revoking security clearances of former officials who have been outspoken against the Administration and its policies.

Jon Huntsman, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, is rejecting calls that he should resign in the wake of what everyone seems to agree was a disastrous summit meeting with Vladimir Putin.

At a minimum, Trump is betraying his oath of office. That is one hell of a minimum.

President Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin was an even bigger disaster than anticipated.

America promised immigrants who volunteered to serve in our military a fast track to citizenship. Now, we’re throwing them out.

The supposed promises made at the Singapore Summit don’t appear to be working out in the real world.

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

Frank Carlucci, who served as President Reagan’s last Secretary of Defense, has died at 87.

President Trump’s attorneys have put forward a shockingly expansive view of the powers of the President.

President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.

Hours after she unleashed a racist Twitter tirade, Roseanne Barr has had her show canceled by ABC. Of course, ABC knew who it was doing business with well before today.

Alex Jones is finally being called on to answer for his irresponsible lying about events like the Sandy Hook shooting.

As expected, Gina Haspel was confirmed as C.I.A. Director yesterday despite her controversial record when it comes to torture.

At least one red state Democrat will be voting against Gina Haspel.

With a third Democrat crossing the aisle to support her, Gina Haspel now has the votes she needs to become the next C.I.A. Director.

The Trump White House has leaked more than any in recent memory. Some of the leakers have explained what motivates them.

When it comes to the Trump White House, the fish rots from the head down.

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.

With the start of her confirmation hearings just days away, Gina Haspel’s nomination to be C.I.A. Director is by no means secure.

General (Retired) Michael Hayden has some harsh, and concerning, criticisms of the Trump administration.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

In response to inquiries about frequent media mentions of the Director’s wartime service, the CIA has confirmed he did not serve in combat.

Despite facing headwinds in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mike Pompeo will probably be confirmed as the next Secretary of State. That’s unfortunate.

Barbara Bush, only the second woman in history to be the wife and mother of a U.S. President, has died at the age of 92.

The parents of two of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing Alex Jones for falsely accusing them of lying about the deaths of their children.

For intelligence and law enforcement to function, their leaders must remain outside the partisan fray—even in recent retirement.

An attempt at defining the conversation.

Top positions in the State Department are vacant, and there’s only one person to blame for that.

After eight months in office, the pressures on Chief of Staff John Kelly continue to mount under a President who cannot be controlled and whose behavior will not change.

H.R. McMaster appears to be on the way out as National Security Adviser. The important question is, who replaces him?

ProPublica has retracted an explosive but erroneous report about the nominee to be the next CIA Director.

The selection of Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State makes it more likely that President Trump will take the foolish and dangerous step of withdrawing the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran.

The nominations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel could be in trouble in the Senate.

By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.

While the nature of Rex Tillerson’s firing as Secretary of State was shocking in its abruptness, taken in context with the rocky nature of his tenure it was hardly surprising.

Rex Tillerson was an awful Secretary of State who simply had to go, It’s quite possible his successor will be an even greater disaster.

Next up: Pompeo

The statute of limitations has expired. But he should never have been asked the question to begin with.

National Security Adviser H.L. McMaster is the latest person rumored to be considering moving on from the Trump Administration.

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

Despite what his own intelligence chiefs are saying, President Trump still does not believe that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Administration officials are admitting that it’s likely that Russia will try to interfere in the midterm elections just as it did in 2016, but they don’t seem inclined to do anything about it.

Will Joe Arpaio cause the GOP to lose an otherwise winnable Senate race?

Once again, President Trump is going soft on Russia. Why? I’ll leave that up to the reader to decide.

Donald Trump is wildly unpopular in the United Kingdom, and that’s apparently causing him to eschew visiting the United States’s most important ally.

Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.

It appears that Rex Tillerson’s days at the State Department may be numbered, but his proposed replacement leaves a lot to be desired.