Outside the Beltway

Yet another demand for a loyalty pledge from a law enforcement official by a President under investigation.

Embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has dodged a bullet, but still faces uncertain prospects for reelection.

Two weeks later, it’s still unclear what caused a false missile alert to be sent out in Hawaii.

A train carrying Republican Congressmen and Senators, and their families, was involved in a crash in western Virginia.

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

A longstanding claim—that I myself believed to be true—is that spending money on preventative care like regular checkups would save money in the long run by catching health issues before they become acute. The evidence does not support this.

The White House’s immigration plan is facing opposition in both chambers of Congress from moderate and conservative Republicans alike.

In May, Irish voters will vote on a referendum to remove the near-universal ban on abortion in the nation’s Constitution. And it looks as though it will pass.

Once again, President Trump is going soft on Russia. Why? I’ll leave that up to the reader to decide.

Do yourself a favor and skip the State Of The Union Address tonight. You won’t be missing anything important.

Andrew McCabe has stepped down as the FBI’s number two after months of attacks from President Trump.

Three women who attended Annapolis together are running for seats in Congress.

Todd Rogers has been stripped of his world record for the Atari 2600 racing game Dragster.

International travel to the United States has declined since Donald Trump took office, and it’s having a measurable impact on the economy.

The prospects for a deal in Congress on DACA are starting to look grim.

The Trump Administration has acted in a manner to create the impression that there is “no daylight” between the United States and Israel. This is a myth, and pursuing such a goal poses real dangers for America’s national interests.

The recent cooling of relations between North and South Korea has led to some talk of eventual reunification, but for many South Koreans that idea is a non-starter.

A quarter century ago, soldiers were first using GPS to help them navigate the battlefield. Now, GPS is giving away their location.

A government panel has mandated a 50% increase in the revenue share streaming services pay songwriters and music publishers.

Democratic norms are eroding.

The Polish Government appears ready to approve a law that seeks to whitewash the truth about the role that many Poles played in the Holocaust.

And a little Electoral College for good measure.

Donald Trump is wildly unpopular in the United Kingdom, and that’s apparently causing him to eschew visiting the United States’s most important ally.