Outside the Beltway

Hoping that Donald Trump might not run for reelection? Don’t get your hopes up.

Republicans on Capitol Hill and in positions of power are slavishly backing their President over their country. They should be ashamed.

The campaign-agnostic political science models predicted a toss-up in 2016 and again in 2020.

The Editorial Board of the Newspaper of Record urges Congressional Republicans to steady themselves for a constitutional crisis.

Republicans are raising the fear of impeachment to motivate a base that could become disaffected heading into November.

Robert Mueller is telling the President’s lawyers that Trump is a “subject” of his investigation, but not a “target,” that’s not as significant a distinction as it may seem to be.

As a general rule, Presidents are entitled to have a Cabinet and advisers he is comfortable with, but a Cabinet full of “yes men” is not ideal with any President, and certainly not with this one.

John Dowd allegedly raised the possibility while the Mueller investigation was closing in on the two presidential advisors.

Profiles in courage? With Republicans in the Trump Era, it’s more like profiles in cowardice.

Was the 2016 contest unique, or are we destined to forever vote against the candidate we hate most?

Jonathan Bernstein thinks so and Chuck Todd and company outline a pretty strong case.

My latest for RealClearDefense.

Imagine a world where Hillary Clinton was President and stood accused of the same things Donald Trump and his campaign are currently under investigation for.

Democratic norms are eroding.

Despite mounting evidence and outrageous behavior, Republicans nationwide and on Capitol Hill continue to do the Administration’s dirty work. They’ll most likely live to regret it.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is extending an olive branch of sorts to South Korea while simultaneously claiming success in achieving a nuclear deterrent.

Federal Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski is resigning immediately after a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.

Vladimir Putin will easily win re-election, but some are beginning to wonder who or what comes after him.

After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.

The next step in Zimbabwe seems entirely unclear as long-time dictator Robert Mugabe refuses to formally give up power.

After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.

New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Raising the question of just how stringently we should apply the standards of today to the events of the past.

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

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.

Special counsel Robert Mueller could be looking to “flip” Paul Manafort, giving President Trump and those close to him something new to worry about.

Some more interesting post-election commentary from Hillary Clinton.

Another Cabinet member rebukes the President for his comments about Charlottesville.

The pardoning of Joe Arpaio was distasteful and an affront to the Rule of Law, but it was completely within the powers of the President and should not be a ground for impeachment.

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

Plus some comparisons of Trump/Obama and Trump/Bill Clinton.

The pardon issue could be a serious inflection point.

Robert Mueller seems to be getting closer to the President, and the Administration is responding by seeking to undermine his investigation.

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

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation to include the allegation that President Trump may have attempted to obstruct justice

Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing President Trump based on alleged violations of two provisions of the Constitution that have never been litigated before.

A seemingly ‘safe choice’ for F.B. I. Director.

Some thoughts on presidential interruptions.

Yet another report that the President of the United States sought to undermine an ongoing F.B.I. investigation.

#RulesMatter

Jeb Bush predicted that Donald Trump would preside over a “chaos Presidency,” and he was right.

Coming to a television set or Internet livestream near you sometime after Memorial Day.

The Russia investigation seems to be getting closer to the Oval Office.

After news of the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation, Donald Trump’s persecution complex was on full display.

A Constitutional coup d’etat is not the way to solve the Donald Trump problem.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.