Outside the Beltway

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

An unusual, if not unexpected, mass firing at the Justice Department on Friday afternoon.

South Korea removes a corrupt leader by peaceful means.

North Korean Intrigue…….

Megaprojects are not a partisan thing. Megaprojects are large projects typically costing more than $1 billion and often tens of billions of dollars and impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people if not millions.

While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.

On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.

Obama has issued more commutations than all his predecessors combined. He set the single-day record Monday.

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

Political upheaval for an important Asian ally.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.

The incoming president’s business interests are a yuuuge problem.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.

It has become necessary to destroy the party in order to save it.

Two of Chris Christie’s closest aides were convicted in the criminal trial resulting from the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal.

A late Friday news dump by the Director of the F.B.I. has thrown a confusing curve ball into the race.

Last night’s debate, sadly, lived down to my expectations.

After a unanimous Supreme Court victory, Bob McDonnell won’t be facing another corruption trial.

If you want to volunteer for Donald Trump, you’ll have to agree to never disparage Trump, his family, his campaign, or any of his businesses. Forever.

If you listened to politicians or the media, you wouldn’t know that homicide rates are at a level unseen since 1963.

The Los Angeles Times breaks what seems like a non-scandal.

In overturning former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s conviction, the Supreme Court has sent a powerful message to overly zealous prosecutors.

The Supreme Court at its best and therefore its most frustrating.

Thanks to a 4-4 tie, President Obama’s temporary immigration relief program remains blocked by a Federal Court Injunction.

The relatively unknown candidate that Bill Kristol floated as the “Never Trump” alternative has announced he’s not running for President.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

The rise of Trump and Sanders has resurrected a debate as old as Western civilization.

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s fate lies the hands of the Supreme Court.

The business of the media is business. Business is not good.

A treasure trove of documents from a law firm in Panama could prove problematic for a large group of international leaders.

With time running out, the top three candidates for the Republican nomination picked up right where they left off last week.

The godfather of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine has passed.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review the legal basis for the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on public corruption charges.

Ben Carson threatens to leave the GOP over recent reports about plans for a brokered convention, but with his poll numbers collapsing one wonders why anyone would care if he did.

It’s Election Day in Louisiana again, and voters have the same crappy choices they usually end up with.

Legislators in Spain’s Catalonia region took a step toward independence, but Madrid apparently wants nothing to do with it.

A decision from Mexico’s Supreme Court has opened the door to legalization of marijuana south of the border, but it’s likely to proceed much slower than in the United States or Canada.

We won’t have Rick Perry to kick around anymore.

Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is likely going to Federal Prison very soon.

The winners of the Women’s World Cup will get paid far less than the men that played last year, but that’s not because of sexism.

When you’re being paid $65,000 to speak for less than an hour, you’re pretty much the poster child for privilege.