Outside the Beltway

Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the Presidency. This would likely be good news for President Trump.

After an essentially pointless 35 day shutdown, some members of the House and Senate are proposing bills that would make government shutdowns impossible.

The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.

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

Roger Stone, who worked with the Trump campaign in an official and unofficial capacity throughout the campaign, has been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

In both cases, appeals to emotion are not diminished by disregard for accuracy.

The best Relief Pitcher in Major League history has been unanimously inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the latest entrant into the 2020 race for President. To say is a long-shot is an understatement.

For the first tine in nearly ten years, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Second Amendment rights.

The Senate has the ball this week in terms of action on the government shutdown, but its work is going to end up being utterly pointless.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet again in February, but it’s hard to see why.

As expected. California Senator Kamala Harris has entered the race for President.

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

Could Maryland Governor Larry Hogan be just the kind of Republican to challenge Trump in 2020?

In a rare public statement, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing reports that the President directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

A new blockbuster report implicates the President in no less than five Federal crimes.

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.

Once again, Rudy Giuliani is contradicting his client.

A Federal Judge has blocked the Trump Administration from going forward with a plan to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

RIP, Dolly.

The House GOP has moved to rebuke Iowa Congressman for his racist remarks. What took them so long?

Donald Trump continues to appear to advocate ideas that harm American national interests and benefit Vladimir Putin. Draw your own conclusions as to why.

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could make it easier to order and ship wine from out-of-state retailers.

After twenty-five days, there’s no end in sight to the Federal Government shutdown. You can thank the President for that.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.

Using new radio telescopes, scientists have discovered mysterious new radio bursts that originated from deep in the universe long before life began on Earth.

Doctors have declared Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg cancer free but she is still expected to miss one more week of oral argument as she recovers from her surgery in December.

Two years of Republican control of the Legislative and Executive Branches has put us back on a path toward $1 trillion budget deficits.

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.

Carlos Sanchez, who portrayed Juan Valdez the unofficial ambassador of Colombian coffee for some 30 years, has died at the age of 83.

Iowa’s Steve King has long expressed anti-immigrant and racist views, now he’s asking why that’s a bad thing.

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 claiming that he could use authority to declare a “national emergency” to build his wall even if Congress doesn’t authorize it.

Bernie Sanders is facing questions about sexual harassment from women who worked on his 2016 campaign as he prepares a likely run for President in 2020.

For the first time in her twenty-five years on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing oral argument this morning.

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

I am a sucker for a good People’s Front of Judea riff.

Herb Kelleher, who helped found an airline that revolutionized the industry thanks to his unconventional choices, has died at the age of 87.

As the shutdown drags on, the President is digging in his heels even further.

Several states are getting rid of caucuses in favor of primaries, a move that could be to the disadvantage of candidates like Bernie Sanders.

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

As the shutdown drags on, Mitch McConnell finds himself facing pressure from the White House and from members of his own caucus.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of The House again after eight years out of power, but there’s little time for her to celebrate.

Not surprisingly, President Trump significantly accelerated the pace of his lies in 2018.