Outside the Beltway

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

The counting methodology is flawed and that’s assuming honest reporting.

Another grim milestone

A proportional response.

If a global pandemic and economic crisis weren’t enough excitement . . . .

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

Is being ruled by the elderly a bad thing?

Donald Trump is once again trying to deflect reality.

CBS did a lousy job.

Moscow helped Trump in 2016. Do they want him back?

Only the best people.

The chief diplomat of the United States isn’t very diplomatic (nor informative).

Claims by the President and Defense Department about the Iranian response to the Soleimani raid were untrue.

More on presidential nonsense with a brief diversion into blogging philosophy.

A bold new plan for security in the Middle East.

President Trump has a huge decision to make.

The 2016 frontrunners at this stage won their nominations easily. But that’s often not the case.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided against running for Senator Kansas, decision that could force the GOP to defend an otherwise safe seat.

President Trump is making ridiculous threats against the regime in Iraq that are likely to draw it closer to Iran.

President Trump’s threat to attack Iranian cultural sites would most likely constitute a war crime if he actually carried it out.

In response to the American assassination of a top General, Iran has announced the end of yet more restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal.

The assassination of a top Iranian official on a visit to Baghdad is having the expected negative impact on our relationship with Iraq and the fight against ISIS.

Despite Pompeo’s assurances, we are already seeing consequences for the Suleimani killing.

If your case needs a 9/11 boost, perhaps your case is weak.

An American drone strike has taken out the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a move likely to significantly increase tensions across the Middle East.

Policies towards Iran and NK are both a mess.

Amid protests over American airstrikes, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has become a target.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily survived a challenge for leadership of the Likud Party.

The DPRK is promising a “gift” to the United States. The only question seems to be what form it will take.

Having failed to form governments after two successive elections, Israel is headed for a third election inside of a year.

After arguing for a month about an “unfair” impeachment process, the WHite House is saying ‘no thanks’ to an invitation to participate in the next round of impeachment hearings.

The Republican Party is a cult with Donald Trump at the center and his ardent supporters are brainwashed cult members.

A new article puts Joe Biden’s gaffes and malapropisms in a new light.

After a year of controversy and investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicated on charges of fraud and bribery.

Late last week, Attorney General William Barr demonstrated quite aptly the extent to which he has become just another Trump loyalist.

Get the popcorn and your favorite beverage ready.

A current defense of Trump raises an ancient political question.

The GOP’s efforts to defend the President are becoming more desperate and pathetic by the day.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

American negotiators are claiming a ceasefire in northern Syria. The Turks, Syrians, and Russians are the winners, the Kurds are the losers, and we look like schmucks.

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report adds to the evidence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Turkish forces advance, American forces retreat, the Kurds seek new allies, and Syria and Russia come out the winners.

A public service announcement.

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.