Outside the Beltway

An important redistricting decision was handed down by the Supreme Court today.

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

#RulesMatter

Jeb Bush predicted that Donald Trump would preside over a “chaos Presidency,” and he was right.

The infamous former sheriff and current Trump Homeland Security official committed academic fraud.

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

If you have to have an acting attorney general as it relates to one of the biggest issues of the moment, you may have picked the wrong AG.

Iranian voters have re-elected Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate whose election in 2013 was largely responsible for the shifts in policy that made the international agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear research program possible.

The Russia investigation seems to be getting closer to the Oval Office.

The evidence that President Trump fired James Comey in an effort to quash the Russia investigation continues to mount.

The Anthony Weiner saga comes to an ignominious end.

For some reason, Joe Lieberman is apparently the front-runner to replace James Comey at the F.B.I.

During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to undo the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. Now his Administration is signaling that, at least for now, the deal will stay in place.

Despite campaign rhetoric, President Trump won’t be moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel anytime soon.

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 the immortal words of Warren Zevon, “Send lawyers, gun, and money. The shit has hit the fan.”

A Constitutional coup d’etat is not the way to solve the Donald Trump problem.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

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

Another day, another allegation against the President. This time, though, it’s very, very serious.

Another day in Court for President Trump’s Muslim ban.

President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.

Tweets this morning from POTUS seem to confirm the WaPo story about sharing info.

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.

Two years after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling, nearly two-thirds of Americans support the idea of legal marriage rights for gay and lesbian Americans.

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.

Extolling an “eye for an eye” kind of justice is not in keeping with the ethics of Jesus.

Another provocative move by North Korea.

Soon visitors to the White House will be able to see Donald Trump’s “yuge” election win on display for all to see.

Everywhere one turns, it seems, there’s Russia.

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.