Outside the Beltway

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.

Trump’s populism, personalism, and irresponsibility are on display.

Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Middle East peace was largely correct, but his words are pointless given the fact that neither Israel nor the Palestinians seem serious about peacefully resolving their differences.

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

It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.

Another music superstar has passed away.

It’s not all peaches and cream for pretty young women.

Survivors and family members of the Pulse Nightclub attack have filed what amounts to a frivolous lawsuit.

Republicans are afraid to oppose Donald Trump for fear that his supporters will come after them.

Republicans sure have changed their mind about Vladimir Putin.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

An unsurprising win in the Pelican State.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

An odd choice for HUD Secretary.

To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.

Donald Trump resurrects an old debate and desecrates the Constitution in the process.

Those who voted for him thinking he would be guided or controlled by more sober individuals or that he would start acting presidential once elected: you were wrong.

Now Donald Trump is alleging that the 2016 Election was tainted by ‘illegal voting,’ even though he won!

Most Americans wish Donald Trump would stop tweeting. Good luck with that.

Political change coming to Germany? Or more of the same.

So what’s wrong with the Whitelash Backlash thesis?  Not everything, actually.  But plenty.

The incoming president’s business interests are a yuuuge problem.

Mike Pence’s night at the theater included a message from the cast. Good for them.

A controversial retired General has been tapped to be President-Elect Trump’s top White House foreign policy voice.

Donald Trump is not Adolf Hitler. But that’s not the standard.

In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.

Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.

Did Richard Nixon have knowledge of the future?

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

Trying to make sense of that which makes no sense.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

Distinguishing between anti-elite populism and coded anti-Semitism is next to impossible.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

Viewership for the second debate fell some twenty percent from the first debate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that voter are losing interest.

Paul Ryan is abandoning the Trump campaign.