Outside the Beltway

Out of the blue, President Trump plans to pardon Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff, but the move seems to have more to do with James Comey than it does Scooter Libby.

Governor Rick Scott has entered the race to challenge Bill Nelson in Florida, creating what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races of the year.

After eight months in office, the pressures on Chief of Staff John Kelly continue to mount under a President who cannot be controlled and whose behavior will not change.

The FBI committed gross malfeasance in building a case against the widow of Omar Mateen. She nonetheless bears significant blame for 53 deaths.

News anchors at dozens of local stations owned by conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group were recently required to read a script mandated by corporate headquarters, and it’s leading to some bad media coverage for Sinclair.

The ‘permanent record’ of yesteryear is now real. Should there be limitations?

Donald Trump may be getting ready to act as his own Chief of Staff. That would be a huge mistake.

The guy from Real People? He’s rich.

The head of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation admitted yesterday that the committee was never focused on any potential evidence of collusion.

Things continue to look good for Democrats as we get closer to the midterm elections.

H.R. McMaster appears to be on the way out as National Security Adviser. The important question is, who replaces him?

Students across the country are staging 17-minute protests at 10 am in their time zones.

The senior Senator from Massachusetts denies interest in 2020 but won’t promise to serve out a new Senate term.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a lawsuit against the President, handing the already beleaguered White House yet another headache.

After skipping such events in his first thirteen months in office, the President tried his hand at stand-up last night to mixed reviews.

The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

Staffers are fleeing the administration like rats from a sinking ship.

The Russia probe is focusing on the sequence of events surrounding hacked Clinton campaign and DNC emails.

The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to intervene early in the legal arguments surrounding DACA.

President Trump is pressing the idea of arming teachers to stop shootings in schools.

From the F.B.I. on down, there were multiple warnings that could have prevented Wednesday’s tragedy in Parkland, Florida.

More security clearance problems for the White House.

A train carrying Republican Congressmen and Senators, and their families, was involved in a crash in western Virginia.

And the evidence for obstruction of justice continues to mount.

One year after his Inauguration, Donald Trump is the most unpopular new President since the invention of modern polling. However, his numbers are generally the same that they’ve been for some time now.

Two Republicans spoke out today against the President’s war on the news media, but don’t expect their colleagues to follow suit.

A new poll shows President Trump losing to a “Generic Democrat.” This poll means nothing.

As we near the end of the year, the President’s job approval numbers remain at historically low levels, and there’s no sign that they’ll improve in 2018.

More good poll numbers for Democrats as we headed into 2018.

A fitting honor for women who have brought to light an issue that was swept under the rug for far too long.

Jim Nabors, who became famous as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle USMC, has died at the age of  87.

Ominous news for the Trump Administration today out of Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.

The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.

There’s growing evidence that Donald Trump’s tweets are hurting him but his aides have basically given up trying to control his Twitter habit.

Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.

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

More bad polling news for President Trump.

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

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

Now Donald Trump is using the death of American soldiers to tell lies about his predecessor.

Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.

Donald Trump continues to be as astoundingly ignorant about the most powerful weapons the U.S. military possesses as he was as a candidate.

Vice-President Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game early in what was obviously a cynical pre-planned publicity stunt.

Tensions continue to rise between the White House and Foggy Bottom.

Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.