Outside the Beltway

A complicated concurrence to Steven Taylor’s recent postings.

A very weak jobs report thanks mostly to the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

Tensions continue to rise between the White House and Foggy Bottom.

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.

Another poll shows the vast majority of Americans want Congress to act to help the people covered by DACA.

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.

Bob Corker, who has served in the Senate since winning election in 2006, announced yesterday that he would not stand for re-election.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

Speaking about his cancer treatment for the first time, Senator John McCain paints a grim picture.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

Angela Merkel was re-elected to a fourth term as German Chancellor as expected, but voters also sent a warning.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.

The ‘No Labels’ movement is back, and it’s as irrelevant to contemporary politics as ever.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

In a marked departure from previous American Presidents, Donald Trump delivered a highly belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

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.

Hillary Clinton has found another group to blame for her loss, educated white married women in suburbia.

Independents don’t seek to shape party nominations.

Donald Trump went there again, and in the process reopened a wound that was starting to heal just a little bit.

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

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

Trump makes a DACA deal, apparently.

More foreign policy amateurism.

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

80% of GOP voters approve of Trump. This explains GOP behavior in large measure.

Republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere were gambling when they lined up behind Donald Trump. So far, they’ve lost.

Steve Bannon may be out of the White House, but his efforts to continue pushing President Trump, and the Republican Party, even further to the populist far-right continues.

For the second time this year, there are rumors that Mitt Romney could run for Senator from Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.

Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.

The effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is dead for now.

Donald Trump Jr. spoke yesterday with Senate investigators, and his answers raise more questions than they answer.

Hillary Clinton’s latest memoir lashes out at those to blame for her unexpected loss.

Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats on spending and the debt ceiling, but it was an exceedingly bad one.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

Two polls find that most Americans support letting DACA beneficiaries to stay in the United States. Will that help move Congress to act?

The Trump Administration’s decision to end DACA motivated former President Obama to speak out, and he’s absolutely right.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

Another Trump lie.