Outside the Beltway

Jonathan Bernstein thinks so and Chuck Todd and company outline a pretty strong case.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

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.

A confusing new report from the Washington Post.

The 2008 Republican nominee for president condemned his party and its president for the release of a controversial memo attacking the FBI.

The guy who found Al Capone’s vault wishes we had a guy like Sean Hannity back in the Watergate era.

Donald Trump lies about even the most trivial matters, How are we supposed to believe anything else he says?

Despite mounting evidence and outrageous behavior, Republicans nationwide and on Capitol Hill continue to do the Administration’s dirty work. They’ll most likely live to regret it.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

For a guy who considers the Russia investigation “Fake News,” President Trump sure is doing a lot to try to stop it.

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

In his time as President, Donald Trump has demonstrated as much contempt for the rule of law as he did as a candidate.

There’s something in the water up at Harvard……

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Another Trump lie.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

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

Robert Mueller seems to be getting closer to the President, and the Administration is responding by seeking to undermine his investigation.

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

Donald Trump is the most unpopular incoming President in more than eighty years.

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

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

The Trump Administration will not try to stop former F.B.I. Director James Comey from testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

Former C.I.A. Director John Brennan testified before a House Committee today, and what he had to say was not good news for the Trump Administration.

Yet another report that the President of the United States sought to undermine an ongoing F.B.I. investigation.

Coming to a television set or Internet livestream near you sometime after Memorial Day.

The Russia investigation seems to be getting closer to the Oval Office.

For some reason, Joe Lieberman is apparently the front-runner to replace James Comey at the F.B.I.

In the immortal words of Warren Zevon, “Send lawyers, gun, and money. The shit has hit the fan.”

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

Less than a week after revealing that the F.B.I. was investigating the Trump campaign regarding ties with Russia, F.B.I. Director James Comey has been fired by President Trump.

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

@POTUS claims his phones were tapped by the Obama administration. At this point the evidence appears to be talk radio.

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.

The Acting Attorney General was fired last night after announcing that she would refuse to defend President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration. As a result she was fired. Contrary to some arguments, this was not improper.

Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

Donald Trump completed his unlikely journey to the Republican Presidential Nomination last night, but he the party he now leads remains divided.

Donald Trump continues his war on freedom of the press and reporters who cover him critically by barring The Washington Post from covering campaign events.

If you think this campaign has been awful, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

The business of the media is business. Business is not good.

To a large degree, the narrative you believe will govern the 2016 elections depend on which party you want to see win. But what’s the most likely outcome?

A man with one of the more unique political and personal resumes in recent memory has passed away.

After an eleven hour day on Capitol Hill, it was Hillary Clinton 1 House Benghazi Committee 0.

He definitely wouldn’t appreciate it, but in some sense you can thank Robert Bork for the Supreme Court’s opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges.