Outside the Beltway

Some Republicans are suggesting that Paul Ryan should be pushed out as Speaker before the November elections.

Paul Ryan won’t be running for re-election this year, opening up both a Congressional seat and a leadership spot.

In a bizarre Twitter rant, President Trump declared a DACA deal “dead,” blaming Democrats when it’s clear that it’s largely his fault.

Republicans on Capitol Hill worried about all the leaking coming from the Trump White House would be wise to actually do the oversight the Constitution compels them to do.

Ending an investigation that was flawed and tainted with partisanship from the start, the House Intelligence Committee has abruptly concluded its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

What the heck is going on in Kentucky and Tennessee?

If Trump is able to insist upon a package deal or no deal at all, he may muck up his chance of policy success, but it may be the Democrats who lose politically.

One of the main objections that many on the right seem to have to proposals to legalize DACA beneficiaries and other illegal immigrants is the idea that they could eventually become citizens. There’s no good reason they shouldn’t be able to do so.

Congress appears to be moving closer to a budget deal even as the President tries to throw a monkey wrench into the whole thing.

Congress seems no closer to a DACA deal than they were in January.

After an extended break for the Republican retreat, Congress heads back to work today with just three days before a possible government shutdown.

A confusing new report from the Washington Post.

National Review legal analyst David French argues that the Nunes memo actually undermines the central claim its proponents were seeking to bolster.

Republicans have released the memo prepared by Congressman Devin Nunes that purports to call into question the basis for the Russia investigation. In the end, though, it amounts to much ado about nothing.

John Kelly continues to throw away the good name he earned in decades of service as a Marine to serve the agenda of President Trump.

The White House’s immigration plan is facing opposition in both chambers of Congress from moderate and conservative Republicans alike.

The prospects for a deal in Congress on DACA are starting to look grim.

Americans were once largely united in their opinions about Israel and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. That’s not the case anymore.

As the Federal Government shutdown moves into the work week, there are some rumors of a possible deal, but nothing concrete and the lack of trust between the two parties could make a deal hard to achieve.

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

The government is shut down and Washington is playing the usual blame game. In reality, there’s plenty of blame to go around, and one of the guilty parties is the American people.

With less than two days to go, the prospects for Congress finding a way to prevent a government shutdown aren’t looking good.

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.

The numbers aren’t looking good for Republican prospects in this year’s midterm elections.

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

Republicans passed their tax bill yesterday. What that means for the economy and the 2018 midterms is another question.

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

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.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

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

After initially signaling support for a bill banning ‘bump stocks,’ Republicans in Congress now appear to be hoping someone else will act for them.

At least for now, Republicans seem to be giving up on repealing and replacing the PPACA. That’s not going to make the base happy.

Don’t hold your breath, but the Las Vegas shooting may actually prompt Congress to do something.

Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama is raising fears of a wider battle in the Republican Party heading into 2018.

Republicans finally unveiled the outlines of a tax reform package yesterday, but the devil is in the still to be determined details.

Republicans will introduce a tax package by the end of the month, but whether they can actually pass anything is another question entirely.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff are making clear that President Trump’s tweets are not official policy. At least not yet.

With the defection of two more Senators, the latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act has gone down in flames.

The Senate is back from its recess, but no closer to a health care bill that has any realistic chance of passing.

Once again, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack women, embarrass himself, and embarrass the nation he purports to represent.

No wonder they wrote it in secret and want to move quickly to a vote…

In addition to everything else on its plate, Congress will have to revisit raising the debt ceiling again sometime this summer.

The polls are looking worse and worse for Donald Trump.

Greg Gianforte assaulted a reporter. Now he’s going to Congress, but the outcome of the election really shouldn’t be a surprise.

The latest CBO score for the American Health Care Act is bad news for Republicans.

The Republican candidate in today’s Special Election in Montana has been charged with assaulting a reporter.

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the American Health Care Act.