Outside the Beltway

For seventy-seven minutes yesterday, President Trump held forth in a press conference that confirmed the most dire predictions about what he’d be like as President.

North Korean Intrigue…….

Could National Security Adviser Michael Flynn be the first to go under Trump?

Donald Trump is turning out to be a man uniquely obsessed with appearances, and it’s impacting his entire Administration.

Two new polls show that most Americans oppose President Trump’s ban on travel from seven majority Muslim countries, but that most Republicans support it.

An initial setback for the Federal Government in its appeal of the ruling putting President Trump’s Muslim travel ban on hold.

A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.

Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.

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

Congressional term limits are a good idea, but they are only a partial solution at best and may not be the best solution to the problems facing our political system.

The head of the biggest energy company in the world is reportedly Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

Neither President Obama nor Vice-President Biden will attend Fidel Castro’s funeral.

One of the Cold War era’s last dictators has finally died.

An irrelevant candidate is triggering a recount in three states Trump won by substantial margins.

For Donald Trump, it appears that ignorance is bliss.

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump became bitter rivals for the soul of the GOP in 2016, but Romney appears to be at the top of Trump’s list for the nation’s top diplomat.

One professor is suggesting that Bernie Sanders played a role in 2016 similar to the one that Ralph Nader did in 2000. It doesn’t pass even cursory examination.

In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

Defying the odds, Republicans held on in several traditionally Democratic states to keep control of the Senate.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

What to watch for tonight.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

And the winner is……

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

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.

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.

If polls are any indication, voters are set to legalize marijuana in five more states on Tuesday.

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.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

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

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

Republican candidates for the Senate and House are campaigning on the argument that they will be a bulwark against a Clinton Presidency.

Two weeks before Election Day, everything seems to be going Hillary Clinton’s way.

For better or worse, the third Presidential debate will largely be remembered for one thing.

With twenty-one days to go until Election Day, things are looking very good for Hillary Clinton.

With just over three weeks before Election Day, efforts by top Republicans to disavow their party’s nominee are quite clearly too little, too late.

News outlets are suddenly finding out that Trump was a cad in 2005. Film at 11.

Viewership for the second debate fell some twenty percent from the first debate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that voter are losing interest.

Last night’s debate was indeed the low point everyone anticipated it would be, but it seems unlikely to change the status quo.

As we head into the second Presidential debate, Hillary Clinton looks to be in very good shape.

With five weeks to go, the momentum in the race is moving decidedly in Hillary Clinton’s favor.

Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate aren’t going so well at the moment.