Outside the Beltway

Barbara Bush, only the second woman in history to be the wife and mother of a U.S. President, has died at the age of 92.

Sean Hannity was Michael Cohen’s “secret client,” but it’s not clear that should matter to anyone.

Republicans have been hoping that the tax bill passed in December would help them in the midterms. That’s appearing to be less and less likely by the day.

Whether they like it or not, Republican candidates in the midterms will have to run with the albatross of Donald Trump around their necks.

For intelligence and law enforcement to function, their leaders must remain outside the partisan fray—even in recent retirement.

Running for and being President of the United States has been very lucrative for the family business.

New polling shows the Democrat’s lead in the Congressional ballot poll shrinking slightly, but enthusiasm is still on their side.

An attempt at defining the conversation.

Top positions in the State Department are vacant, and there’s only one person to blame for that.

President Trump is on the attack against James Comey as the former F.B.I. Director begins his book tour.

President Trump’s job approval numbers remain historically low.

In the wake of the latest attack on Syria, some of the President’s strongest supporters seem shocked to discover that the unprincipled egomaniac they supported is, in fact, an unprincipled egomaniac.

White House service is usually a ticket to high-paying jobs in Washington. Not so for the current administration.

Donald Trump could have more to worry about regarding the investigation of Michael Cohen than he does regarding the Mueller investigation.

Hang on, the ride on the Trump Train is about to get a lot bumpier.

Stormy Daniels is talking to the Feds

President Trump isn’t reacting well to the raid on his attorney’s office.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

For every Trump tweet, there is literally something that says exactly the opposite.

We’re set to return to the era of trillion dollar budget deficits, and Republicans won’t do a thing about it.

Trump’s tariff plan isn’t going over well in farm country, and that could cause problems for the GOP in November.

Dan Drezner notes some challenges on this topic, and I add some of my own thoughts.

President Trump’s call for National Guard troops isn’t going over well even with Republican Governors.

Tim Pawlenty is attempting a comeback in Minnesota. It won’t be easy.

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

March’s Jobs Report fell far short of expectations.

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Old-fashioned notions of journalistic neutrality are chafing young reporters in the Age of Trump.

President Trump wants to send the military to the Mexican border. This is both unnecessary and a bad idea.

More than 1200 refugees, mostly from Honduras, are trying to come to the United States. What should we do about it?

News anchors at dozens of local stations owned by conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group were recently required to read a script mandated by corporate headquarters, and it’s leading to some bad media coverage for Sinclair.

Their website has been scrubbed! Tillerson has all but vanished! The sky is falling!

Johnetta Benton was caught on tape in a 15-minute rant against President Trump’s campaign slogan. She ain’t wrong.

As a general rule, Presidents are entitled to have a Cabinet and advisers he is comfortable with, but a Cabinet full of “yes men” is not ideal with any President, and certainly not with this one.

Within hours after being fired as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin was fighting back.

As suspected, Cynthia Nixon is not shaping up to be much of a challenge for Andrew Cuomo.

Joe Arpaio is saying he might reopen his “investigation” into former President Obama’s birthplace if he’s elected Senator.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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