Outside the Beltway

A Federal District Court Judge gave the House of Representatives, and the nation, a big win yesterday.

What started out as a joke on the campaign trail has turned into a serious legal argument being made to a Federal Judge by an attorney for the President.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who is basically a non-entity in the race for the Democratic nomination, will not be running for re-election.

The President is tired of all the fake news.

A top U.S. diplomat involved in Ukraine policy confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo regarding U.S aid to Ukraine.

In what seems to be clear violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, the President is seeking to enrich himself and his family,

Confirming earlier rumors, Rick Perry announced that he’d be leaving his position as Secretary of Energy at the end of the year.

The fourth Democratic debate saw a viewership dip from September, but there are likely some good reasons for that.

Not surprisingly, AOC is getting behind Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Elizabeth Warren took most of the fire during last night’s fourth Democratic debate, which will likely go a long way toward winnowing down a crowded field.

It’s not the responsibility of the opposition party to make up for Donald Trump.

New testimony from a former Trump adviser details how Rudy Giuliani was able to hijek American foreign policy.

Michael Bloomberg is reportedly reconsidering his decision not to run for President.

Turkish forces advance, American forces retreat, the Kurds seek new allies, and Syria and Russia come out the winners.

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, had a lot to say when she testified before Congress yesterday.

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is under criminal investigation by the same office he once headed as U.S. Attorney.

The longtime anchor is leaving the network, ostensibly at his request.

President Trump loses another lawsuit against his ongoing efforts to stonewall Congress.

Two associates of President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani were arrested on their way out of the country, and the question is what connection Giuliani may have to the reasons behind their arrest.

Trump makes a particularly dumb comment about our alliance with Syrian Kurds.

Just days after President Trump agreed to remove American forces from the scene, Turkish forces are entering northern Syria and Kurdish forces say they ar ready for war.

Sigh.

Barry Goldwater saw what the so-called “religious right” would become decades ago.

Don’t worry folks, we’ll make it past that mark quite easily over the course of the new Fiscal Year.

A Federal Judge rejected the President’s effort to block a New York City prosecutor from obtaining copies of his tax returns.

Late last week, a Federal Judge in California placed on hold a state law requiring candidates to provide copies of their tax returns.

The Supreme Court returns to work today with a significant number of high-profile cases on its docket.

A second potential whistleblower and an apparent criminal referral from the CIA’s top lawyer make a bad week even worse for Donald Trump.

A somewhat disappointing jobs report for September.

The next Democratic Debate will have the most people on stage at one time of any debate so far.

The norms of social discourse are rapidly changing in the #MeToo era.

The past week has demonstrated more notably than any other that this President is not well.

A Senate report alleges that the National Rifle Association allowed itself to become a Russian asset,

Apparently, the President thinks shooting people is amusing.

The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. Donald Trump cannot be allowed to get away with his usurpation of power, his disdain for the law, or his continued policies that have damaged the country.

It’s not just Ukraine.

The President’s attorney Rudy Giuliani is among the first to be served with a subpoena in connection with the newly-launched impeachment inquiry.

Even as the impeachment vultures circle, the President is lashing out and making things more difficult for himself.

Congressman Chris Collins, an early supporter of President Trump’s, will be pleading guilty to insider trading charges.

The impending impeachment of the President is likely to reveal Republicans on Capitol Hill to be the cowards we already knew they were.

An empty column with a seed of one good point buried in a bunch of nothing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finds himself in he middle of an historic American scandal, and with a new nickname.

A little bit of this for a little bit of that.

House Democrats are reportedly looking at an impeachment process narrowly focused on the President’s efforts to obtain a quid pro quo from the President of Ukraine.

President Trump and the Republican Party have spent the last three years lying about the Federal budget deficit and the economy.

The President’s initial reaction to the release of the whistleblower complaint is about what you’d expect from a petty dictator.

The Acting Director of National Intelligence has released the complaint filed by an intelligence community whistleblower that has set off allegations that the President sought foreign aid in undermining a political opponent.

Working as the President’s private attorney, Rudy Giuliani has spent months working behind the scenes to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s son.

Donald Trump is suing the District Attorney in Manhattan to stop him from getting copies of Trump’s tax returns.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a huge and historic loss in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.