Outside the Beltway

Nine years later, at least one member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee is admitting what seemed at the time a rather obvious fact.

Two seemingly contradictory essays out today highlight the exhausting political conversation environment.

The circumstantial case for corruption by Kushner is growing.

John Bolton is leading a cry for preemptive war against North Korea.

This is very much why the security clearance process requires so much financial disclosure.

The Defense Department will reportedly recommend to President Trump that transgender members of the service currently serving in the military be allowed to continue serving.

If a law enforcement officer with 30 years of experience can’t stop an active school shooter, what makes anyone think a teacher with a gun can?

National Security Adviser H.L. McMaster is the latest person rumored to be considering moving on from the Trump Administration.

Billy Graham was the son of a North Carolina farmer who grew up to become a counselor to Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even a Queen.

President Trump’s tweets, other public statements, and actions are causing world leaders to doubt the reliability of the United States on the world stage.

Donald Trump is now claiming that he had never denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. This is, of course, not true.

Israeli police have recommended that charges be brought against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whether that damages him politically remains to be seen.

Why does the U.S. continue to pursue the seemingly impossible goal of denuclearization with regard to North Korea? In part, it’s because we’re still locked into thirty-year-old rhetoric.

Women voters are turning decidedly against Donald Trump, this could pose problems for Republican in 2018 and beyond.

More than a year into the Trump Presidency, dozens of White House personnel lack proper security clearances.

A Federal Judge In Kansas has blocked enforcement of a state law barring anyone who does business with the state from engaging in a boycott of Israel.

Poland’s President has signed a controversial bill that purports to criminalize any effort to tie Poland to the Holocaust.

In the United States, in contrast, the judgment citizens hold of the media, along increasingly with everything else, turns on one’s identification with a political tribe. 

Will Joe Arpaio cause the GOP to lose an otherwise winnable Senate race?

When it comes to foreign policy, Donald Trump has no over-arching philosophy and little knowledge, so don’t expect anything approaching a coherent doctrine from his Administration.

The Trump Administration has acted in a manner to create the impression that there is “no daylight” between the United States and Israel. This is a myth, and pursuing such a goal poses real dangers for America’s national interests.

The Polish Government appears ready to approve a law that seeks to whitewash the truth about the role that many Poles played in the Holocaust.

President Trump has alienated America’s allies and friends, and they are acting accordingly.

Americans were once largely united in their opinions about Israel and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. That’s not the case anymore.

Just over one year after President Trump’s foolish and ill-informed decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Canada has stepped in to rescue the deal.

Thanks to Donald Trump, public opinion around the world about the United States is at its lowest level in ten years.

Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran.

Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been erratic, illogical, and demonstrated a clear disdain for diplomacy.

Transgender Americans will be able to enlist in the military beginning January 1st thanks to a ruling from a Federal District Court Judge.

Donald Trump’s Jerusalem decision reveals yet again that he is an appallingly bad deal maker.

A foolish, and potentially dangerous, decision by President Trump.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

A horrible terror attack in Egypt.

Tensions continue to rise between the White House and Foggy Bottom.

In a marked departure from previous American Presidents, Donald Trump delivered a highly belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

Notwithstanding his promises during the campaign, President Trump seems likely to go forward with sanctions reductions required under the nuclear deal with Iran.

Arguments advanced by those advocating a bill that would prevent Americans from participating in a boycott of Israel would not violate the First Amendment appear to be without merit.

President Trump’s effort to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military faces two new legal challenges.

President Trump’s shameful decision to ban transgender Americans from the military has nothing to do with military readiness and everything to do with pandering to his far-right base.

The Trump Administration has reportedly finalized its order to the Defense Department regarding a ban on military service by transgender soldiers.

Just about two weeks after being announced, the President’s proposed ban on military service by transgender troops is being challenged in Court.

A step backward on civil rights from a President who claimed he would be a friend to the LGBT community.

Despite campaign promises, President Trump won’t be moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem anytime soon.

Donald Trump’s first overseas trip went about as badly as you’d expect it would.

Donald Trump seems to have an odd habit of sharing highly classified information with questionable people.

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

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

President Trump’s speech on Islam was a change of tone. However, as critics noted, it was short on substance and is unlikely to accomplish anything.

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