Outside the Beltway

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has hit the bottom of the barrel.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

While Democrats debated among themselves about health care plans that will likely never become law, Republicans were pushing forward with judicial confirmations.

President Trump and the Republican Senate rewarded a top Republican donor with a prized diplomatic appointment.

The President unleashed another racist attack, this time on Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings.

President Trump attacked four Democratic Congresswomen for engaging in exactly the same rhetoric that the President himself has over the years.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

The President’s approval is up and disapproval down after the latest incidents.

Trump’s self-congratulatory July 4th nonsense bankrupted the District of Columbia’s security fund, now they’re seeking reimbursement.

Is it possible, or even appropriate, to express pride in a country that is being led by a President who stands against everything this country stands for?

Stephanie Grisham, presently a top aide to First Lady Melania Trump, has been named the new White House Press Secretary and Communications Director.

Not surprisingly, the President’s opening speech of the 2020 campaign was filed with lies.

As we head toward a potential crisis in the Persian Gulf, the consequences of the President’s lies are coming home to roost.

Donald Trump continues to lie at a record pace. Does anyone care?

At least some conservatives appear to finally be recognizing that their movement has been taken over by grifters and frauds. The only question is, what took them so long?

It’s time to invoke the 25th Amendment, folks.

Newly discovered evidence shows that foreign governments have expanded their leasing of space from at least one Trump-owned office building in New York City.

In the end, Impeachment is a political act more than a legal one. For that reason, Democrats should not pursue impeachment unless they have a reasonable chance of winning.

The President has hit a dubious milestone barely two years into his administration.

The President has tied his all-time low in one prominent poll.

The story is shifting, which makes me even more suspicious.

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

It’s been a rough two years under Trump, but America’s institutions are surviving.

The President continues to lie at an astounding rate that only seems to be getting worse. Does anyone care?

Reason’s Nick Gillespie makes an interesting case but I don’t buy it.

In a two-hour rant before an adoring crowd of CPAC sycophants. President Trump displayed everything wrong with him and his Presidency.

The President’s second State of the Union began and ended with calls for unity. In between, it was filled with the divisive partisanship that has marked his Presidency.

As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.

Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

A new report raises an old question that’s now irrelevant.

Despite their rhetoric, Republicans in Congress have shown through their own inaction that they don’t really support the President’s border wall.

The House GOP has moved to rebuke Iowa Congressman for his racist remarks. What took them so long?

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is the latest Democrat to throw their hat into the Presidential ring.

Iowa’s Steve King has long expressed anti-immigrant and racist views, now he’s asking why that’s a bad thing.

The President is blaming Democrats for the fact that so many of his Ambassadors have not been confirmed. The truth, of course, is quite the opposite.

The fact that this President is a congenital liar is well-known. The actual number of lies less than two years into his Presidency, though, is astounding.

The latest entry in the unity third party presidential candidate genre is just as bad as they always are.

Federal prosecutors are investigating the Trump Inaugural Committee, adding to the long list of the President’s legal troubles.

Lies and possible evidence of obstruction of justice make up the bulk of Robert Mueller’s new case against former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort.

Honoring the 41st President cast a poor light on the 45th.

Citing substantial cooperation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is recommending no jail time for former Trump associate Michael Flynn.

Republican lawmakers in Michigan and Wisconsin are responding to their party’s losses at the Gubernatorial level by attempting to restrict the powers of the incoming Democratic Governor.

He says he won’t announce anything until after the start of 2019, but Joe Biden is sure sounding like a guy who’s running for President.

George H.W. Bush,, who served his nation as a warrior, Congressman, Ambassador, Vice-President, and President, has died at the age of 94.

Whether as candidates or as voters, Democrats can thank women for many of their victories on Tuesday.

Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.

Add yet another name to the potential Democratic campaign field in 2020.