Outside the Beltway

Trump’s approach from the beginning has been reality-denying. It makes it difficult to take anything the administration proposed seriously.

The administration’s handling underscores its poor governance skills (and the degree to which it doesn’t matter to supporters).

Michael Bloomberg is reportedly reconsidering his decision not to run for President.

Republicans from around the country want Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for Senate in Kansas. Because they’re afraid they can’t win without him.

The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

After the census debacle, some reports indicate that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross may be next on President Trump’s chopping block.

The independent who upended the 1992 Presidential race has passed.

A weird media narrative has formed.

Should the pundit class look more like America?

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

The first Democratic debate drew record numbers on both nights.

White House aides asked the Navy to keep the USS John McCain “out of sight” while the President visited a Navy base in Japan earlier this week.

The Trump Administration is proposing another round of tariffs on even more Chinese goods.

Jobs Growth in April was much higher than expected, seemingly putting to rest for now fears that the economy might be slowing.

The tumultuous turnover at the top of the Trump team is too much.

Only the best people, dontcha know.

Beto O’Rourke hasn’t officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s certainly sending all the signals you’d expect from a Presidential candidate.

Mandatory vaccination laws raise personal liberty issues that ought to be taken seriously, but in the end, public health concerns weigh heavily in favor of laws mandating vaccination.

As it has since 2007, the Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News from hosting a debate featuring the party’s candidates for President.

Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.

Based on his appearance on CNN last night, Howard Schultz appears to be running a campaign about nothing.

The Trump Administration either doesn’t realize the impact the shutdown is having on Federal workers who haven’t been paid in a month, or it doesn’t care.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

President Trump is expected to name a former Fox News host as Ambassador to the United Nations.

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is apparently considering running for President.

The legal troubles for Tesla’s Elon Musk just got a lot more serious.

Jobs growth in August was slightly better than expected, but still nothing overly impressive.

Donald Trump is now attacking his own appointee to head the Federal Reserve Board.

Donald Trump’s vanity-seeking military parade has been postponed amid reports that the estimated cost has increased dramatically.

Trump’s trade war will claw back 25% of the growth in GDP, slightly more than 20% of the wage growth and more than wipe out all the jobs his tax cuts would provide.

If President Trump’s trade war continues, it could have a serious impact on the political fortunes of President Trump and his party.

The President is apparently getting ready to take yet another ill-advised step in his ill-advised, economically illiterate trade war.

ABC is bringing back Roseanne without Roseanne Barr. Whether that will prove to be a success or not remains to be seen.

Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.

According to reports, President Trump is preparing to go to war against luxury German cars.

The President teased the Jobs Report an hour before it was officially released. This was both a violation of Federal law, and yet another example of this President violating long-established norms governing how politicians are supposed to act.

May’s jobs report was stronger than the previous two months, but not entirely great.

The Federal Reserve sees the economy staying relatively the same for the foreseeable future, which is both a good and bad thing.

To paraphrase the late Dennis Green, he is who we thought he was. 

The unemployment rate hit a point unseen since Bill Clinton was President in April, but jobs and wage growth remain tepid at best.

Ford, GM, and Chrysler are all moving almost exclusively to trucks, SUVs, and crossovers.

Based on his recent behavior, it’s clear that the President is worried about how loyal Michael Cohen might actually turn out to be.

President Trump is continuing his dangerous and misguided trade war rhetoric,

The Trump presidency is the latest step in treating commentators like policy experts. It is all a manifestation of how the modern GOP is a populist party.

Best known as a television host, he served in the Reagan administration and chief economist of Bear Stearns.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

Just over one year after President Trump’s foolish and ill-informed decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Canada has stepped in to rescue the deal.

Donald Trump Jr. spoke yesterday with Senate investigators, and his answers raise more questions than they answer.