Outside the Beltway

Amazon has reportedly decided to split its second headquarters between an already urbanized area of Northern Virginia and the outer boroughs of New York City.

Over the weekend, it was confirmed that the man once referred to as Vladimir Putin’s favorite Congressman was defeated in last week’s midterms.

When do we stop pretending that Fox News Channel is anything other than State Run Media for the Trump Administration?

President Trump’s trade war with China is leading car manufacturers to shift production from the U.S. to China.

Those rambling campaign rally speeches the President loves to give aren’t getting the kind of coverage they used to, not even from his favorite news channel.

A once iconic American retailer appears to be on its last legs.

Much of what Donald Trump has claimed about how he built his fortune is a lie, and at least part of it originated in his father’s shady efforts to evade taxes.

A Federal Judge ruled late last week that a lawsuit under the Foreign Emoluments Clause by more than 200 Congressmen and Senators can proceed forward.

President Trump is set to expand his ill-advised, economically ignorant, trade war with China.

As expected, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo easily fended off a challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon. Let the Presidential speculation begin.

Social media has altered the way writers and readers interact in odd ways.

Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81,

No matter how long Donald Trump remains in office, August 21, 2018 will be the day that everything changed.

One year after Charlottesville, it’s clear that President Trump still doesn’t understand what happened there, or that he just doesn’t care.

President Trump appears to be ready to expand his ignorant, counterproductive trade war with China.

Trade deals take more than an afternoon chat.

The man who knows all of Donald Trump’s financial secrets has been called to testify before the Grand Jury investigating Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.

Donald Trump’s longtime attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen apparently recorded a conversation where the two men discussed paying off a Playboy model who claims she had an affair with him.

A really weird detail buried in a New York Times story about President Trump’s efforts to get the Justice to retire.

President Trump is reportedly considering the 47-year-old Utah Senator to replace Anthony Kennedy.

The former New York City Mayor is prepared to spend $80 million to help Democrats take back Congress this year.

Both President Trump and Ivanka Trump are profiting handsomely from their time in the White House.

Robert Mueller has some questions for the President, and the wide range of topic areas should worry President Trump significantly.

In a new book, Senator John McCain makes an announcement that everyone was anticipating.

President Trump’s on-again, off-again visit to Great Britain appears to be on again.

It’s a valid question, but one should also be careful about drawing conclusions based on how a person in Trump’s position acts.

Based on his recent behavior, it’s clear that the President is worried about how loyal Michael Cohen might actually turn out to be.

Sean Hannity was Michael Cohen’s “secret client,” but it’s not clear that should matter to anyone.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

Supporters of Roy Moore tried to bribe the attorney for a woman accusing the former Senate candidate of sexual assault when she was just fourteen years old into repudiating his client.

Donald Trump may be getting ready to act as his own Chief of Staff. That would be a huge mistake.

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

To nobody’s surprise, Vladimir Putin has won re-election to another term as Russia’s President.

The family real estate business made tens of millions through shady dealings.

Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.

Robert Mueller’s investigation appears to enter a new phase, with a focus on the President’s business dealings with Russia.

The circumstantial case for corruption by Kushner is growing.

Presidents are much more constrained in issuing and rolling back regulations than they or the public think.

The Mueller investigation moves forward.

Al Hoffman Jr., a Florida-based real estate developer who was a leading fund-raiser for George W. Bush’s campaigns, said he would seek to marshal support among other Republican political donors for a renewed assault weapons ban.

Donald Trump is wildly unpopular in the United Kingdom, and that’s apparently causing him to eschew visiting the United States’s most important ally.

Donald Trump’s latest Twitter rant is one of his most bizarre.

Who needs a First Amendment when you have lawyers willing to write threatening letters?

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.

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

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

Republicans finally unveiled the outlines of a tax reform package yesterday, but the devil is in the still to be determined details.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.