Outside the Beltway

The current temporary spending measure reached by Congress in September expires on Friday, and Republicans haven’t come up with a solution yet.

The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

The ongoing destruction of the Department of State

Negotiations over government formation is not a crisis.

A Federal Judge in California has entered an order permanently blocking a Trump Administration effort to deny funding to so-called sanctuary cities.

Is it time to reexamine Presidential authority to launch a nuclear strike?

House Republicans passed their tax reform bill. That was the easy part.

A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.

For some reason, Senate Republicans want to attach a bad health care reform idea onto an already controversial tax reform bill.

An overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favor of marriage equality in a non-binding referendum. The ball is now in the court of the nation’s legislature to move forward.

Notwithstanding overwhelming public support, Congress is not moving forward on a proposal to ban bump stocks.

Voters in Maine hand their conservative Governor a setback.

Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.

House Republicans unveiled their tax reform bill today, but its fate is far from clear.

It’s been two years since John Boehner stepped down as Speaker, and he’s got a few things to say about his former colleagues and the state of American politics.

House Republicans haven’t released their tax bill yet, but it’s already unpopular.

One of the few Republicans willing to speak out against Donald Trump is retiring at the end of his current term.

America has become involved in conflicts around the world, largely without the knowledge of the American people or the consent of their representatives, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to end anytime soon.

The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson spoke out about the death of her husband and the controversy over the phone call she received from President Trump. And Trump proceeded to attack her and call her a liar.

White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly publicly defended the President’s call to a military widow yesterday, but he got several facts wrong in the process.

Donald Trump’s entire modus operandi involves pushing divisive cultural hot buttons.

Republican Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray say they’ve reached a bipartisan deal to fix an important part of the Affordable Care Act.

Despite the fact that everyone seems to agree that Iran is complying with the nuclear weapons deal, President Trump took steps that will undermine that agreement and do serious damage to American credibility around the world.

Susan Collins will stay in the Senate rather than running for Governor of Maine next year.

After initially signaling support for a bill banning ‘bump stocks,’ Republicans in Congress now appear to be hoping someone else will act for them.

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon is declaring war on Republicans in the Senate.

Reversing an Obama Era position, the Justice Department has rescinded a legal interpretation that purported to apply previously adopted civil rights laws to transgender individuals.

Reports are indicating that President Trump will decertify the nuclear weapons deal with Iran. This would be a foolish and potentially dangerous mistake.

Don’t hold your breath, but the Las Vegas shooting may actually prompt Congress to do something.

Some interesting statistics.

Trump loses his HHS Secretary amid a growing scandal involving the use of private and government jets by Cabinet officials.

Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama is raising fears of a wider battle in the Republican Party heading into 2018.

Republicans finally unveiled the outlines of a tax reform package yesterday, but the devil is in the still to be determined details.

What was essentially the final effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act is officially dead.

The latest effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act appears to be dead.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.

Senate Republicans have ten days to act on their last-ditch attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare, and it’s not at all clear if they have the votes to do so.

Senate Republicans are considering one more last-ditch effort to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act.

Trump makes a DACA deal, apparently.

Republicans will introduce a tax package by the end of the month, but whether they can actually pass anything is another question entirely.

Once again, Congress is abdicating its Constitutional responsibilities.

Americans support allowing Dreamers to stay in the country, and most of them also support allowing them to eventually become citizens.

Sixteen Senators are backing a single-payer system. Another forty-four to go.

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.

A recent uptick in retirements from Congressional Republicans is leading some Republicans to become concerned about the party’s prospects in 2018.

Republicans on Capitol Hill and elsewhere were gambling when they lined up behind Donald Trump. So far, they’ve lost.

No, the deal this week is not Trump becoming an independent.