Outside the Beltway

Evidence continues to mount that the Russia investigation was the real motivation for President Trump’s decision to fire James Comey.

Trump’s job approval numbers continue to sink.

There seems to be no question that the decision to fire James Comey was motivated largely by the President’s frustrations over the fact that his campaign is under investigation.

Less than a week after revealing that the F.B.I. was investigating the Trump campaign regarding ties with Russia, F.B.I. Director James Comey has been fired by President Trump.

F.B.I. Director James Comey testified yesterday on the reasons he chose to publicly speak out just days before the 2016 election about the reopened Clinton email investigation.

Six months after the election, the postmortems of the Clinton campaign all seem to have one thing in common, they all point at things other than the candidate and her campaign as being the reason she lost.

The FBI Director faced a damned if you do, damned if you don’t choice.

A top Trump campaign adviser was the subject of a FISA warrant for at least part of last year.

Lt. General Michael Flynn wants immunity before he agrees to testify before Congress. This could be significant, or it could mean nothing at all.

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro is set to become the latest member of the NATO alliance despite the fact that there is seemingly no good reason for it.

Republicans are going to find it difficult to distance themselves from Donald Trump.

More evidence of ties between the Trump campaign and Russian interests.

Day One of the questioning of Judge Neil Gorsuch went very well, and it suggests that his path to confirmation is basically clear of serious obstacles.

Republicans in Congress are slavishly seeking to divert attention from wrongdoing by Donald Trump, or Russia.

It may well be that the 25th Amendment, not the impeachment clause, will be his undoing.

Two big admissions from the Director of the F.B.I. today are likely to lead to real political headaches for the Trump Administration.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

President Trump has issued a revised ban on travel from six predominantly Muslim nations.

Another day, another round of reports about contacts with Russian officials and people close to President Trump.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions apparently misled Senators when asked about his contact with Russian officials.

The Trump Administration is continuing, and indeed expanding, its war on a free press.

The story about the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia didn’t start with Michael Flynn, and it isn’t going to end with his resignation.

An unsurprising ‘resignation’ from the shortest-serving National Security Adviser in history.

Today in “Alternative Facts.”

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

President Obama thinks he would have beaten Donald Trump. And he’s probably right.

To nobody’s surprise, Dylann Roof was convicted of the race-motivated murders in a Charleston church.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.

In a call to supporters, Hillary Clinton blames her loss on F.B.I. Director James Comey

With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.

F.B.I. Director Comey tells Congress that it’s investigation into new emails revealed no information to change its conclusions about Hillary Clinton and her email server.

A look at the Electoral College shows that It is far more likely that Hillary Clinton will win the election than that Donald Trump will.

Seven days from now, millions of Americans will be headed to the polls. So far at least, Hillary Clinton is still the front runner.

For now at least, it looks as though last week’s email news is having little impact on the state of the race for President.

Early voting is favoring Democrats in a wide variety of swing states.

Her numbers are steady; he’s reclaiming Republican voters.

A late Friday news dump by the Director of the F.B.I. has thrown a confusing curve ball into the race.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

A late night attack at a shopping mall, and a suspect still at large have raised tensions in Seattle.

An explosion that ended up injuring 29 people interrupted an otherwise quiet Saturday evening in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City.

House Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations even if Hillary Clinton wins the White House.