Outside the Beltway

The calls to “Abolish ICE” are spreading to potential candidates for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a populist from the left, rode a wave of populism and public disdain for the outgoing President to a landslide win in Mexico

The Federal Government is hoarding an awful lot of cheese.

Trump uses an array of ugly language about immigrants. He pretends like he is just talking about MS13 but that is not the case.

The House of Representatives has left town after once again failing to pass an immigration reform bill,, thus likely ensuring that nothing will be passed before the midterms.

President Trump reportedly trashed the NATO alliance in conversations at the G-7 Summit, something that should make Russian President Vladimir Putin quite happy.

Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning lost a bid for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maryland, to the surprise of nobody.

Once touted as an example of his deal-making prowess, Harley-Davidson sent a rebuke to President Trump by announcing it was moving some manufacturing to Europe to counteract the impact of his ongoing trade war.

Donald Trump continues to demonstrate that he has nothing but utter contempt for the Rule of Law. At some point, he will either be called to account for this or our nation’s institutions will suffer as a result.

Some activists on the left are calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. While that may be a great sound bite, it doesn’t really accomplish anything.

Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t too thrilled with Donald Trump these days.

The president has a skewed view of who is trying to enter the US.

Three months after it started, the Trump Trade War is already starting to have a negative impact on American businesses and American consumers.

The 100-mile Constitution-free zone strikes again.

Notwithstanding the rhetoric of the President and his supporters, most Americans believe that immigration is a good thing for the United States.

Melania Trump visited a detention center in Texas where children are being held by the Federal Government, but it was her choice of apparel that seemed to garner the most attention.

President Trump once said that “trade wars are good and easy to win.” It’s only been three months since he started this war and we’re already finding out just how wrong he is about that.

The Administration is going to unveil a plan for a major reorganization of government agencies today.

President Trump has reversed the family separation policy and replaced it with a family detention policy. This is likely to lead to Court challenges.

Pending the mere formality of approval by the Governor-General, Canada will soon become the largest nation in the world where recreational use of marijuana is legal.

House Republicans are supposed to vote on one or more immigration bills this week, but can’t even agree what their policy should be.

Trump’s former Campaign Manager mocked a ten-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome who was taken away from her parents.

Children are not political bargaining chips, but that’s exactly what this President plans to turn them into.

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

President Trump and his supporters are blaming the policy of separating parents and children at the border on Democrats. This is, simply put, a lie.

A Trump Administration policy announced in April has resulted in roughly 2,000 children being taken from their parents at the border.

House Republicans put forward a plan to protect DACA beneficiaries, but President Trump appears to have doomed it already.

Two months ago, the President called on states to send National Guard troops to the border. As expected, they’re not guarding the border.

President Trump is at the center of controversy again after video emerged of him returning the salute of a North Korean General.

President Trump continues to dismiss concerns about Kim Jong Un’s brutality, and to lavish praise on a man who has a considerable amount of blood on his hands.

The North American delegation has won the right to lose a whole lot of money putting on a soccer tournament.

Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t very happy about President Trump’s attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Hurricane Trump hit the G-7 this weekend, and the damage it left behind will take years to clean up.

Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

As he headed to the G-7 Summit, President Trump threw our ostensible allies another curve.

Donald Trump’s approach to international trade has nothing to with economics and everything to do with politics and the culture war he loves to provoke.

In an exceedingly narrow ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding reception. However, the ruling did not address the broader issues raised by the case.

According to reports, President Trump is preparing to go to war against luxury German cars.

Donald Trump continues to claim that Mexico will pay for his still non-existent border wall. Mexico says otherwise.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

President Trump is setting off another trade war, this time with some of America’s closest and most important allies.

With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.

An inordinate amount of cruelty is being perpetrated in the name of border security. It’s only partly the fault of the current President.

The Trump Administration has lost track of nearly 1,500 children at the same time that it is implementing a new policy that will result in children who arrive at the border with their parents or other family members.

Jack Johnson, who was convicted of violating the Mann Act in a case obviously infected with racism, has been pardoned by President Trump.

New York attorney Aaron Schlossberg found himself on the receiving end of an Internet firestorm this week. His case raises some interesting questions about Internet vigilantism.

The Mueller investigation turns one year old today and, despite the arguments of Trump and his supporters, there’s no sign that it will be coming to an end in the near future.

Don’t look for a Trump agenda for the rest of the year. It doesn’t exist.

The unemployment rate hit a point unseen since Bill Clinton was President in April, but jobs and wage growth remain tepid at best.