Outside the Beltway

President Trump has reversed the family separation policy and replaced it with a family detention policy. This is likely to lead to Court challenges.

Another unilateral withdrawal from an international institution.

Donald Trump wants Republicans to make his immigration policies the centerpiece of the midterm campaign. What could possibly go wrong?

Steve Bannon says he doesn’t believe the President has ever told a lie.

The Trump administration’s approach to immigrant children is a serious test of our national morality.

President Trump and his supporters are blaming the policy of separating parents and children at the border on Democrats. This is, simply put, a lie.

A Trump Administration policy announced in April has resulted in roughly 2,000 children being taken from their parents at the border.

The Department of Justice’s Inspector General found that former F.B.I. Director James Comey was ‘insubordinate’ in regard to the Clinton email investigation, but found no evidence of political bias at the Bureau.

Both President Trump and Ivanka Trump are profiting handsomely from their time in the White House.

A seemingly innocuous change to a newspaper style guide has some significant implications.

With the start of the Singapore Summit just hours away, it’s not at all clear what the respective parties can possibly agree to other than what amounts to a photo opportunity.

In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.

Former Trump Campaign Director Paul Manafort has been hit with a new round of charges.

Anthony Bourdain was a renowned chef, writer, television host, and storyteller. He also suffered from demons that ultimately caught up with him.

There are twice as many suicides as homicides in America.

The actions of the Trump administration are helping Russian-EU relations (to the detriment of the US).

Based on a strict reading of the Constitution, a sitting President probably does have the power to pardon himself. That doesn’t mean he should be allowed to get away with it without consequence.

President Trump’s attorneys have put forward a shockingly expansive view of the powers of the President.

It may be my favorite Star Wars film since ‘Empire Strikes Back.’

May’s jobs report was stronger than the previous two months, but not entirely great.

The rules of American journalism haven’t caught up with the reality of this Presidency.

President Trump is claiming that he didn’t fire former F.B.I. Director James Comey because of the Russia investigation, even though he admitted the exact opposite just weeks after it happened.

In an early morning Tweetstorm, President Trump said he would not have hired Jeff Sessions if he knew he’d recuse himself from the Russia investigation.

The Trump Administration has lost track of nearly 1,500 children at the same time that it is implementing a new policy that will result in children who arrive at the border with their parents or other family members.

This President lies on a daily basis. It’s time to start calling him what he is.

Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has died at the age of 86

Conservatives claim to support freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but they’ve utterly failed that test when it comes to their reaction to players who peacefully and respectfully kneel during the National Anthem.

Alex Jones is finally being called on to answer for his irresponsible lying about events like the Sandy Hook shooting.

Three Executive Orders signed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday has government employees scrambling.

American companies are struggling to comply with the EU’s new privacy regulation, with many outlets choosing to simply block access abroad.

President Trump’s response to the N.F.L.’s new National Anthem policy is as narrow-minded and divisive as you’d expected it to be.

The N.F.L. has come up with a dumb “solution” to a non-existent problem.

The new President of the National Rifle Association has a new theory to explain mass shootings, but there’s no basis for believing it’s accurate.

For decades, it was the preeminent brand in American journalism. Now its pieces are being sold at bargain rates.

Russia wasn’t the only nation that sent people to meet with Trump Campaign officials at Trump Tower back in 2016 regarding assistance to the Trump Campaign.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has released a treasure trove of documents related to the June 2016 meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, and they raise far more questions than they answer.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that reaffirmed a principle that should be axiomatic, namely the idea that a Defendant has the sole authority to decide whether or not to concede guilt.

Not surprisingly, the North Koreans are pushing back against American efforts to force them into a corner on denuclearization.

It was never going to be as easy as the administration thought.

Quietly, Mike Pence is seeking to create his own power base inside the GOP even as the White House pushes back.

Rest in Peace, Lois Lane.

The Leader of the Free World is, sadly, enabling atrocities.

A big win for Federalism and common sense at the Supreme Court.

For some reason, the President wants to help a Chinese company that has been accused of being a security risk by American intelligence services.

The Trump White House has leaked more than any in recent memory. Some of the leakers have explained what motivates them.

The DNC is backing centrist candidates in a bid to win traditionally Republican districts. Party activists are not happy about it.

President Trump’s decision to violate the terms of the nuclear deal with Iran could be a turning point in relations between the United States and its most important allies, and not in a good way.

When it comes to the Trump White House, the fish rots from the head down.