Outside the Beltway

Elizabeth Warren still hasn’t figured out how to put the ‘Native American’ issue behind her.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

A new study reveals that the Republican tax cut package passed at the end of 2017 has not had the economic impact the GOP claimed it would.

In what amounts to a setback, the Supreme Court has lifted an injunction barring the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender service in the military to go forward pending further legal proceedings.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Two years of Republican control of the Legislative and Executive Branches has put us back on a path toward $1 trillion budget deficits.

Former Senator and Denocratic Presidential candidate Jim Webb is reportedly being considered for Defense Secretary.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the Trump Administration to have an injunction against its new asylum policy lifted.

President Trump has lost another one of his top advisers on the fight against ISIS.

The Pentagon is being ordered to draw up plans to withdraw roughly one-half of the American forces remaining in Afghanistan. It’s about time.

The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to withdraw the small contingent of American troops from Syria. If it actually happens, this would be a good move.

After a barrage of criticism, New Jersey Democrats are abandoning a controversial redistricting proposal.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor contends that a recent change in tax law unravels the basis for the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare.

The Trump Administration appears to think that the Budget Deficit and National Debt aren’t a big deal because we can just grow our way out of the problem. This is highly unlikely to happen.

William Barr, who served as Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush, has been selected to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.

Jobs Growth in November was healthy but fell short of expectations.

American troops have been in Afghanistan for seventeen years now, it’s time to bring them all home.

An effort by the Federal Government to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises serious First Amendment issues.

Trump continues to struggle at major international meetings.

After initially saying no, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke is now reopening the door to the idea of running for President.

The Trump Administration is attempting to bypass the Circuit Courts of Appeal and get immediate Supreme Court review of the President’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military.

Even as its leader continues to deny the reality of Global Climate Change, the Trump Administration has released an utterly devastating report on the impact of such change over the course of the coming decades.

The current economic recovery is nearly ten years old. It isn’t going to last forever, though, and that could pose a problem for the GOP in 2020.

President Trump’s latest attack on the Federal Judiciary prompted a rare rebuke from the Chief Justice of the United States.

A new report indicates that President Trump wanted to use the Justice Department to target political enemies. The last time that happened, it led to Articles of Impeachment.

A Federal Judge has ruled that the Trump Administration’s efforts to limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum violates Federal law.

A filing in an unrelated case has apparently revealed the existence of a sealed indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is preparing a run for the White House in 2020.

President Trump recently blamed former President Obama for “losing” Crimea. It was never ours to lose.

Late last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals became the fifth Federal Court to rule against the Trump Administration’s efforts to repeal DACA.

For Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter, Jr. being indicted didn’t stop them from being re-elected.

Jobs Growth in October exceeded expectations, as did wage growth. It’s unclear, though, how long these numbers can be sustained.

Overwhelmingly, legal experts agree that President Trump is wrong about birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment.

President Trump’s private phone calls are apparently a major source of intelligence for foreign nations.

President Trump is preparing to scrap a thirty-year-old treaty that marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. It would be a foolish mistake.

The Trump Administration is preparing a policy change that will essentially define transgender Americans out of existence.

Nearly two years into Republican control of Washington, the budget deficit is headed back up.

Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA report showing that she does indeed have some Native American heritage in her family’s past. That won’t stop conservatives from continuing to attack her, though.

President Trump is choosing money and moral cowardice over human life in his response to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

Take one name out of contention as a potential replacement for Nikki Haley at the United Nations.

American involvement in the genocidal Saudi war on Yemen is getting more complicated. This is a bad idea.

Should celebrities use their influence in partisan politics?

Fifty years ago, a young college student who would become one of the most influential women in Washington was sexually assaulted by a Senator. She didn’t come forward with her story for more than fifty years, and the reasons why strike close to what we’ve been talking about for three weeks now.

The Kavanaugh fight is just another indicator of our national divide.

September jobs growth fell short of expectations even as the top-line unemployment rate reached a point unseen since 1969.

The status of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation remains up in the air, as does the question of whether or not Christine Blasey Ford will appear for a hearing on Monday morning.