Outside the Beltway

It’s easy to mismanage what we don’t have to see.

Peaceful protests were once again followed by nighttime clashes.

Why is making the obvious call so hard for the GSA Administrator?

The inevitable happened, as extremist organizations descended on DC.

A nonpartisan official is refusing to do her duty.

A truly chaotic combination.

Two related discussions.

The iconic Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87.

Statements by an HHS official underscore the rot of this administration.

The formula: promote an image until the jig is up.

What is more concerning, speculation and war games, or the words of POTUS?

Yet another call for military intervention in domestic politics.

A column is getting negative attention for all the wrong reasons

Portland may be a preview of what’s to come.

A civil rights legend has passed.

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

Sanders supporters need to get on the bus.

As if the country needed more turmoil.

Incentives matter.

One weird trick for knowing if a given action will affect public opinion on Trump.

Despite denials and dismissals, it is clear that being an impeached President is getting under Trump’s skin.

Some reports are indicating that Joe Biden’s campaign is considering making a pledge that he would only serve a single term if elected. This would be a mistake.

Further evidence that the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personalty built around Donald Trump.

Donald Trump’s Ambassador to the European Union provides yet more evidence to support impeachment of the President.

Governor Matt Bevin still won’t concede the Kentucky Governor’s race.

A key diplomat and close supporter of the President has essentially confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo between Ukrainian aid and negative information about the President’s political opponents.

An iconic and honorable Member of Congress has passed away.

The evidence piles up.

After a week of silence, Bernie Sanders campaign confirm that he had a heart attack earlier this week.

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

The White House has succeeded in killing, for now, the White House Daily Press Briefing and in making itself the least transparent Administration in recent history.

The oldest living former President has some reflections on age and the strains of the office.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has hit the bottom of the barrel.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

President Trump and the Republican Senate rewarded a top Republican donor with a prized diplomatic appointment.

The President unleashed another racist attack, this time on Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings.

President Trump attacked four Democratic Congresswomen for engaging in exactly the same rhetoric that the President himself has over the years.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

The President’s approval is up and disapproval down after the latest incidents.

Trump’s self-congratulatory July 4th nonsense bankrupted the District of Columbia’s security fund, now they’re seeking reimbursement.

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

Stephanie Grisham, presently a top aide to First Lady Melania Trump, has been named the new White House Press Secretary and Communications Director.

Not surprisingly, the President’s opening speech of the 2020 campaign was filed with lies.

As we head toward a potential crisis in the Persian Gulf, the consequences of the President’s lies are coming home to roost.

Donald Trump continues to lie at a record pace. Does anyone care?

At least some conservatives appear to finally be recognizing that their movement has been taken over by grifters and frauds. The only question is, what took them so long?

It’s time to invoke the 25th Amendment, folks.

Newly discovered evidence shows that foreign governments have expanded their leasing of space from at least one Trump-owned office building in New York City.

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.