Outside the Beltway

Could National Security Adviser Michael Flynn be the first to go under Trump?

All the effects of a wall, given its cost, needs to be taken into consideration.

Stephen Miller said something very stupid on “Meet The Press” this morning.

Technology continues to make more and more jobs unnecessary and irrelevant. And the consequences are going to be widespread.

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

Trump’s combination amateur hour/tough guy approach is not going to make the world a safer place, nor will it advance US national interest.

At Congressional town halls across the country, there are signs of what could turn into a movement that would cause real headaches for the GOP in future elections.

Another judicial slap at the Trump Administration.

Judge Gorsuch isn’t much of a fan of Donald Trump’s comments about the judiciary.

After a highly contentious nomination process, Jeff Sessions was confirmed last night as the new Attorney General of the United States.

There were fireworks on the floor of the Senate last night, but it was really just politics as usual.

By the end of last night’s oral argument, at least two of the three judges hearing the appeal of the stay on the President’s Muslim travel ban appeared to be skeptical of the Federal Government’s arguments.

Despite two Republican defections, Betsy DeVos was confirmed today as Secretary of Education.

Two Republican Senators are introducing legislation that would result in drastic reductions in the number of people allowed into the country legally.

Senate Democrats are set to almost unanimously oppose virtually all of the Trump Cabinet nominees yet to be voted on.

The President throws the US under the bus to defend Putin.

Two new polls show that most Americans oppose President Trump’s ban on travel from seven majority Muslim countries, but that most Republicans support it.

An initial setback for the Federal Government in its appeal of the ruling putting President Trump’s Muslim travel ban on hold.

Donald Trump’s initial job approval numbers are lower than any President since the EIsenhower Administration.

A legal victory, at least for now, for opponents of Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority Muslim nations.

Repeal and replace is likely to take longer than many Republicans thought it would, but that shouldn’t be surprising.

In the end, an effort by Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court does not seem like a good use of their rather limited options.

The first Jobs Report of 2017 saw healthy jobs growth in January, but there are signs we may be reaching a point where hiring could slow down.

In a closer than normal vote for the position, Rex Tillerson has been confirmed as Secretary of State.

Another major change for the Boy Scouts.

With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.

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.

After just over a week in office, Donald Trump already has a negative job approval number. That’s a modern record.

President Trump will name his first Supreme Court pick on his 11th day in office.

It is Trump’s party now. Impeachment is not coming.

Yet another example of why Trump and his views on Trade and the economy are contradictory and even incoherent. Not only should Trump be building his Great Trump Wall™ in Mexico he should be furiously working against any and all foreign investment in the U.S.

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.