Outside the Beltway

If you recall your grade school civics, you already knew this.

In selecting John Bolton as his National Security Adviser, Donald Trump has signaled to the world that he’s likely to take action that will only serve to make the world a more dangerous place.

Fourteen months into his presidency, he has no idea how the federal budget works.

California has pushed back quickly against the Trump Administration’s decision to include a question regarding citizenship in the 2020 Census.

Mitt Romney staked out a position on DACA that is to the right of the President, and to the right of a majority of Utah voters.

A proposal that has no chance of passing may harm the movement he’s seeking to help.

Normally attorneys would be jumping at the chance to represent the President of the United States. With Donald Trump, the lawyers are distancing themselves from him as fast as they can.

A woman who was at the center of one of the most important Supreme Court cases in American history has died at the age of 75.

Critics warn this move would lead to a drastic undercount of Hispanic voters, impacting Congressional districting, federal programs, and more.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

New polling shows that public support for several gun control proposals continue to increase in the wake of February’s shooting at a Parkland, Florida High School.

The United States has joined Great Britain and much of Europe in retaliating against Russia for the attempted murder of a former Russian spy on British soil.

Stormy Daniels spoke to 60 Minutes last night about her relationship with Donald Trump and the agreement that was made on the eve of the 2016 election to keep her quiet.

Like many Presidents before him, Donald Trump wants a line-item veto. Getting there won’t be easy, nor should it be.

A well-meaning journalist brushes off critiques by experts in the field. He owes it to his readers to keep learning.

Not surprisingly, John Bolton has some links to particularly shady people on the right.

Does Rick Santorum really think that learning CPR can stop school shootings?

Organizing protests was the easy part. The hard part for those who would seek to expand gun regulations is yet to come.

So, not conspiracy theory lawyer after all.

Personal attacks on teenagers whose friends were murdered is a strategy sure to backfire.

An artist discovered via discussion in the comments section.

The Department Of Justice is proposing a rule change that would ban bump stocks, but it could run into legal problems.

The President’s new attempt to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military is as legally defective as the original ban was.

Supporters of Roy Moore tried to bribe the attorney for a woman accusing the former Senate candidate of sexual assault when she was just fourteen years old into repudiating his client.

The incoming National Security Advisor reportedly wants to purge those who aren’t sycophants.

The President issued an incredibly confusing order that contradicts the advice of his generals and is probably illegal.

There are no magic foods. Cleanses are unnecessary and probably unhealthy. But we’re still eating a diet high in crap we know we shouldn’t eat.

More whimsical than most of my selections but we could use that right about now.

This week’s photo.

From Europe to the Middle East, to Asia, America’s allies are concerned about what the selection of John Bolton as National Security Adviser means going forward. They should be, and so should every American.

President Trump is not being bold on drugs. Instead, he is just recycling old, failed idea.

Fred Kaplan fails to make the case for buying an ultra-high definition TV right now.

Congress passed a funding bill to avert a shutdown with time to spare early this morning, but now the President is threatening a veto.

Donald Trump may be getting ready to act as his own Chief of Staff. That would be a huge mistake.

Is Google acting as a good citizen here? Or abusing its market dominance?

The guy from Real People? He’s rich.

Top White House staffers were preparing to fire several troublesome figures at once when the President suddenly upended the plan.

Uh oh.

Republicans on Capitol Hill worried about all the leaking coming from the Trump White House would be wise to actually do the oversight the Constitution compels them to do.

Former Playboy model Karen McDougal is suing the publisher of the National Enquirer for the right to tell her story of an alleged affair with President Trump in 2006.

A top basketball prospect is skipping the farcical year in college before turning pro.

A state trial court Judge in New York has ruled that a defamation lawsuit filed in Manhattan against President Trump can go forward.

Turkish security personnel who assaulted peaceful protestors in America’s capital will go free.

Americans actings as agents for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working hard to manipulate the President.

The JK Rowling-owned fan site is having trouble competing with fan-owned sites.

This is no way to run a railroad.

Andrew McCabe, fired for a “lack of candor,” ordered an investigation of the Attorney General for a “lack of candor.”

Profiles in courage? With Republicans in the Trump Era, it’s more like profiles in cowardice.

Mississippi’s Governor has chosen a replacement for Thad Cochran, but the White House isn’t too happy about the pick.

If there are charges of criminal wrongdoing, we’ll definitely know. Otherwise, it all depends on how he sees his role.