Outside the Beltway

A Federal Judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the DNC alleging a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

Robert Mueller didn’t provide a smoking gun yesterday, but the President and his supporters are wrong to claim that the hearing vindicated the President.

President Trump says in a new interview that he would be willing to break the law to get “oppo research” on an opponent.

The President’s eldest son has been subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Trump campaign contacts with Russia.

President Trump’s obsequious effort to please Russian President Vladimir Putin continues.

Michael Cohen pulled back the curtain and revealed much about the true nature of Donald Trump yesterday. It’s not a pretty picture.

Michael Cohen, the President’s former lawyer and “fixer,” is set to deliver several bombshells in his testimony before Congress today.

Once again, Rudy Giuliani is contradicting his client.

Paul Manafort’s attorneys reveal in a pleading that their client provided insider campaign data to Russian intelligence sources, something that seems an awful lot like collusion.

New reports indicate that Donald Trump was closely involved in the efforts to buy the silence of a Playboy model and a former adult film star.

The Russians are interfering in our electoral system again, and they’re using our own hyperpartisanship to accomplish their goals.

With a new trial set to start in Washington at the end of the month, reports are circulating that President Trump’s former campaign manager is looking to cut a plea deal.

The noose around the Trump Administration just keeps getting tighter.

The man who knows all of Donald Trump’s financial secrets has been called to testify before the Grand Jury investigating Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.

Former Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen is reportedly ready to tell investigators that the President is lying about his knowledge regarding the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer.

Steve Bannon says he doesn’t believe the President has ever told a lie.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a treasure trove of documents related to the June 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, and they raise far more questions than they answer.

When it comes to a potential interview with Robert Mueller, President Trump faces risks no matter what form that interview takes.

Robert Mueller has some questions for the President, and the wide range of topic areas should worry President Trump significantly.

The lawyer who met with President Trump’s oldest son and other top Trump campaign officials is now admitting that she is a Russian informant.

The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit alleging a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. As a legal document, it appears to be little more than a political stunt.

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

Blake Hounshell has doubts about whether Trump colluded with Moscow.

Contrary to the claims that were made by conservatives and Trump supporters before its release, the memo prepared by Congressman Devin Nunes has done nothing to undermine the Russia investigation.

Donald Trump’s own lawyers are afraid he can’t help but lie to such an extent that he should not sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

President Trump is claiming that the Nunes memo vindicates him. He’s wrong.

Robert Mueller’s investigators are looking at the President’s role in drafting a false statement regarding the June 2016 meeting between his son and a lawyer linked to the Russian government.

Whatever goodwill may have existed between the Trump Administration and Steve Bannon appears to have evaporated.

Donald Trump Jr. is claiming that some conversations between him and his father are covered by the attorney-client privilege. Based on what we know about those conversations, there’s a good possibility that he’s right.

Donald Trump Jr. spoke yesterday with Senate investigators, and his answers raise more questions than they answer.

Add another example of an undisclosed Russia-linked meeting and Team Trump.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.