Outside the Beltway

As widely expected, yesterday’s “jungle primary” in the Louisiana Governor’s race ended with nobody winning a majority.

The President of the United States behaves like a child.

Contrary to the hopes of some, getting rid of Trump isn’t going to purge the GOP of Trumpism.

For the first time, it’s conceivable that Republicans will turn against the President.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

President Trump took to Twitter late this morning to fire his third National Security Adviser.

For Donald Trump, the Presidency has been nothing but a get richer quick scam.

Dan Coats is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence, and President Trump wants to replace him with an inexperienced, obsequious toady.

Bill Waller is the second candidate for GOP nomination for Governor of Mississippi who is refusing to allow female reporters to travel alone with him when he’s campaigning.

Citing the so-called “Billy Graham Rule,” a Republican candidate for Governor in Mississippi is refusing to let a female reporter accompany him on a campaign ride-along.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered a major defeat on a signature issue.

The State Department has barred American Embassies from flying the Pride Flag during Pride Month as has been the custom for several years.

Over the weekend, the President took to Twitter and appeared to undercut the NASA policy that he himself endorsed just weeks ago.

The Supreme Court sent a signal yesterday that seems to indicate how it might deal with future abortion law challenges and it doesn’t bode well for pro-lifers.

President Trump says he wants to see men back on the Moon by 2024, but NASA thinks it’s going to take longer than that.

This year’s graduating class at West Point includes a record number of African-American women.

Thanks to Donald Trump and the GOP, there’s plenty of material out there for Saturday Night Live.

There are better ways to use surplus Pell funds.

If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.

The ongoing apparent attempted coup in Venezuela is already leading to talk of American intervention in the event of a crackdown. That would be unwise and unjustified.

David Gergen lives in a fantasy world.

The key remains the military.

In what was basically a throwaway line, Joe Biden said something nice about Mike Pence. The reaction from his fellow Democrats says a lot about our current political culture, and none of it is good.

The Trump Administration continues to drive a wedge between the United States and Europe, can it ever be repaired?

Congress appears to be near a deal on border security and government funding, but it’s unclear if the President will be on board.

As the shutdown enters day thirty-five, there are some signs of movement in Washington but no real progress.

Not surprisingly, the President’s proposed shutdown deal is not being received well by Democrats on Capitol Hill.

The initial reaction to President Trump’s proposal to reopen the government is not going over well on either side of the aisle.

A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.

With Democrats making a new proposal and the President set to speak later today, there could be movement on ending the government shutdown. I wouldn’t be too optimistic, though.

As the government shutdown continues, Washington is coming to resemble a fight between toddlers. Except the toddlers have the excuse of not knowing any better.

As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.

If you’re looking for the biggest obstacle to a resolution to the government shutdown, look no further than President Donald J. Trump.

The government shutdown has now entered historic territory, and the Trump Administration is moving closer to a “national emergency” or other extra-legal means to get money for his wall.

President Trump stormed out of a meeting with Congressional leaders as the shutdown drags on with no end in sight.

President Trump’s speech on the border wall and the shutdown was fact-free, misleading, and overall a bomb.

As the shutdown drags on, Republicans are beginning to fear that members in the House and Senate may begin to fall away from supporting the President.

President Trump is offering to change his ‘concrete wall’ with a ‘steel barrier’ in what he apparently things is a compromise.

As the shutdown continues, there’s little sign of progress on either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Former Senator and Denocratic Presidential candidate Jim Webb is reportedly being considered for Defense Secretary.

With Democrats set to take control of Congress today, a resolution to the shutdown doesn’t appear to be any closer.

President Trump is now threatening to close the border if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall.

Congress will not be returning to Washington until some time next week. Thus guaranteeing that this shutdown will last at least through January 3rd.

Christmas is behind us, but don’t expect any progress when it comes to the government shutdown, which is in its fifth day.

With Congress out of town until at least Thursday and negotiations apparently deadlocked, the White House is saying it’s likely the shutdown will last into 2019.

There was no progress on resolving the government shutdown today, and little hope that anything will happen before late next week.

The government entered its third shutdown of the year with little sign of an immediate resolution.

The Senate passed a bill that keeps the government funded through the beginning of February, but fails to provide any funding for the President’s border wall.

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.

Once again, President Trump is threatening a shutdown over the border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.