Outside the Beltway

In a closer than normal vote for the position, Rex Tillerson has been confirmed as Secretary of State.

The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.

As expected, Donald Trump yesterday signed Executive Orders targeting Muslims and refugees.

The 117 CIA officers who have died in our service should not be used to score cheap political points.

A potentially controversial commutation from President Obama today.

Trump’s populism, personalism, and irresponsibility are on display.

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

One professor is suggesting that Bernie Sanders played a role in 2016 similar to the one that Ralph Nader did in 2000. It doesn’t pass even cursory examination.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

My predictions for the House and Senate.

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

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

According to reports, Vice-President Biden is on a Clinton campaign short list for Secretary of State.

The erstwhile Republican firebrand and current NeverTrumper shares his personal struggles.

The reputation of the US matters in global affairs.

One of the last survivors of Israel’s founding generation has passed away.

It wasn’t exactly Lincoln-Douglas but, in the end, Hillary Clinton clearly outperformed Donald Trump last night.

The sense of national ‘unity’ that existed in the wake of the September 11th attacks didn’t last for very long.

Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Gary Johnson doesn’t get much national press attention, and it doesn’t help when he flubs an answer like he did this morning.

It’s eleven weeks — just 77 days — until Election Day, and things are looking pretty good for Hillary Clinton, and pretty bad for Donald Trump.

One speech isn’t going to make up for what we’ve seen so far.

Donald Trump’s strange relationship with reality continues to come to light,

President Obama’s ISIS policy has been far from perfect, but to call him a “Founder” of ISIS is to ignore both history and reality.

More Republican officeholders are distancing themselves from Donald Trump, but it’s time to start wondering what took them so long,

The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.

It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, something he can ill-afford with less than 100 days left until Election Day.

My latest for War on the Rocks.

Of course Donald Trump responded to a Gold Star Father in the worst possible way.

More than any politician that spoke last night, it was the father of a fallen solider who stole the night.

If reports are correct, Indiana Governor Mike Pence will be Donald Trump’s choice for a running mate.

President Obama will leave office as the first two term President who presided over eight years of war. It didn’t start with him and it won’t end with him.

The Dallas shooting spree ended with police killing the perpetrator with a drone. I’m okay with that.

American forces will continue to stay in Afghanistan well after Barack Obama leaves office thanks to a new policy announced today.

The wave of Ramadan attacks continues, including a strike near the second holiest site in Islam.

The Veepstakes continues.

A third major terrorist attack inside of a week.

A man who survived great horrors to become a tireless witness for truth and advocate for human rights has passed away.

A massive attack hits Istanbul’s airport.

Stopping the next Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Syed Farook, or Omar Mateen is likely to be a lot more difficult than the politicians on either side of the aisle are leading us to believe.

National tragedies, whether man-made or natural disasters, used to bring Americans together. Now they just seem to pull Americans apart.

Republican leaders and politicians continue to distance themselves from their party’s presumptive nominee.

The Senate has passed an amendment to a military spending bill that would require women to register for the draft.