Outside the Beltway

The President talked about national unity last night, but given his own rhetoric as a candidate and as a President, it’s a call that seems to be hypocritical.

Once again, President Trump is going soft on Russia. Why? I’ll leave that up to the reader to decide.

Andrew McCabe has stepped down as the FBI’s number two after months of attacks from President Trump.

Despite mounting evidence and outrageous behavior, Republicans nationwide and on Capitol Hill continue to do the Administration’s dirty work. They’ll most likely live to regret it.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

Former White House and Trump campaign adviser Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

Whatever goodwill may have existed between the Trump Administration and Steve Bannon appears to have evaporated.

2017 was quite a year. 2018 promises to be just as interesting.

Three U.S. cities are suing the Federal Government over the failure to properly report military convictions to the national gun background check database.

Report that President Trump considered withdrawing the Gorsuch nomination are another sign of his unhealthy obsession with pledges of loyalty from people who have no business giving it to him.

The difference is, dare I say, huge.

Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.

Mueller crosses Trump’s “red line.”

As I’ve said before, the Republican Party in the Trump Era has become the party of Trumpaloons, sycophants, sellouts, and cowards.

For a guy who considers the Russia investigation “Fake News,” President Trump sure is doing a lot to try to stop it.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

Big problems for the Air Force.

Potentially bad news for President Trump in connection with the Russia investigation.

Even during an overseas trip, President Trump continues to try to undermine the Russia investigation.

The shooter in the Texas church shooting was apparently able to get his weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction.

In his time as President, Donald Trump has demonstrated as much contempt for the rule of law as he did as a candidate.

The Justice Department appears to be on the verge of charging Russian government officials in connection with election-related hacking.

A month that was highlighted by the capture of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ends with an apparent lone wolf ISIS-inspired attack in New York City

Federal Courts continue to rule against the Administration, and the President continues to lash out at Judges and demonstrate his contempt for the Rule Of Law.

A Trump Campaign official has been charged with and pled guilty to charges of lying to the F.B.I. regarding contacts with Russian officials.

The first shoes drop in the Mueller investigation.

The first shoes appear ready to drop in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign.

Another day, another Trump lie.

The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson spoke out about the death of her husband and the controversy over the phone call she received from President Trump. And Trump proceeded to attack her and call her a liar.

The White House believes that it is ‘inappropriate’ to question Generals. This argument is not only wrong, it’s downright dangerous.

White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly publicly defended the President’s call to a military widow yesterday, but he got several facts wrong in the process.

Stephen Paddock’s crime was clearly terrorizing, and will impact the lives of survivors, families, first responders in many ways for a long time. Based on the currently available evidence, though, the Las Vegas shooting was not “terrorism.”

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.

With his sentencing, the strange, strange saga of Anthony Weiner has come to an end. What a strange and wild ride it has been.

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

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

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

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

As Congress heads back to work, a corruption trial in New Jersey could have big implications for what happens on Capitol Hill.

Another Trump lie.

While the rest of us have been distracted by a hurricane in Texas, Robert Mueller’s investigation continues moving forward.

President Trump’s attempts to interfere in the administration of justice go beyond the Russia investigation.

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

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

After two days, President Trump finally found the words to condemn the parties responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, but his remarks were far too little, far too late.

The Mueller investigation continues.

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