Outside the Beltway

Right now, polling indicates that the American public is reluctant to support impeachment of the President but it’s possible that could change.

The problem is with our politics, not our institutions.

The President is systematically defying Congress. Whatever can be done about that?

In an effort to block the release of the full report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the Trump Administration is invoking Executive Privilege.

Later this week, the House Judiciary Committee will vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt, but it most likely won’t go anywhere.

Jack Goldsmith pushed back on “over the top” reaction to the AG’s handling of the Mueller report.

As I have noted before: party trumps institutional pride. The Barr testimony is just another example.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other firebrands aren’t steering the ship. Yet.

New poll numbers suggest that Congressional Democrats need to be careful about how aggressively they pursue their investigations of the Trump White House.

The President’s latest job approval numbers show little sign of movement in the wake of the release of the Mueller report

200-odd Congressional Democrats are taking an odd route to go after corruption.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

President Trump and the top Democrats in Congress announced a purported $2 trillion infrastructure deal but there’s no reason to believe it will ever become law.

Democratic House members are finding that their constituents aren’t quite as eager for impeachment as some party activists are.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans say they won’t vote for President Trump in 2020. but that’s only half the battle for Democrats

A new poll finds that most Americans do not support impeaching the President at this time, but they also don’t believe the President on the issues of Russian interference and obstruction.

A law professor asks some interesting questions, but ultimately not the right ones.

Having lost to him, she’s an ineffective voice on the matter of Donald Trump.

President Trump claims that he’d challenge any effort to impeach him in court, but the law makes clear that he can’t.

Larry Sabato lays out a quite plausible path.

The President has tied his all-time low in one prominent poll.

In case anyone needs a refresher.

Some say yes, others no.

The Justice Department will release a ‘lightly redacted’ version of the 400-page report at 11 Eastern.

Virginia Democrats had a good fundraising quarter despite the scandals enveloping their top three officeholders.

The tone and content of President Trump’s 2020 campaign is already quite apparent.

Nein. Nein. Nein.

Predictably, news that the investigation has ended has people on both sides cheering. It’s unwarranted.

The Democratic Speaker of the House says there will be no charges against the Republican President barring an “overwhelming and bipartisan” consensus.

Five things I think I think after the hearings.

Michael Cohen pulled back the curtain and revealed much about the true nature of Donald Trump yesterday. It’s not a pretty picture.

Twenty days after we learned about racist yearbook photos and everything that followed from it, there’s been no action against any of Virginia’s top political leaders. Don’t expect to see it either.

Robert Mueller appears to be winding down his investigation and getting ready to submit a report to the Attorney General.

Polling continues to suggest that voters in Virginia are not nearly as concerned with the past behavior of state leaders as the political establishment might be.

Lyndon LaRouche, an eight-time Presidential candidate who ran a cult-like organization that spread bizarre conspiracy theories, has died at 96.

A new poll shows that Virginians don’t necessarily believe their state leaders need to step aside in the wake of recent scandals.

In a replay of last week, Virginia’s top Democrats are calling on a state official to resign. This time, though, it’s Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax.

After a week of scandal and chaos in Virginia politics, there’s no sign that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is going anywhere, and there’s very little that can be done to force him out of office.

There’s a good reason why Democrats want Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to get out of the way sooner rather than later.

The President is an ignoramus and a blowhard and a petulant child but he’s operating within the Constitutional limits of his office.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.

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

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

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.

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

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

The government entered its third shutdown of the year with little sign of an immediate resolution.

Mystery continues to surround a proceeding that has been making its way through the Federal Courts in Washington, D.C.

The publisher of the National Enquirer admits that it made payments to a Playboy model for the purpose of protecting Donald Trump’s campaign for President.

The verdict of last month’s elections was clear, but Republicans still don’t seem to get it.