Outside the Beltway

When it comes to the shutdown and border wall showdown that started back in December, Donald Trump is the biggest loser.

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

Most Americans don’t want to see another government shutdown, but they’re somewhat divided on the issue of a border wall.

It was only a matter of time before Trump’s rhetoric against the press would lead to something violent. Last night in El Paso, it happened.

Former Astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Gabby Giffords, is running for Senate in Arizona against Martha McSally.

The right has spent a seemingly inordinate amount of time focusing on relatively powerless Members of Congress.

Congressional negotiators have reportedly reached a budget deal, but it’s not clear if the President will agree to it.

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the latest Democrat to enter the 2020 race on Sunday.

Negotiations to avert another shutdown appear to have stalled over the weekend with just four days left to go before funding runs out.

And a reminder about how little the current POTUS understands.

It’s reasonable and just to adjust our outrage based on the context of the time when incidents occurred.

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

In his business career Donald Trump relied largely on fear and intimidation to get his way on business deals. As President, he’s finding that nobody is afraid of him.

New polling indicates that a solid majority of Democrats are more interested in finding a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in 2020 than they are with finding a candidate that agrees with them on specific issues.

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has rejoined the Republican Party, leading many to wonder if he’s considering a challenge to President Trump in 2020.

Lindsey Graham is telling his fellow Republicans that they better back the President if he decides to declare a national emergency to get funding for his border wall.

A new poll shows most Americans oppose President Trump’s border wall and support more liberal immigration laws.

President Trump’s detailed schedules reveal a man who doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time actually working.

More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.

Bret Stephens on Howard Schultz

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

Two more defections from the stable of writers at RedState provide further proof of the extent to which conservative media has become a pro-Trump echo chamber.

A new poll shows that most Americans would oppose a second government shutdown over the border wall.

The President is an ignoramus and a blowhard and a petulant child but he’s operating within the Constitutional limits of his office.

The way we elect Presidents make it unlikely that a third-party candidate like Howard Schultz could ever actually win the the Presidency.

Jeff Flake says he won’t be running against President Trump in 2020, but there may be others.

The White House isn’t ruling out the idea of a second government shutdown, but Senate Republicans have other ideas.

A WaPo data analyst gives it a shot.

The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.

The economy took quite a hit from the President’s pointless shutdown over a border wall that will never be built.

Is the settlement of the government shutdown just delaying the inevitable?

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

In a deal that can only be described as a cave by the President, the government shutdown is on course to be ended by the end of the day today.

Wearing Donald Trump’s famous campaign symbol creates a presumption of ill intent. Is that fair?

The Senate rejected Republican and Democratic proposals as expected but there are some signs of movement forward.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

New polling data indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the future of the Trump Presidency. That’s not good news for him, or for Republicans.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet again in February, but it’s hard to see why.

The longer video and deeper investigation of the incident reveals a very different story.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

The initial reaction to President Trump’s proposal to reopen the government is not going over well on either side of the aisle.

A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.

A new report raises an old question that’s now irrelevant.

In a rare public statement, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing reports that the President directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

New polling seems to indicate that President Trump is losing support among an important part of his base.

A new blockbuster report implicates the President in no less than five Federal crimes.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

President Trump responded to the suggestion that the State of the Union be rescheduled by revoking military transportation for a Congressional trip to visit troops in Afghanistan.

Tulsi Gabbard was born in American Samoa, an American territory whose residents are generally not American citizens from birth. However, she is nonetheless a “natural born citizen.”