Outside the Beltway

Individual races are idiosyncratic. But there are nonetheless some lessons here.

By all accounts, Gina Haspel is exceedingly well qualified to be the next C.I.A. Director, but she has a troubling past that the Senate will need to at least force her to answer questions about.

Tomorrow’s Special Election in Pennsylvania isn’t looking good for Republicans, even if their candidate manages to eke out a win.

By threatening to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran, Donald Trump is making it far less likely that any upcoming talks with North Korea will succeed.

Not surprisingly, the Trump Administration is backing away from gun regulations opposed by the N.R.A.

Anderson Cooper has interviewed adult film star Stormy Daniels for 60 Minutes, but lawyers for President Trump are apparently considering legal action to stop the report from airing.

There won’t be any tanks, but it looks like President Trump will get his military parade.

The President tried bringing something akin to a traditional policy process to the White House. Now he’s rebelling against it.

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

Maryland’s legislature is considering a law that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns. It’s probably not Constitutional.

The Russia investigation rolls on with more evidence of questionable conduct on the part of Trump and his team.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a lawsuit against the President, handing the already beleaguered White House yet another headache.

The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors is out after failing to convince the boss not to impose tariffs.

The former Trump campaign official made the most of his 15 minutes of fame.

The 80-year-old Mississippi Republican, who was first elected to the Senate in 1978 after serving six years in the House, has been in poor health.

POLITICO buries the lede in making the case for “Donald Trump’s bubble presidency.”

After skipping such events in his first thirteen months in office, the President tried his hand at stand-up last night to mixed reviews.

The President jokingly praised his Chinese counterpart’s power grab at a fundraiser. But he seriously doesn’t understand the rule of law.

Was the 2016 contest unique, or are we destined to forever vote against the candidate we hate most?

Under Nelson Mandela’s leadership, the country made a smooth transition from apartheid. Now it’s going the way of Zimbabwe.

Once again, the Administration is walking back the President’s statements on a controversial issue.

Staffers are fleeing the administration like rats from a sinking ship.

The faculty would like to strip away a 20-year-old honor in light of several statements in violation of the institution’s core values.

57% of American adults, more than 80% of blacks, 75% of Hispanics, and nearly half of whites believe their President is racist.

Michael Gerson and Amy Holmes will host a program loosely based on “Firing Line” starting in April.

The 29-year-old was one of President Trump’s most trusted aides but she had an impossible job.

Yet another top appointee is in the awkward position of having to defend himself from the Tweeter-in-Chief.

The Russia probe is focusing on the sequence of events surrounding hacked Clinton campaign and DNC emails.

“All In The Family” predicted a policy proposal that President Trump and many other conservatives have made in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

Ben Carson has expensive taste in office furniture.

Democrats appear to have regained momentum in the Generic Congressional Ballot.

I don’t see how the state legislature making tax decisions on the basis of the public position an company takes is legal under the 14th Amendment. 

New polls show increased support for various gun control measures, including limitations on so-called “assault weapons,” but that doesn’t mean we’re likely to see Congressional action on the subject.

Jonathan Bernstein thinks so and Chuck Todd and company outline a pretty strong case.

The President’s fecklessness here is incredible. Either take these people out of sensitive posts or take the responsibility for granting them waivers. 

President Trump’s job approval hits a new low.

The octogenarian failed to get her party’s endorsement for a sixth term.

What is CPAC telling us about the contemporary conservative movement?

Presidents are much more constrained in issuing and rolling back regulations than they or the public think.

The Mueller investigation moves forward.

National Security Adviser H.L. McMaster is the latest person rumored to be considering moving on from the Trump Administration.

The Russia probe charges Alex Van Der Zwaan made false statements about past communications with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates.

Donald Trump’s dereliction of duty in response to clear evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election is a staggering and flagrant dereliction of the duties he agreed to take on when he took the Oath Of Office more than a year ago.

Blake Hounshell has doubts about whether Trump colluded with Moscow.

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

Mueller tightens the screws even further.

Donald Trump is now claiming that he had never denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. This is, of course, not true.

The tragedy in Florida last week revealed once again how hyperpartisanship is destroying our politics and harming the country.

He’s tan. He’s rested. He’s old.