Outside the Beltway

President Trump sinks even lower.

Republican Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray say they’ve reached a bipartisan deal to fix an important part of the Affordable Care Act.

Now Donald Trump is using the death of American soldiers to tell lies about his predecessor.

The President’s job approval numbers remain at historic lows, while a growing number of Americans say that the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

New polling shows increased support for gun control measures in the wake of Las Vegas, but it’s not likely to last and it won’t lead to any significant action by Congress.

Donald Trump continues to be as astoundingly ignorant about the most powerful weapons the U.S. military possesses as he was as a candidate.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

A complicated concurrence to Steven Taylor’s recent postings.

A very weak jobs report thanks mostly to the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

Tensions continue to rise between the White House and Foggy Bottom.

While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.

Another poll shows the vast majority of Americans want Congress to act to help the people covered by DACA.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.

Bob Corker, who has served in the Senate since winning election in 2006, announced yesterday that he would not stand for re-election.

A new poll shows that Donald Trump could end up having an impact on the race for Virginia Governor.

Speaking about his cancer treatment for the first time, Senator John McCain paints a grim picture.

While there are real differences between what’s being reported about White House officials such as Jared Kushner and what Hillary Clinton did, the charge of hypocrisy is well-founded.

Angela Merkel was re-elected to a fourth term as German Chancellor as expected, but voters also sent a warning.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.

The ‘No Labels’ movement is back, and it’s as irrelevant to contemporary politics as ever.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

In a marked departure from previous American Presidents, Donald Trump delivered a highly belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

Special counsel Robert Mueller could be looking to “flip” Paul Manafort, giving President Trump and those close to him something new to worry about.

Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton has found another group to blame for her loss, educated white married women in suburbia.

Independents don’t seek to shape party nominations.

Donald Trump went there again, and in the process reopened a wound that was starting to heal just a little bit.

President Trump reportedly openly humiliated his own Attorney General after learning of Bob Mueller’s appointment.

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

Trump makes a DACA deal, apparently.

More foreign policy amateurism.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

80% of GOP voters approve of Trump. This explains GOP behavior in large measure.

Republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere were gambling when they lined up behind Donald Trump. So far, they’ve lost.

Steve Bannon may be out of the White House, but his efforts to continue pushing President Trump, and the Republican Party, even further to the populist far-right continues.

For the second time this year, there are rumors that Mitt Romney could run for Senator from Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.

Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.