Outside the Beltway

Rudy Giuliani is joining President Trump’s legal team but it’s unclear what he actually brings to that team.

Former F.B.I, Director James Comey’s memos regarding his meeting with Donald Trump early in 2017 have been released, and they corroborate everything Comey has said about those conversations.

If we’re going to have a death penalty, he was its poster boy.

Former Playboy model Karen McDougal will be free to speak about her relationship with the President.

Republicans are blaming the President for the fading popularity of the tax reform law passed in December. It’s more complicated than that.

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

The parents of two of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are suing Alex Jones for falsely accusing them of lying about the deaths of their children.

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

An attempt at defining the conversation.

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

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.

Out of the blue, President Trump plans to pardon Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, but the move seems to have more to do with James Comey than it does Scooter Libby.

A decryption device called GrayKey is being used by all manner of government agencies.

Stormy Daniels is talking to the Feds

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

In a move apparently connected to the Stormy Daniels affair, Federal authorities have raided the office of longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen.

Yet more troubling news about the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

The FBI committed gross malfeasance in building a case against the widow of Omar Mateen. She nonetheless bears significant blame for 53 deaths.

Robert Mueller is telling the President’s lawyers that Trump is a “subject” of his investigation, but not a “target,” that’s not as significant a distinction as it may seem to be.

The woman who wounded three people at the video company before killing herself posted insane rants all over social media.

He cooperated with the FBI. He was arrested by ICE.

John Dowd allegedly raised the possibility while the Mueller investigation was closing in on the two presidential advisors.

Much of Atlanta city government has been forced to rely on pen and paper this week thanks to a Ransomware attack.

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

Uh oh.

A top basketball prospect is skipping the farcical year in college before turning pro.

Americans actings as agents for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been working hard to manipulate the President.

Andrew McCabe, fired for a “lack of candor,” ordered an investigation of the Attorney General for a “lack of candor.”

Profiles in courage? With Republicans in the Trump Era, it’s more like profiles in cowardice.

If there are charges of criminal wrongdoing, we’ll definitely know. Otherwise, it all depends on how he sees his role.

President Trump continues to obsequiously praise Russian President Vladimir Putin

The network’s longtime “strategic analyst” is “ashamed” of his association because they’ve become a “propaganda machine.”

A package exploded in San Antonio overnight. It was believed bound for Austin. It would be the fifth in a spree of bombings in the city this month.

Joseph E. diGenova has touted the theory that rogue FBI elements have tried to frame Trump in the Russia probe.

The head of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation admitted yesterday that the committee was never focused on any potential evidence of collusion.

The special counsel may be moving beyond the 2016 campaign and into post-election obstruction of justice.

Local and federal authorities are investigating a spree of explosions terrorizing Austin, Texas.

If you’re tired of the restraint being shown by this President, you may be in luck.

The fact that Andrew McCabe was fired before he could retire means that he will lose out on some significant pension benefits, but. contrary to some media reporting, he won’t lose his pension completely.

Lawfare provides a balanced piece on the firing of Andrew McCabe.

Less than 24 hours after the McCabe firing, the president’s attorney explicitly connects the move to the Mueller probe.

The FBI’s former deputy director was shamefully fired late Friday night, after which President Trump gloated on Twitter.

The Treasury Department has designated five entities and 19 individuals tied to the Russian government for cyber espionage.

While the nature of Rex Tillerson’s firing as Secretary of State was shocking in its abruptness, taken in context with the rocky nature of his tenure it was hardly surprising.

Rex Tillerson was an awful Secretary of State who simply had to go, It’s quite possible his successor will be an even greater disaster.

Ending an investigation that was flawed and tainted with partisanship from the start, the House Intelligence Committee has abruptly concluded its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

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

It is a fair question. But judging the Trump administration on tax cuts, Gorsuch, and the DJIA is to ignore a lot of profound problems.

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