Outside the Beltway

Another day, another allegation against the President. This time, though, it’s very, very serious.

South Korea has elected a new President who breaks with his impeached predecessor in favoring dialogue with the North.

The previous discussion continued.

Predicting election outcomes is different than predicting impeachment.

It may well be that the 25th Amendment, not the impeachment clause, will be his undoing.

South Korea removes a corrupt leader by peaceful means.

A majority of Americans support appointment of an Independent Counsel to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 election and the Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia, but we should be careful before taking this step.

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.

There are growing signs that the Deep State is seeking to thwart legal orders from President Trump. This is dangerous.

It is Trump’s party now. Impeachment is not coming.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

Impeachment fantasies are the new EC fantasy.

President Obama thinks he would have beaten Donald Trump. And he’s probably right.

Political upheaval for an important Asian ally.

Debunked!

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

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.

Get ready for more hearings if Hillary Clinton becomes President.

A precursor to modern cable political news with an interesting past has passed away at the age of 89.

The man who was brought in to clean up the I.R.S. after the alleged targeting scandal became public is facing censure and possible impeachment. Proving that there really is such a thing as a thankless job.

For Donald Trump at least, the start of the General Election campaign is the perfect time to dredge up decades old conspiracy theories.

A Federal Court has ruled that the Administration violated the law when it spent funds allocated under the PPACA for purposes other than those authorized by Congress.

What would Jed Bartlet do?

One week before the South Carolina Primary, the remaining Republican candidates for President clashed in a headed debate.

Former President Clinton is set to hit the campaign trail for his wife in the New Year, and that could make things quite entertaining.

Ben Carson and his supporters would have you believe that he is being subjected to unprecedented and unfair scrutiny. That assertion is completely false.

The House Committee investigating the IRS targeting scandal will consider impeaching the I.R.S. Commissioner over issues that are, at beast, only tangentially related to the scandal itself.

A Federal Judge has ruled that part of a lawsuit filed by the House of Representatives can go forward, but the legal battle is far from over.

The Supreme Court has denied a Kentucky Clerk’s request to stay a ruling requiring her to comply with the law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,

Some are criticizing the President for not going to Paris for yesterday’s rally.

The House of Representatives has filed its lawsuit against the President. As expected, it doesn’t amount to much.

The fact that Republicans lack anything approaching a coherent immigration plan makes it hard to take their criticism of the President seriously.

The House Intelligence Committee has concluded that the conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11/2012 attack in Benghazi are not supported by the evidence. That’s unlikely to change anyone’s mind, though.

The Office of Legal Counsel told the president Wednesday he couldn’t do what he did on Thursday.

In the end, there appears to be very little, if anything, the GOP can do to stop or roll back the executive actions the President will announce Thursday evening.

Republicans don’t really have many options if the President pulls the trigger on immigration reform via executive action.

The GOP’s big wins last week seem to be just guaranteeing that this year’s battle between the Tea Party and the “establishment” will continue.

Scott Walker argues that Governors tend to make the best Presidents. He’s largely correct, but he’s not the only Republican who fits that bill.

Not unexpectedly, the Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the Constitutionality of the Senate filibuster.

It’s been three months, but there’s been no action on the lawsuit that the House of Representatives said it was filing against President Obama.

An idea whose time has come? Not really.

The Obama Administration’s legal justification for war against ISIS is laughably flimsy.

As talk begins of expanding the war against ISIS into Syria, it is becoming long past time for Congress to exercise its Constitutional function.

Even with the passage of time, Watergate remains a singularly important event in American history