Outside the Beltway

Contrary to expectations, jobs growth in December was relatively modest.

Whatever goodwill may have existed between the Trump Administration and Steve Bannon appears to have evaporated.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is extending an olive branch of sorts to South Korea while simultaneously claiming success in achieving a nuclear deterrent.

Attempts to pre-pay property taxes lead to confusion and frustration.

Roy Moore continues to think that he is special.

An increasing number of businesses are refusing to accept cash as payment, that raises some interesting social and legal issues.

Fixing long term shifts in manufacturing isn’t easy.

Once again, tax “reform” won’t make it easier to prepare or file tax returns.

The final version of the tax bill appears to be on track for passage, but the devil is in the details.

The difference is, dare I say, huge.

In what amounts to an electoral perfect storm, Democratic nominee Doug Jones pulled off a win last night in the Alabama Senate Election.

Vladimir Putin will easily win re-election, but some are beginning to wonder who or what comes after him.

November’s Jobs Report was stronger than expected, but there are several caveats to keep in mind.

Donald Trump’s Jerusalem decision reveals yet again that he is an appallingly bad deal maker.

Donald Trump Jr. is claiming that some conversations between him and his father are covered by the attorney-client privilege. Based on what we know about those conversations, there’s a good possibility that he’s right.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

As I’ve said before, the Republican Party in the Trump Era has become the party of Trumpaloons, sycophants, sellouts, and cowards.

For a guy who considers the Russia investigation “Fake News,” President Trump sure is doing a lot to try to stop it.

It appears that Rex Tillerson’s days at the State Department may be numbered, but his proposed replacement leaves a lot to be desired.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

Big problems for the Air Force.

The ongoing destruction of the Department of State

Potentially bad news for President Trump in connection with the Russia investigation.

Negotiations over government formation is not a crisis.

Charles Manson, who led a cult-like “family” to a series of murders in 1969 and subsequently spent more than 40 years in prison, has died at the age of 83.

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

Notwithstanding overwhelming public support, Congress is not moving forward on a proposal to ban bump stocks.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

In his time as President, Donald Trump has demonstrated as much contempt for the rule of law as he did as a candidate.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.