Outside the Beltway

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’s lawyer admits to making a six-figure payment on the eve of the 2016 election to a porn star that Trump was alleged to have had an affair with. That just raises a host of other questions.

As Brexit negotiations go on and the consequences of Britain leaving the European Union become clearer, some Britons are starting to ask for a chance at a second referendum.

The rise of ‘car sharing’ services has greatly benefitted consumers but had a devastating effect on taxi drivers.

Donald Trump is wildly unpopular in the United Kingdom, and that’s apparently causing him to eschew visiting the United States’s most important ally.

America’s closest European allies are rebuffing the Trump Administration’s efforts to renegotiate the nuclear deal with Iran. They’re right to do so.

Charles Manson, who led a cult-like “family” to a series of murders in 1969 and subsequently spent more than 40 years in prison, has died at the age of 83.

It appears Russia attempted to influence last year’s Brexit vote in the same manner it did the 2016 election in the United States.

A month that was highlighted by the capture of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa ends with an apparent lone wolf ISIS-inspired attack in New York City

At least some portion of the British public appears to be having some second thoughts about Brexit.

Commerce Department figures report a measurable drop in international travel to the United States since the start of 2017.

The London subway was hit by a bomb during the morning rush hour. Authorities are treating it as a terrorist attack.

The Trump Administration’s effort to impose sanctions against North Korea suffered a significant defeat in the United Nations Security Council.

A loss for the world of comedy.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

A van struck a crowd outside a London mosque late last night in an attack by a man who said he wanted to kill Muslims.

Reports are indicating that President Trump may cancel or delay his trip to the United Kingdom due to planned protests.

A massive political miscalculation by Theresa May leads to an uncertain future in the United Kingdom.

Great Britain heads to the polls today.

President Trump took to Twitter again this morning and promptly shot himself in the foot.

President Trump responded to last night’s terror attacks by taking to Twitter.

Another night of terror in the United Kingdom.

Roger Moore, who played James Bond for a longer period and in more films than any other actor to date, has died at the age of 89.

A night of carnage and depravity in the United Kingdom.

After news of the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation, Donald Trump’s persecution complex was on full display.

A political surprise in Great Britain as Prime Minister Theresa May calls a snap election for June 8th.

An apparent terror attack outside Parliament in London.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she will formally invoke Article 50 of the European Union treaty on March 29th, thus officially beginning a Brexit process likely to take years.

A pioneer of Rock & Roll has passed away.

Scotland’s First Minister is calling for another independence vote in the wake of the beginning of the Brexit process, but she’s unlikely to get it.

North Korean Intrigue…….

The President throws the US under the bus to defend Putin.

Donald Trump will take some time off after taking the Oath of Office.

British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.

What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?

Rest in Peace, Princess. May the Force be with you.

It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.

Another music superstar has passed away.

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

A skilled comedian and unlikely leading man has passed away at the age of 83.

For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.

Despite being much more conveniently located for viewers in the United States, viewership for the just-concluded Olympics were the lowest they’ve been in sixteen years.

The latest desperation bid from anti-Trump Republicans is guaranteed to make a GOP civil war more likely.

Turkey’s government appears to have rebuffed a coup attempt, but questions remains about the stability of the government going forward.

A quick succession of events this morning means that Theresa May will become Britain’s Prime Minister far sooner than anticipated.

Regardless of the outcome of the Conservative Party’s leadership race, the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will be a woman.

A third major ISIS-inspired or planned attack in three weeks.