Outside the Beltway

Was Jim Comey fired in an effort to impede the Russia investigation? Trump’s own words are making it sound more and more likely.

There seems to be no question that the decision to fire James Comey was motivated largely by the President’s frustrations over the fact that his campaign is under investigation.

House Republicans are making yet another push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but they once again may not have the votes.

A guilty plea in a particularly shocking case of police brutality.

The Worldwide Leader fired over 100 on-air personalities yesterday.

When a prominent political scientist committed suicide yesterday, I was deeply struck by how much he was like not only me but most of the people in my professional circle.

Another big change at Fox News Channel.

Democrats came close to picking up what has been a solidly Republican seat for nearly forty years but ended up falling short. Instead, we’ll have a runoff in two months.

Has China finally had enough of North Korea?

Another step toward making it easier to cut the cord.

More trouble for Lt. General Michael Flynn.

The Oakland Los Angeles Oakland Raiders are headed to Vegas, baby!

Let the games begin.

Rachel Maddow hyped the fact that she had obtained a copy of Trump’s 2005 tax return last night. It turned out to be much ado about nothing.

The National Weather Service didn’t want to confuse the public by changing the forecast at the last minute.

Part Two in a series of observations about health care and health insurance in light of the introduction of the House GOP’s health care plan. This post examines several ideas advanced by conservatives, and the reasons they aren’t complete answers to the problems we face.

Trump appears to undervaluing existing bureaucracies listening more to hacks and ideologues.

Hawaii is the first state to challenge the Trump Administration’s revised Muslim travel ban.

Health care policy analysts seem united in their assessment of the House GOP’s replacement for the Affordable Care Act, and it’s overwhelmingly negative.

Donald Trump took to Twitter again this morning with predictable results.

Fewer people are watching live television events such as the Super Bowl and Academy Awards.

Well, at least someone has a backbone.

There are two sides in this war between Trump and the media, but only one of them is the right side.

For seventy-seven minutes yesterday, President Trump held forth in a press conference that confirmed the most dire predictions about what he’d be like as President.

Could Donald Trump’s comments about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on the campaign trail lead to the case against Bergdahl being dismissed? A military judge will have to decide.

North Korean Intrigue…….

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

Stephen Miller said something very stupid on “Meet The Press” this morning.

There were 111.3 million people tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, slightly lower than last year.

If you changed the channel after the third quarter, you missed what ended up becoming a game for the ages.

A Super Bowl ad will cost you a cool $5,000,000 for thirty seconds.

Another television icon has passed away.

The first full day of Donald Trump’s Presidency consisted largely of obsessions with irrelevant facts and outright lies.

A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?

While vigilance is called for, America will survive Donald Trump just as it has survived everything else we’ve faced since the nation’s founding.

One of the few members of a small fraternity of heroes has passed away.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

Norway is switching from FM Radio to digital broadcasting. A similar transition in the United States seems unlikely for the time being.

Rest in Peace, Princess. May the Force be with you.