Outside the Beltway

The Trump White House loses ts first major staffer, and more are likely to come.

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

After news of the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation, Donald Trump’s persecution complex was on full display.

The Trump White House knew Michael Flynn was under investigation and named him National Security Adviser anyway.

In Fox News Channel’s America, Donald Trump can do no wrong and Hillary Clinton is still a threat.

Last week was one of the worst week’s the still-young Trump Administration has faced, and new tracking poll data is starting to reflect that.

The President is being fed “news” from questionable news sources, and that’s a problem.

Donald Trump has been President for nearly four months, but has yet to name Ambassadorial picks for many slots including several important posts.

If President Trump’s decision to fire James Comey was motivated by an effort to impact the Russia investigation, this week has only served to guarantee it will continue and expand.

Was Jim Comey fired in an effort to impede the Russia investigation? Trump’s own words are making it sound more and more likely.

President Trump’s comments about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War reveal something about how he thinks, and it’s not good.

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

After 100 days in office, President Trump has very little to show for his work except to show that there’s no reason to trust his judgment going forward.

Donald Trump discovers reality.

Inconceivably, Steve Bannon thought that clashing with President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law was a good idea. He’s likely learned his lesson now.

More trouble for Lt. General Michael Flynn.

Ben Carson is back and he’s saying some pretty dumb things again.

Donald Trump took to Twitter again this morning with predictable results.

Donald Trump’s “Winter White House,” which has effectively become a “Weekend White House,” is basically selling access to the President.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

Well, at least someone has a backbone.

This year’s White House Correspondents Association Dinner will be missing one high-profile guest.

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.

Donald Trump is turning out to be a man uniquely obsessed with appearances, and it’s impacting his entire Administration.

Today in “Alternative Facts.”

The first full day of Donald Trump’s Presidency consisted largely of obsessions with irrelevant facts and outright lies.

An odd choice for HUD Secretary.

Donald Trump says he will ‘leave his business,’ but is providing very few details and continuing to leave the impression that he will enter office with more conflicts of interest than any previous President in American history.

The erstwhile Republican firebrand and current NeverTrumper shares his personal struggles.

As longtime OTB readers may have noticed, I’m not writing much these days.