Outside the Beltway

The situation in the Middle East just potentially became much more complicated.

Trump will maintain some level of private security once in office.

Hillary Clinton’s national campaign wasn’t nearly as well-organized as we’d been led to believe.

A controversial member of George W. Bush’s foreign policy team is up for a post in Donald Trump’s State Department.

Good thing the world is a static, simple place…

New information raises serious questions about the integrity of the 2016 elections, and about Donald Trump and his supporters.

Political upheaval for an important Asian ally.

Godspeed, John Glenn.

As things stand, Democrats will have a hard time winning back control in the Senate in 2018.

Three of the top four national security positions in Donald Trump’s Cabinet will be filled by retired Generals. This isn’t necessarily a good thing.

In the end, there was no other logical choice.

I’m in the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Duke’s Peter Feaver.

Another name may be on the short list for Secretary of State.

To the surprise of nobody who paid attention, Nancy Pelosi won re-election as leader of the House Democrats.

Donald Trump says he will ‘leave his business,’ but is providing very few details and continuing to leave the impression that he will enter office with more conflicts of interest than any previous President in American history.

Just 1,436 days until Election Day 2020!

Now Donald Trump is alleging that the 2016 Election was tainted by ‘illegal voting,’ even though he won!

For Donald Trump, it appears that ignorance is bliss.

Rest In Peace, Mrs. Brady.

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump became bitter rivals for the soul of the GOP in 2016, but Romney appears to be at the top of Trump’s list for the nation’s top diplomat.

Trump backs away from yet another campaign promise.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is speaking out against several of President-Elect Trump’s proposed Cabinet nominees.

President-Elect Donald Trump has signaled that his current wife and youngest child will continue to reside in their de-luxe apartment in the sky rather than move to the White House.

The incoming president’s business interests are a yuuuge problem.

Mike Pence’s night at the theater included a message from the cast. Good for them.

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will become the nation’s top law enforcement officer. That’s not a good thing.

Donald Trump is not Adolf Hitler. But that’s not the standard.

In what seems like a replay of the primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, some top Democratic Party leadership positions may be in jeopardy.

A surprising name is emerging as the likely pick for the nation’s top diplomatic position.

In a call to supporters, Hillary Clinton blames her loss on F.B.I. Director James Comey

Reports of the demise of the Democratic Party have been greatly exaggerated.

No, the Clinton dynasty isn’t dead just yet.

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.

The fight for marijuana legalization advances in California.

Defying the odds and the polls, Donald Trump triumphed over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States.

What to watch for tonight.

And the winner is……

With just one day to go, Clinton’s paths to victory continue to look far more realistic than Donald Trump’s.

Two of Chris Christie’s closest aides were convicted in the criminal trial resulting from the ‘Bridgegate’ scandal.

Journalistic malpractice has real consequences.

Another month of resilient, but not noteworthy, jobs growth.

A drought that began when Theodore Roosevelt was President has finally come to an end.

Depending on what state you live in, taking a picture of your ballot and yourself on Election Day may or may not be legal.

I’ve been something of a political news junkie for 40 years now. This year has burned me out.