Outside the Beltway

America is getting screwed by playing by the rules it created.

Appointing unqualified loyalists is only the start.

With a guest appearance by Hitler.

Trumps undercuts current messaging & brings up past military service controversies

The perils of speaking loudly while carrying a small stick.

Yet more evidence the man is unfit to serve as Commander-in-Chief.

The Toddler-in-Chief strikes again.

This is no way to run a railroad.

John Kelly, President Trump’s former Chief of Staff, is speaking out nearly a year after leaving office

President Trump loses yet another Cabinet Secretary.

Tensions are increasing in the Persian Gulf as the Iran war hawks seem to be winning the battle for the President’s support.

“If you don’t fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition…” — James Mattis

A classic demonstration of the old maxim, “the medium is the message.”

The tumultuous turnover at the top of the Trump team is too much.

Findings of “foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use, and criminal conduct” were dismissed.

For the second time in a week, reports indicate that the President intervened to get a family member a security clearance.

President Trump personally overrode the objections of security officials, the White House Counsel, and the Chief of Staff to make sure his son-in-law got a security clearance.

President Trump’s detailed schedules reveal a man who doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time actually working.

With the economy appearing to sour, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is quickly becoming the President’s latest target of criticism.

President Trump is now apparently on the warpath against the Federal Reserve Board Chairman he appointed only a year ago.

Trump has selected current Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff, but that’s unlikely to change how the West Wing operates.

President Trump’s first choice to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff turned the job down, leading one to wonder why anyone would want the job.

This time, the rumors about John Kelly leaving appear to be true.

There’s yet another rumor that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly could be on the way out.