Outside the Beltway

President Trump says he wants to talk to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but his own lawyers clearly don’t trust him enough to allow that to go forward.

President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.

It’s a valid question, but one should also be careful about drawing conclusions based on how a person in Trump’s position acts.

Donald Trump’s own lawyers are afraid he can’t help but lie to such an extent that he should not sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

The President’s Son-In-Law has reportedly become a ‘focus’ of the ongoing F.B.I. investigation. That puts the President in a very awkward position.

Lt. General Michael Flynn wants immunity before he agrees to testify before Congress. This could be significant, or it could mean nothing at all.

Another conflict of interest for President-Elect Trump.

In a sign that the ongoing F.B.I. investigation into her use of a private email server and handling of classified information is coming to an end, the former Secretary of State was interviewed by Federal Agents today.

A journalistic legend has passed away just days after his retirement was officially announced.

The What? Me Worry? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

More evidence of the extent to which Members of Congress have profited from the inside information they receive.

A Federal Court rejects an effort to significantly expand the application of a law designed to target computer hacking.

Once again, a government entity thinks the average person is too dumb to take care of themselves.

Congressmen apparently regularly make investment moves based on the information they learn. Of course, for them it isn’t illegal.

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and his hair, will live to fight another day.