Outside the Beltway

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.

The Mueller investigation continues.

After 200 days, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

Even members of his own party don’t trust Donald Trump enough to make it possible for him to make recess appointments.

Big developments in the Russia investigation that could start making President Trump deeply uncomfortable.

Trump and his underlings continue to lie, even about the most trivial of matters.

President Trump was apparently directly involved in drafting a false statement regarding his son’s meeting with a lawyer tied to the Russian government.

Finally, “law and order” Joe Arpaio gets what he has long deserved.

A new study shows that Baby Boomers no longer account for the largest segment of voters in the United States.

A new poll shows that most Americans want Republicans want to move on from their failed effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

Wherein Noonan writes an odd column that reaches the right conclusion.

It’s not the time away from the White House that matters, it’s the hypocrisy.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

In another major change announced via Twitter, late yesterday President Trump announced he’d hired a new Chief of Staff, but changes at the staff level aren’t going to fix what’s really wrong with the Trump Administration.

According to initial estimates, the economy grew at faster pace in the second quarter than at the beginning of the year, but it was hardly anything to write home about.

“I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree. “

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.

President Trump’s weeklong effort to undermine his own Attorney General continues.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

Don’t cry for Spicer.

President Trump’s reaction to the failure of health care reform efforts in the Senate demonstrates yet again that he doesn’t know how to be President.

With the Administration’s six-month point approaching, Donald Trump continues to lag in the polls.