Outside the Beltway

Celebrations and a deadly day in the Middle East.

The Trump White House has leaked more than any in recent memory. Some of the leakers have explained what motivates them.

New documents reveal that the Limited Liability Company that paid off Stormy Daniels also received payments from a company linked to a Russian oligarch.

As expected, President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear deal with Iran. There was no rational basis for doing so.

Former F.B.I, Director James Comey’s memos regarding his meeting with Donald Trump early in 2017 have been released, and they corroborate everything Comey has said about those conversations.

Barbara Bush, only the second woman in history to be the wife and mother of a U.S. President, has died at the age of 92.

Membership has its privileges.

Running for and being President of the United States has been very lucrative for the family business.

An attempt at defining the conversation.

A Federal Judge In New York City is allowing a lawsuit against the President’s DACA order to go forward, and he based part of his ruling on the President’s own rhetoric.

Americans actings as agents for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working hard to manipulate the President.

A new report confirms that the White House has indeed required staffers to sign non-disclosure agreements that are clearly not enforceable.

The Trump presidency is the latest step in treating commentators like policy experts. It is all a manifestation of how the modern GOP is a populist party.

H.R. McMaster appears to be on the way out as National Security Adviser. The important question is, who replaces him?

The Russia investigation rolls on with more evidence of questionable conduct on the part of Trump and his team.

The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors is out after failing to convince the boss not to impose tariffs.

The circumstantial case for corruption by Kushner is growing.

Under Nelson Mandela’s leadership, the country made a smooth transition from apartheid. Now it’s going the way of Zimbabwe.

National Security Adviser H.L. McMaster is the latest person rumored to be considering moving on from the Trump Administration.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s old.

Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.

Donald Trump lies about even the most trivial matters, How are we supposed to believe anything else he says?

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

President Trump has alienated America’s allies and friends, and they are acting accordingly.

It’s Day Two of the Federal Government shutdown and there are few signs of a quick resolution.

The government is shut down and Washington is playing the usual blame game. In reality, there’s plenty of blame to go around, and one of the guilty parties is the American people.

One year after his Inauguration, Donald Trump is the most unpopular new President since the invention of modern polling. However, his numbers are generally the same that they’ve been for some time now.

With less than two days to go, the prospects for Congress finding a way to prevent a government shutdown aren’t looking good.

2017 was quite a year. 2018 promises to be just as interesting.

As we near the end of the year, the President’s job approval numbers remain at historically low levels, and there’s no sign that they’ll improve in 2018.

As he nears the one-year anniversary of his Inauguration, President Trump is getting increasingly bad reviews from the public.

Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.

A seventh woman has come forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of having groped her as calls mount from his Democratic colleagues for him to resign.

A foolish, and potentially dangerous, decision by President Trump.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

Will Joe Biden be ‘tan, rested, and ready’ enough to take on 2020?

Donald Trump’s entire modus operandi involves pushing divisive cultural hot buttons.

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.

Sean Spicer now says he regrets the lies that defined his time at the White House.

Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poked fun at himself on last night’s Emmy broadcast, and the political pundits are all in pearl-clutching mode because of it.

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

Democrats and “Never Trump”ers shouldn’t count their chickens before they’re hatched.

The Daily Caller crosses a line and doesn’t seem to regret it.

Yes, even Nazis must have their rights to peaceful speech and assembly protected.