Outside the Beltway

A train carrying Republican Congressmen and Senators, and their families, was involved in a crash in western Virginia.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

President Trump called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the legislative filibuster to resolve the government shutdown. That’s not going to happen.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

With only days to go, Congress seems unable to come up with either a funding deal for the Federal Government or a solution to the DACA issue.

Donald Trumps’ tweets are the public statements of the President of the United States. This makes them noteworthy and often important.

Donald Trump’s latest Twitter rant is one of his most bizarre.

POTUS decided to start the New Year by insulting Pakistan over Twitter.

Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama is bringing out into the open a civil war that has been going on for seven years now.

Polling remains uncertain in the Alabama Senate race, but the odds favor Roy Moore.

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

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is floating the idea that the U.S. might not take part in the Olympics due to safety concerns. This would be a foolish decision.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

President Trump put his thumb on the scale for Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have been made against the candidate.

Voters rank factors before choosing how to vote.

Some conservatives appear to believe that this year’s Starbucks coffee cops are “promoting a gay agenda.”

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

The differing reactions among Republicans in Washington and the base of the Republican Party to the charges against Roy Moore have enhanced a civil war inside the Republican Party.

Could the tide be turning in the Alabama Senate race against Roy Moore? At least some polling indicates the answer could be yes.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

Roy Moore’s most die-hard defenders are living in a world of their own, and it’s unlikely they’ll change their minds.

Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore is accused of having molested a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s.

On North Korea, there are two options, deterrence and war. And only one of those options makes sense.

It’s been two years since John Boehner stepped down as Speaker, and he’s got a few things to say about his former colleagues and the state of American politics.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

Squirrel!

Donald Trump has apparently made the American public more supportive of players who kneel for the National Anthem.

President Trump remains the most unpopular newly elected President since the end of the Second World War, and there’s no sign that will change.

Due mostly to cowardice and naked self-interest, you shouldn’t expect many other Republicans to speak out against Trump in the near future.

New polling shows Democratic nominee Ralph Northam continuing to lead Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia Governor’s race, but anything is still possible with three weeks to go until Election Day.

A new poll shows Democratic nominee Doug Jones tied with twice-removed former Chief Justice Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race, but it’s still too early to be optimistic.

Donald Trump continues to be as astoundingly ignorant about the most powerful weapons the U.S. military possesses as he was as a candidate.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

Donald Trump’s increasingly confrontational rhetoric regarding North Korea is leading to similar rhetoric from the DPRK, and concern among top diplomats.

A new poll shows, unsurprisingly, that the vast majority of Americans see Donald Trump as a divider rather than a uniter

Steve Bannon may be out of the White House, but his efforts to continue pushing President Trump, and the Republican Party, even further to the populist far-right continues.

Former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke loses out on yet another Trump Administration position thanks to Chief of Staff John Kelly.

A stupid comment about Hurricane Harvey cost a Florida professor his job.

Another Trump lie.

John Kelly has only been White House Chief of Staff for a month, but it’s already apparent that he isn’t likely to last very long in that position.

Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has resigned and will reportedly go to work for Donald Trump.

Contrary to reports, Secretary of Defense Mattis is not defying the President on his order to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military.

New reports of Trump’s business ties to Russia are raising eyebrows.

Donald Trump’s Secretary of State is refusing to defend his response to the violence in Charlottesville.

President Trump continues his war on one of the most important guardians of American democracy.