Outside the Beltway

New polling data indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the future of the Trump Presidency. That’s not good news for him, or for Republicans.

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

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet again in February, but it’s hard to see why.

The longer video and deeper investigation of the incident reveals a very different story.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

The initial reaction to President Trump’s proposal to reopen the government is not going over well on either side of the aisle.

A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.

A new report raises an old question that’s now irrelevant.

In a rare public statement, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing reports that the President directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

New polling seems to indicate that President Trump is losing support among an important part of his base.

A new blockbuster report implicates the President in no less than five Federal crimes.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

President Trump responded to the suggestion that the State of the Union be rescheduled by revoking military transportation for a Congressional trip to visit troops in Afghanistan.

Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa, an American territory whose residents are generally not American citizens from birth. However, she is nonetheless a “natural born citizen.”

Once again, Rudy Giuliani is contradicting his client.

As the shutdown continues the numbers get worse for the President, but he doesn’t seem to care.

The Speaker is well within her rights to make Trump’s invitation conditional on ending the shutdown. But let’s not pretend we can’t keep him safe.

Donald Trump continues to appear to advocate ideas that harm American national interests and benefit Vladimir Putin. Draw your own conclusions as to why.

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.

If you’re looking for the biggest obstacle to a resolution to the government shutdown, look no further than President Donald J. Trump.

Doctors have declared Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg cancer free but she is still expected to miss one more week of oral argument as she recovers from her surgery in December.

The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.

President Trump is claiming he never said Mexico would directly pay for the wall, except for all those times when he said Mexico would directly pay for the wall.

Iowa’s Steve King has long expressed anti-immigrant and racist views, now he’s asking why that’s a bad thing.

President Trump stormed out of a meeting with Congressional leaders as the shutdown drags on with no end in sight.

New polling clearly indicates that the President is losing the battle for public opinion over the government shutdown.

President Trump’s speech on the border wall and the shutdown was fact-free, misleading, and overall a bomb.

Former Vice-President Joe Biden will reportedly decide on whether or not he’ll be entering the race for President in the near future.

As the shutdown drags on, Republicans are beginning to fear that members in the House and Senate may begin to fall away from supporting the President.

As the shutdown continues, there’s little sign of progress on either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Terrorists aren’t walking across the desert to get here. Flying is so much easier.

As the shutdown drags on, the President is digging in his heels even further.

As the shutdown drags on, Mitch McConnell finds himself facing pressure from the White House and from members of his own caucus.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

In a late first-day session, Congress passed a series of bills designed to reopen most of the government, but they’re already ‘dead on arrival’ in the Senate.

Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of The House again after eight years out of power, but there’s little time for her to celebrate.

With Democrats set to take control of Congress today, a resolution to the shutdown doesn’t appear to be any closer.

Before even taking office, Mitt Romney is taking on the President. It’s a good sign, but we’ll see what it leads to.

President Trump began 2019 pretty much how he ended 2018, with irrational rants on Twitter.

Democrats have unveiled what appears as if it will be their first effort to end the shutdown, but there are already signs Republicans will reject it.

As 2018 draws to a close, there’s no sign that the government shutdown will end any time soon.

The TPP is about to go into effect without the US.

Congress will not be returning to Washington until some time next week. Thus guaranteeing that this shutdown will last at least through January 3rd.

The fact that this President is a congenital liar is well-known. The actual number of lies less than two years into his Presidency, though, is astounding.

With the economy appearing to sour, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is quickly becoming the President’s latest target of criticism.

Christmas is behind us, but don’t expect any progress when it comes to the government shutdown, which is in its fifth day.

President Trump tried to get into the Christmas spirit last night. He failed.

With Congress out of town until at least Thursday and negotiations apparently deadlocked, the White House is saying it’s likely the shutdown will last into 2019.

President Trump is now apparently on the warpath against the Federal Reserve Board Chairman he appointed only a year ago.