Outside the Beltway

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the District of Columbia’s restrictive concealed-carry law.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

In a vote close enough to require the Vice-President to cast a tie-breaking vote, the Senate voted to proceed to debate on a health care bill even though nobody seems to know what bill they’ll ultimately be voting on.

President Trump delivered a wholly inappropriate political speech to the Boy Scout Jamboree, but that should surprise nobody.

President Trump’s weeklong effort to undermine his own Attorney General continues.

Reports are indicating that Donald Trump may be looking to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Rudy Giuliani.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

More evidence the president does not understand his job.

The pardon issue could be a serious inflection point.

Don’t cry for Spicer.

A big but not unexpected personnel change at the White House.

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

A Duke history professor uncovers “stealth plan” by “fifth columnists” who are seeking to overthrow democracy in the U.S. for their plutocrat masters.

The Senate isn’t giving up in its efforts to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act, despite the fact that it seems clear that the votes aren’t there.

Sad news about a Washington stalwart.

A good choice for an important position.

Is there anyone in the Trump Administration or family who hasn’t held undisclosed meetings with Russians?

President Trump’s reaction to the failure of health care reform efforts in the Senate demonstrates yet again that he doesn’t know how to be President.

What looks like it will be the Senate GOP’s last effort on the issue of health care reform died less than a day after being put on the table.

With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.

New polling indicates that the Affordable Care Act has gained in popularity with the American public, while Republican reform efforts are viewed overwhelmingly negatively.

With the Administration’s six-month point approaching, Donald Trump continues to lag in the polls.

Another failed attempt to demonstrate the problems of voter fraud in the US.

With the fate of the Senate health care reform bill hanging in the balance, the Senate will delay consideration of the bill due to the unexpected absence of one Senator.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.

Senate Republicans have introduced their latest version of a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

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

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.