Outside the Beltway

Some thoughts on the current state of the Democrats.

In one of the most closely watched Special Elections in American history, the outcome turned out to be not entirely surprising.

A hung jury in the Cosby sexual assault case results in a mistrial.

Foolishly, President Trump is rolling back part of President Obama’s opening to Cuba.

James Comey’s testimony today wasn’t the end of the Russia investigation. Indeed, we are only at the beginning of the beginning, and it’s likely to get worse for the President before it gets better.

Great Britain heads to the polls today.

Based on his just released opening testimony, tomorrow’s testimony by Former F.B.I. Director James Comey is likely to be explosive.

Most Americans believe that President Trump has been actively trying to block the F.B.I.’s Russia investigation

The Trump Administration will not try to stop former F.B.I. Director James Comey from testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

May’s Jobs Report was mediocre, suggesting that the economy may be stagnating.

Hillary Clinton is blaming everyone she can for her loss, except the most obvious suspects.

President Trump is reportedly considering at least partly reversing one of the great foreign policy successes of the Obama Presidency.

Economic growth in the first quarter wasn’t as bad as first estimated, but it still wasn’t very good. And the future is unclear at best.

Musings on the costs of college.

The Administration suffers another defeat in defense of its effort to ban Muslim immigrants.

Lt. General Michael Flynn is declining to comply with a Congressional subpoena regarding the Russia investigation, and invoking his rights under the Fifth Amendment.

Coming to a television set or Internet livestream near you sometime after Memorial Day.

The Russia investigation seems to be getting closer to the Oval Office.

The evidence that President Trump fired James Comey in an effort to quash the Russia investigation continues to mount.

After news of the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation, Donald Trump’s persecution complex was on full display.

The Trump White House knew Michael Flynn was under investigation and named him National Security Adviser anyway.

A Constitutional coup d’etat is not the way to solve the Donald Trump problem.

Even with the revelations of the last three weeks, impeaching the President is still largely a fantasy.

In Fox News Channel’s America, Donald Trump can do no wrong and Hillary Clinton is still a threat.

Another day, another allegation against the President. This time, though, it’s very, very serious.

President Trump’s decision to share highly classified information with the Russians is yet another demonstration of his dangerous hubris and incompetence.

Everywhere one turns, it seems, there’s Russia.

Evidence continues to mount that the Russia investigation was the real motivation for President Trump’s decision to fire James Comey.

There seems to be no question that the decision to fire James Comey was motivated largely by the President’s frustrations over the fact that his campaign is under investigation.

Less than a week after revealing that the F.B.I. was investigating the Trump campaign regarding ties with Russia, F.B.I. Director James Comey has been fired by President Trump.

By the barest of margins, the House passed its bill repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, but the future of that bill is highly uncertain.

Instead of attending the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, Donald Trump spent his Saturday attacking the press and the First Amendment.

After 100 days in office, President Trump has very little to show for his work except to show that there’s no reason to trust his judgment going forward.

An assessment of the 45th President’s first 100 days.

The North Koreans failed to successfully test a longer-range missile again yesterday, but tensions on the Korean Peninsula seem destined to increase in any case.

The FBI Director faced a damned if you do, damned if you don’t choice.

Even the most offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment.

Another big change at Fox News Channel.

States are considering laws that would require candidates for President to release their tax returns, but such laws are probably unconstitutional.