Outside the Beltway

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making it clear she will not be leaving the court anytime soon.

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.

Donald Trump’s entire modus operandi involves pushing divisive cultural hot buttons.

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.

Now Donald Trump is using the death of American soldiers to tell lies about his predecessor.

There’s something in the water up at Harvard……

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

A complicated concurrence to Steven Taylor’s recent postings.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.

The nation’s only competitive Governor’s this year appears to be going in favor of the Democratic candidate.

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.

More evidence of apparent Russian-backed efforts to interfere in the election.

Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.

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

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

For the second time this year, there are rumors that Mitt Romney could run for Senator from Utah if Orrin Hatch decides to retire.

Hillary Clinton delivers the most obvious news ever.

Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.

Donald Trump Jr. spoke yesterday with Senate investigators, and his answers raise more questions than they answer.

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

Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats on spending and the debt ceiling, but it was an exceedingly bad one.

Several Democratic Attorneys General are threatening to sue the Trump Administration over the decision to end DACA, but their legal arguments appear to be especially weak.

We’re a long way away from the start of the 2020 election cycle, but Democrats are already maneuvering for support and money.

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

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

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

A race for the Virginia House of Delegates straight out of a civics book.

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

President Trump’s Afghanistan policy sounds awfully familiar, and it’s likely to lead to the same results.

Three new polls show Trump’s job approval down significantly in the three states that put him over the top in the Electoral College last year.

The problem with the Trump White House is the man who sits behind the Resolute Desk.

A big change appears to have taken place in American cable news viewing habits.

A new report indicates that Trump campaign officials were seeking contact with Russian officials earlier than we thought.

Donald Trump has had harsher things to say about Rosie O’Donnell than he did about the people responsible for yesterday’s violence. That says something about him.

Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Mueller investigation continues.

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

Trump and his underlings continue to lie, even about the most trivial of matters.

President Trump was apparently directly involved in drafting a false statement regarding his son’s meeting with a lawyer tied to the Russian government.

Wherein Noonan writes an odd column that reaches the right conclusion.

President Trump delivered a wholly inappropriate political speech to the Boy Scout Jamboree, but that should surprise nobody.

President Trump’s weeklong effort to undermine his own Attorney General continues.

Reports are indicating that Donald Trump may be looking to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Rudy Giuliani.

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever be a popular President, but that may not matter.

With the Administration’s six-month point approaching, Donald Trump continues to lag in the polls.

Thoughts on the quality of our democracy.