Outside the Beltway

Winning was easy.  Legislating is hard.

A Federal Appeals Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Gary Johnson and Jill Stein regarding their exclusion from Presidential debates.

President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.

A loss for the world of comedy.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

On Trump’s anger.

President Trump once again revealed his true self at a press conference yesterday.

The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.

The twice-removed Chief Justice is likely getting a promotion.

“Why the hell would we do that?” — White House official.

Donald Trump has had harsher things to say about Rosie O’Donnell than he did about the people responsible for yesterday’s violence. That says something about him.

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

H.R. McMaster is fighting a losing battle for control of the National Security Council staff.

My apologies to Bob Dreyfuss and Rolling Stone.

Trump and his underlings continue to lie, even about the most trivial of matters.

Finally, “law and order” Joe Arpaio gets what he has long deserved.

A big but not unexpected personnel change at the White House.

Six months of revelations about ties to Russia is taking its toll on White House staffers.

The revelations about Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with someone represented as being a Russian government official just keep getting worse.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

Donald Trump’s golf courses are displaying something that literally is fake news.

In one of the most closely watched Special Elections in American history, the outcome turned out to be not entirely surprising.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation to include the allegation that President Trump may have attempted to obstruct justice

Forget the imperial presidency. Welcome to the indolent presidency.

There are reports that the President is considering firing Special Counsel Bob Mueller. Are we headed for another Saturday Night Massacre?

R.I.P., Caped Crusader

Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff is leading in a race that Republicans should be winning easily.

Based on his just released opening testimony, tomorrow’s testimony by Former F.B.I. Director James Comey is likely to be explosive.

Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno will face off against each other to succeed Chris Christie in New Jersey.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court accepted a case that will determine whether the Fourth Amendment allows law enforcement to obtain location data without a search warrant.

President Trump took to Twitter again this morning and promptly shot himself in the foot.

A legendary statesman has passed.

The Republican candidate in today’s Special Election in Montana has been charged with assaulting a reporter.

Roger Moore, who played James Bond for a longer period and in more films than any other actor to date, has died at the age of 89.

Jeb Bush predicted that Donald Trump would preside over a “chaos Presidency,” and he was right.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

After news of the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation, Donald Trump’s persecution complex was on full display.