Outside the Beltway

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

The effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is dead for now.

Donald Trump Jr. spoke yesterday with Senate investigators, and his answers raise more questions than they answer.

Hillary Clinton’s latest memoir lashes out at those to blame for her unexpected loss.

Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats on spending and the debt ceiling, but it was an exceedingly bad one.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

Two polls find that most Americans support letting DACA beneficiaries to stay in the United States. Will that help move Congress to act?

The Trump Administration’s decision to end DACA motivated former President Obama to speak out, and he’s absolutely right.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

Another Trump lie.

President Trump is threatening to end a program that has benefited at least 750,000 innocent people.

Trump isn’t going to win any regional popularity awards in LA.

John Kelly has only been White House Chief of Staff for a month, but it’s already apparent that he isn’t likely to last very long in that position.

August’s Jobs Report came in below expectations.

Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has resigned and will reportedly go to work for Donald Trump.

Winning was easy.  Legislating is hard.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

New reports of Trump’s business ties to Russia are raising eyebrows.

Donald Trump’s Secretary of State is refusing to defend his response to the violence in Charlottesville.

The president’s decisions to pardon Joe Arpaio sends a clear signal in the wake of Charlottesville.

A race for the Virginia House of Delegates straight out of a civics book.

President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.

President Trump remains obsessed with the Russian investigation and continues to try to shut it down.

Donald Trump is threatening to shut the government down if Congress doesn’t pay for the wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.

They may both be Republicans, but the relationship between the President and the Senate Majority Leader is bad and seems to be getting worse.

Donald Trump gave a campaign-style speech in Phoenix last night and reminded us of everything that’s wrong with him.

Democrats and “Never Trump”ers shouldn’t count their chickens before they’re hatched.

Three new polls show Trump’s job approval down significantly in the three states that put him over the top in the Electoral College last year.

The First Amendment protects the rights even of the people who gathered in Charlottesville to promote hatred and violence, However, it does not shield them from the consequences of that speech.

The problem with the Trump White House is the man who sits behind the Resolute Desk.

A bit of wishful thinking in the wake of Steve Bannon’s ouster.

Another one bites the dust.

A big change appears to have taken place in American cable news viewing habits.

Republicans now face a stark choice.

The president’s begrudging condemnation of evil didn’t last long.

The twice-removed Chief Justice is likely getting a promotion.

“Why the hell would we do that?” — White House official.

A new report indicates that Trump campaign officials were seeking contact with Russian officials earlier than we thought.

White House insiders have renewed efforts to oust Presidential adviser Steve Bannon. Can they succeed?

Authorities are being second-guessed over their handling of Saturday’s protests. Virginia gun laws are the more obvious problem.

And some comments on Trumps’ anemic rhetoric.

Donald Trump has had harsher things to say about Rosie O’Donnell than he did about the people responsible for yesterday’s violence. That says something about him.

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

More stupid, irresponsible rhetoric from the President of the United States.

H.R. McMaster is fighting a losing battle for control of the National Security Council staff.