Outside the Beltway

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

President Trump put an offer on the table to end the shutdown, the question is whether it will actually lead anywhere.

A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.

In a rare public statement, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing reports that the President directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffered the worst defeat in the modern history of the British Parliament, and nobody is sure what happens next.

The House GOP has moved to rebuke Iowa Congressman for his racist remarks. What took them so long?

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

As the government shutdown enters through its twenty-fourth day, attention is shifting to Senate Republicans who could be pressured to break ranks and potentially force a resolution.

The numbers aren’t good for Trump.

Trump doesn’t want anyone to know what he and Putin discussed.

President Trump is claiming he never said Mexico would directly pay for the wall, except for all those times when he said Mexico would directly pay for the wall.

As the shutdown drags on, the President is digging in his heels even further.

Not surprisingly, President Trump significantly accelerated the pace of his lies in 2018.

It is sincerely disturbing that the POTUS has this level of understanding of history and foreign policy.

Before even taking office, Mitt Romney is taking on the President. It’s a good sign, but we’ll see what it leads to.

President Trump is now threatening to close the border if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall.

The fact that this President is a congenital liar is well-known. The actual number of lies less than two years into his Presidency, though, is astounding.

Faced with the prospect of a large field like the one Republicans had in 2016, Democrats are trying to figure out how to handle debates. So far, the ideas being put forward are as bad as what the GOP ended up doing.

The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the Trump Administration to have an injunction against its new asylum policy lifted.

Fifty years ago tonight, one of the most iconic photos in history was taken.

More evidence that Trump does not know what he is doing.

With Congress out of town until at least Thursday and negotiations apparently deadlocked, the White House is saying it’s likely the shutdown will last into 2019.

President Trump announced today that James Mattis would be out as Secretary of Defense by the end of the year.

President Trump has lost another one of his top advisers on the fight against ISIS.

There was no progress on resolving the government shutdown today, and little hope that anything will happen before late next week.

Trump doesn’t understand (nor respect) the role of the Fed.

The government entered its third shutdown of the year with little sign of an immediate resolution.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery to remove cancerous nodes from a lung, but reports seem to point to a quick recovery.

In what clearly appears to be a rebuke of the President, Defense Secretary James Mattis is retiring as Secretary of Defense.

The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to withdraw the small contingent of American troops from Syria. If it actually happens, this would be a good move.

Under fire from the New York Attorney General, Donald Trump’s questionable charitable foundation is shutting down.

As Washington heads into the final days of a budget shutdown, Republicans find themselves on the losing end of a public relations battle.

Trump has selected current Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff, but that’s unlikely to change how the West Wing operates.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor contends that a recent change in tax law unravels the basis for the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare.

A particularly appalling case of press censorship from Australia.

While often portrayed as left-leaning, the public broadcaster is ruthlessly capitalistic in its labor practices.

The Supreme Court appears reluctant to overturn a century of case law that established a significant exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Lies and possible evidence of obstruction of justice make up the bulk of Robert Mueller’s new case against former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the U.S, Attorney for the Southern District of New York have filed sentencing memos that directly implicate the President in a series of felonies.

Trump has reportedly told aides that he doesn’t really care about reports of an approaching crisis of the budget deficit and national debt because he’ll be out of office before it becomes a problem.

A nation says farewell to a war hero, public servant, former President, and great American.

Citing substantial cooperation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is recommending no jail time for former Trump associate Michael Flynn.

American troops have been in Afghanistan for seventeen years now, it’s time to bring them all home.

The evidence against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi continues to mount. Will the Trump Administration care?

An effort by the Federal Government to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raises serious First Amendment issues.

Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia, and has agreed to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s investigation.