Outside the Beltway

Much like the President they obsequiously defend, Republicans have become useful idiots in Russia’s war on Western liberal democracy.

Further evidence that the Republican Party has turned into a cult of personalty built around Donald Trump.

The Republican Party is a cult with Donald Trump at the center and his ardent supporters are brainwashed cult members.

Thirty years ago today, history took off in a brand new direction.

President Trump has reportedly pledged to Chinese President Xi Jinping that the United States would not speak out against Chinese actions in Hong Kong.

A conservative columnist argues the legitimacy of our system is in question.

A Senate report alleges that the National Rifle Association allowed itself to become a Russian asset,

The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with his usurpation of power, his disdain for the law, or his continued policies that have damaged the country.

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

Another day, another Trump temper tantrum.

President Trump wants to make a deal.

Under the Trump Administration, the American commitment to human rights around the world is basically dead.

The Trump Administration has effectively declared economic warfare against the government of Nicolas Maduro. It won’t succeed, and will further victimize the already suffering Venezuelan people.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.

The Trump Era is raising doubts about many things, including America’s most important alliance.

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un met at the Demilitarized Zone for what amounts to their third summit in a year. As with the previous two, there was nothing of substance accomplished.

Former Congressman Joe Sestak is the 24th Democrat to enter the race for President.

Democrats are trying to rein in President Trump. It won’t work.

As we head toward a potential crisis in the Persian Gulf, the consequences of the President’s lies are coming home to roost.

Four years ago, Donald Trump began his campaign for President. What has followed has been as bad as could have been predicted that day.

A new report suggests that the Chinese movie-going market will surpass the American market in 2020.

A new report in The New York Times raises both national security and Constitutional concerns.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.

While the American media was paying attention to President travels and travails in Europe, there was another meeting taking place.

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

Thirty years ago, when the veterans of D-Day were still relatively young and still largely with us, President Reagan delivered one of the finest speeches of his Presidency.

Seventy-five years ago today, American soldiers and our allies undertook an invasion that helped change the world.

The cost of Trump’s trade policies are well beyond the cost of soy beans.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for President, making him the 23rd candidate in an already crowded field.

President Trump’s foreign policy has largely been a failure, and there are specific reasons why.

With his attempt to overthrow the government clearly a failure, Juan Guaidó is back to calling for foreign military intervention in Venezuela.

The Trump Administration is taking an unnecessarily militaristic approach toward Iran, and that poses real dangers for the country and for the Middle East.

President Trump’s obsequious effort to please Russian President Vladimir Putin continues.

The ongoing apparent attempted coup in Venezuela is already leading to talk of American intervention in the event of a crackdown. That would be unwise and unjustified.

The Wall Street Journal tries, and fails, to defend President Trump’s indefensible veto of the Congressional resolution regarding the war on Yemen.

Findings of “foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use, and criminal conduct” were dismissed.

The legendary figure was in charge of strategic forecasting at the Pentagon for decades.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.

He conjures the imperialist past with such comments (and he doesn’t even use the term correctly).

A successful launch for SpaceX and NASA and a successful beginning to the return of American manned spaceflight.

The second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un ended early without any kind of agreement, signalling that no real progress has been made in talks between the two countries.

After two years of spitting in their faces, President Trump is finding it hard to get America’s European allies to come to his aid.

President Trump’s impending decision to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall will quickly face serious legal challenges. It may be more vulnerable than the White House suspects.

The self-appointed Acting President of Venezuela has said he doesn’t rule out the idea of American intervention in his country, but we should rule it out immediately.

The arguments against withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan are becoming weaker and weaker.

The American withdrawal from the I.N.F. Treaty gives Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants.

As threatened late last year, the Trump Administration has withdrawn from the Intermediate=Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. This is a mistake.

President Trump is claiming that he could use authority to declare a “national emergency” to build his wall even if Congress doesn’t authorize it.