Outside the Beltway

Yet another example of the foolishness of having firearms in the schoolhouse.

Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.

Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a lawsuit against the President, handing the already beleaguered White House yet another headache.

The legal distinction between “personal capacity” and “official capacity” makes no sense for senior presidential appointees.

The former Trump campaign official made the most of his 15 minutes of fame.

The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

Four social media stars have been fired from their television show after the revelation that Pamela Gellar is their mother.

Once again, the Administration is walking back the President’s statements on a controversial issue.

John Bolton is leading a cry for preemptive war against North Korea.

President Trump appeared to change positions on several gun control ideas, but he probably doesn’t mean it.

The 29-year-old was one of President Trump’s most trusted aides but she had an impossible job.

“All In The Family” predicted a policy proposal that President Trump and many other conservatives have made in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

You’d think after 13 months in the White House they’d start understanding that there are rules.

Salary-based definitions distort the conversation. And lifestyle-based definitions are a moving target.

More than a dozen companies have ended relationships with the gun rights organization and protesters are demanding more follow suit.

The students who survived last week’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida are speaking out, and some on the right are responding by engaging in personal attacks and spreading conspiracy theories.

While the glass ceiling in high-level posts was shattered decades ago, men still dominate the field.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

A series of scandals at Oxfam and other charitable organizations raise troubling questions.

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.

There are no adequate words.

Another school shooting, this time in Florida.

Donald Trump’s lawyer admits to making a six-figure payment on the eve of the 2016 election to a porn star that Trump was alleged to have had an affair with. That just raises a host of other questions.

Israeli police have recommended that charges be brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whether that damages him politically remains to be seen.

The only reason March 5th is “our last chance” at a DACA deal is if Trump makes it so.

President Trump spoke up about the spousal abuse charges against his former Staff Secretary Rob Porter. His response was entirely predictable.

The Rob Porter story, which is quickly becoming the Rob Porter scandal, tells us a lot about the Trump White House, and none of it is good.

Today in an increasingly liberal, educated, globalized, and democratic world, we have more reason than ever to listen to the opinion of our peers and, where appropriate, to be open to their counsel.

Last week, the President was calling for national unity. This week, he called political opponents “treasonous.”

Donald Trump spent much of the past year touting the rising stock market, now he’s getting a lesson in reality.

Donald Trump lies about even the most trivial matters, How are we supposed to believe anything else he says?

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

Do yourself a favor and skip the State Of The Union Address tonight. You won’t be missing anything important.

Fortunately, yesterday’s missile alert in Hawaii was a false alarm. However, it is raising questions about the early warning system that’s in place and the state’s preparedness in case of an actual attack.

Some progress on easing tensions between North and South Korea.

New reports indicate that the President is spending more and more time watching television and tweeting. That’s not what he was elected to do.

If you can’t beat a dead horse on a blog, where can you?

Donald Trumps’ tweets are the public statements of the President of the United States. This makes them noteworthy and often important.

Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran.

Roy Moore continues to think that he is special.

Fixing long term shifts in manufacturing isn’t easy.

A Trump judicial nominee who could not answer basic legal questions in a hearing last week has withdrawn his nomination, but this is likely to happen again unless the Administration fixes some obvious flaws in its selection process.

Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been erratic, illogical, and demonstrated a clear disdain for diplomacy.

Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.