Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump is without question the pettiest, most vindictive person to ever occupy the Oval Office.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.

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 huge loss for the world of Rock & Roll.

No, we don’t have to presume that Roy Moore is “innocent until proven guilty.”

The differing reactions among Republicans in Washington and the base of the Republican Party to the charges against Roy Moore have enhanced a civil war inside the Republican Party.

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

New Jersey Senate Bob Menendez has temporarily dodged a bullet, but his ultimate fate is far from clear.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

The charges against Roy Moore continue to mount as national Republicans continue to push back against him.

Donald Trump has been President 300 days and the record reveals no real accomplishments and increased dissatisfaction with the job he’s doing.

For some reason, Senate Republicans want to attach a bad health care reform idea onto an already controversial tax reform bill.

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

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

President Trump returns home from an Asian trip that wasn’t exactly impressive.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

More indications that Donald Trump Jr. was heavily involved in Trump campaign efforts to coordinate with foreign contacts regarding damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Another Alabama woman accuses Roy Moore of sexually assaulting him when she was a teenager.

A preemptive attack on North Korea would be illegal, immoral and, most importantly, insane.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

Even during an overseas trip, President Trump continues to try to undermine the Russia investigation.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

An attempt to explain the consequences of institutional design.

The Moore situation illustrates the nonhierarchical nature of US parties. This is nothing new.

While many on the right are condemning Roy Moore, there are far too many prevaricators and defenders out there.

Will Joe Biden be ‘tan, rested, and ready’ enough to take on 2020?

Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is accused of having molested a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s.

Republicans have a Donald Trump problem, and they can’t run away from it.

Notwithstanding overwhelming public support, Congress is not moving forward on a proposal to ban bump stocks.

Voters in Maine hand their conservative Governor a setback.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

To nobody’s surprise, a blue state returns to its roots.

On North Korea, there are two options, deterrence and war. And only one of those options makes sense.

Yet more evidence of potential collusion between Trump campaign officials and Russians.

The shooter in the Texas church shooting was apparently able to get his weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction.

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

Another mass shooting.

With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.

Ezekiel Elliott got a legal reprieve late last week, but it may not last for long and it could have a big impact on the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys.

Bowe Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge and reduction in rank, but will not serve time in prison.