Outside the Beltway

There’s been a noticeable drop in foreign tourism to the United States since Donald Trump became President.

The Trump Administration continues to insist that North Korea is violating promises that it clearly never made.

Trump’s trade war will claw back 25% of the growth in GDP, slightly more than 20% of the wage growth and more than wipe out all the jobs his tax cuts would provide.

New polling shows that the ground looks fertile for Democrats in the fall.

The President was up late last night sending an incredibly over-the-top tweet directed at Iran.

In trying to assess the Helsinki press conference, a blast from the past deserves a second look.

Three new polls show that Republicans basically agree with the leader of their party when it comes to the issue of Russian interference in American elections.

What was once a rare symbol of national mourning has become so commonplace as to be meaningless.

Seemingly out of nowhere yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief ordered the Pentagon to create a fifth service.

After a period where Republicans seemed to be closing the gap, Democrats may be widening their lead heading into November.

Poland makes the U.S. and NATO an offer they might want to consider refusing.

The numbers suggests that the administration isn’t too interested in talking.

The Generic Congressional Ballot has tightened in some recent polls, but on average the battle for control of Congress continues to favor Democrats.

An oak sapling brought to the United States by French President Macron went missing over the weekend. The reason for its disappearance has been answered.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.

President Trump’s job approval numbers remain historically low.

President Trump took to Twitter this morning and decided poke a stick in the eye of the Russian bear.

More than 1200 refugees, mostly from Honduras, are trying to come to the United States. What should we do about it?

A contest with no serious challenger will make him the longest-serving Russian leader since Stalin.

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

A German court has ruled that the EU’s “right to be forgotten” does not require search engines to verify sites are free from malicious content before listing them.

President Trump continues to make irresponsible and dangerous threats in connection with American policy toward North Korea.

Donald Trump is now claiming that he had never denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. This is, of course, not true.

A newly released poll has encouraging signs for Democrats in 2018, but there are several caveats.

A government panel has mandated a 50% increase in the revenue share streaming services pay songwriters and music publishers.

The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in an important case dealing with the circumstances under which voters can be purged from the voting rolls.

POTUS decided to start the New Year by insulting Pakistan over Twitter.

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

President Trump sinks even lower.

Iraqi military forces begin to crack down against Iraqi Kurds after last month’s independence referendum.

Downplaying earlier reports, the National Football League is shooting down reports that it would move to force players to stand for the National Anthem.

After Sunday’s referendum, the government of Catalonia says it may declare independence from Spain as early as Monday. However, it’s likely to be a completely meaningless act.

The Supreme Court appears split on the question of whether or not partisan Gerrymandering is unconstitutional.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

Donald Trump’s increasingly confrontational rhetoric regarding North Korea is leading to similar rhetoric from the DPRK, and concern among top diplomats.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

More stupid, irresponsible rhetoric from the President of the United States.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

A new poll shows that most Americans want Republicans want to move on from their failed effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.