Outside the Beltway

A Justice Department official who had the courage to stand up to the President has died at the age of 87.

Late last week, Attorney General William Barr demonstrated quite aptly the extent to which he has become just another Trump loyalist.

In a few short hours, the House Intelligence Committee begins the public phase of its impeachment inquiry.

The Democratic victory in Virginia’s legislative elections has revived hopes for advocates of the Equal Rights Amendment, Even if Virginia does become the 38th state to ratify the measure, though, the actual status of the Amendment is exceedingly unclear.

History shows us that candidates who enter the race for President late rarely do well, and rarely manage to win.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump a loss in his effort to prevent prosecutors in New York from getting copies of his tax returns.

The White House is doubling down on its illegitimate stonewalling of valid Congressional document requests.

The liberal notion that people are persuadable through airing of ideas is obsolete.

The evidence piles up.

Some reports are suggesting that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo might take on the additional role of National Security Adviser.

Yes, he was terrible at his job. But one can’t break that which is already broken.

Is the left unwittingly fueling a reactionary moment?

The Mueller hearing has weakened the political argument for impeachment. Democrats need to proceed with caution, and concentrate on winning in 2020 rather than removing the President from office prematurely.

Starting at 8:30 a.m. this morning, the eyes and ears of Washington and much of the nation will be focus on one thing, the testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Fifty years ago today, we were reminded of what humanity can accomplish if we put our minds to it. It seems like we’ve forgotten that over the past half-century.

Later today, the President is expected to take some form of ‘Executive Action’ in an effort to get a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving office at the end of the month.

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

Justin Amash’s call for impeachment of the President, and the Republican Party’s reaction to it, is telling us a lot about the current state of the GOP.

The Toddler-in-Chief has issued an ultimatum.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

An absurd theory for an absurd time.

The problem is with our politics, not our institutions.

The President is systematically defying Congress. Whatever can be done about that?

The Treasury Secretary is declining to comply with a Congressional request for the President’s tax returns. Whether this is proper is a question that will have to be resolved by the courts.

There’s a lot of talk right now about “electability.” but what the heck does it mean?

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

A new poll shows President Trump struggling against four of his potential 2020 challengers. Should Republicans be worried and Democrats elated? It’s too early to tell.

In case anyone needs a refresher.

The Wall Street Journal tries, and fails, to defend President Trump’s indefensible veto of the Congressional resolution regarding the war on Yemen.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

Already the longest-serving former President, he’ll pass George H.W. Bush as the longest-living tomorrow.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.

Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.

Patrick Caddell, who helped Jimmy Carter win the Democratic nomination and White House in 1976, has died at the age of 68.

The former #2 official at the FBI is trying to sell a book.

New polling indicates that a solid majority of Democrats are more interested in finding a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 than they are with finding a candidate that agrees with them on specific issues.

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

New polling data indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the future of the Trump Presidency. That’s not good news for him, or for Republicans.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

A new blockbuster report implicates the President in no less than five Federal crimes.

Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.

Honoring the 41st President cast a poor light on the 45th.

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

Once again, Republicans in California find themselves looking up and seeing a lot of desolation. They need to find a way to bounce back.

One of the last Republican strongholds in California is now completely blue.

Losing the midterms is not going over well with the President.

With the 2020 Campaign set to begin as soon as the 2018 campaign ends, Democrats find themselves facing an age issue.