Outside the Beltway

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making it clear she has no intention of leaving office before the 2020 election.

If you can’t beat a dead horse on a blog, where can you?

Donald Trump’s irrational tweets are once again focused on the leader of North Korea.

As we near the end of the year, the President’s job approval numbers remain at historically low levels, and there’s no sign that they’ll improve in 2018.

House and Senate Republicans say they have reached agreement on a final tax bill, and Democrats are engaging in an effort to delay a vote in the Senate until Doug Jones can be seated.

In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.

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

Senator Al Franken faces new charges of sexually inappropriate conduct on the same day that House Democrats are beginning to pressure one of their members to resign.

The Washington Post exposes another James O’Keefe fraud.

Even a ceremony honoring American heroes wasn’t immune from President Trump’s habit of attacking racial minorities.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

Drip, Drip, Drip?

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

The shooter in the Texas church shooting was apparently able to get his weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction.

Another mass shooting.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

The first shoes appear ready to drop in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign.

The White House believes that it is ‘inappropriate’ to question Generals. This argument is not only wrong, it’s downright dangerous.

President Trump sinks even lower.

The President’s job approval numbers remain at historic lows, while a growing number of Americans say that the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Vice-President Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game early in what was obviously a cynical pre-planned publicity stunt.

A gunman opened fire on a crowd of over 20,000 people in Las Vegas, and the results have been predictably horrific.

While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.

Trump loses his HHS Secretary amid a growing scandal involving the use of private and government jets by Cabinet officials.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

The latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act appears to be dead.

In President Trump’s mind, American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights are “sons of bitches” who should be fired for exercising their rights.

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

Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poked fun at himself on last night’s Emmy broadcast, and the political pundits are all in pearl-clutching mode because of it.

Independents don’t seek to shape party nominations.

President Trump reportedly openly humiliated his own Attorney General after learning of Bob Mueller’s appointment.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

At some point, it will be time to move on.

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.

At a time when our alliance is more important than ever, President Trump is responding by attacking our ally.

Trump isn’t going to win any regional popularity awards in LA.

President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.

Trump’s legislative accomplishments have been anemic at best.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

Another one bites the dust.