Outside the Beltway

There were few fireworks during the first day of public impeachment hearings, but the ground work for a case against the President was laid.

In a few short hours, the House Intelligence Committee begins the public phase of its impeachment inquiry.

French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the NATO alliance is suffering brain death due to President Trump’s neglect and lack of leadership.

Mike Bloomberg is apparently entering the race for the Democratic nomination.

Jeff Sessions is running to win back his old Senate seat, putting into play the possibility of a clash with President Trump.

Get the popcorn and your favorite beverage ready.

Former President Obama called out so-called ‘woke’ culture in a talk late last week.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed President Trump a loss in his effort to prevent prosecutors in New York from getting copies of his tax returns.

Smugglers are getting over and through Trump’s border wall with material you can buy at your local Home Depot.

And now we have evidence of a clear effort at a coverup by high-level White House employees. The question would be, what did the President know and when did he know it?

While the economy is likely to remain at its current levels for the next year, that probably won’t help Trump and the GOP much.

October’s jobs report came back better than expected but hardly something to cheer.

Today the House of Representatives approved the procedures for the impeachment proceeding against the President.

If President Trump expected to get a political bump from the death of the leader of ISIS, he is most likely going to be disappointed.

There’s apparently big news in the fight against ISIS.

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

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.

New polling is showing increased public support for President Trump’s impeachment and removal

After coming under fire for a decision designed primarily to benefit himself and his family, President Trump has decided to walk back the decision to hold the next G-7 Summit at one of his properties.

So far at least, Elizabeth Warren is not doing a good job of articulating her foreign policy positions. That needs to change if she’s going to be a serious candidate.

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

As the vultures continue to circle above the White House, the President continues to lash out.

As he reaches his 1,000th day in office, Trump’s lies pile up at an astronomical rate.

An iconic and honorable Member of Congress has passed away.

Beto O’Rourke wants to use government policy to punish religious institutions that don’t recognize same-sex marriages.

Trump’s error in Syria.

With just over two weeks to go until the deadline, the status of Brexit is entirely unclear.

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

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

The White House is doubling down on its illegitimate stonewalling of valid Congressional document requests.

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

Expanding on yesterday afternoon’s post.

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

President Trump’s latest Syria move is coming under heavy criticism even from fellow Republicans.

She’s been fibbing about how she left a teaching job nearly half a century ago.

As the Brexit deadline approaches, Boris Johnson’s options dwindle and a hard Brexit becomes more likely.

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

With the ongoing Ukraine scandal having an impact in Washington and Kyiv, the biggest winner is in Moscow.

Trying to nail down some basics about a very complicated situation.

A somewhat disappointing jobs report for September.

It’s not just Ukraine.

It looks like we’ll have Cory Booker to kick around for a little while longer.

Public opinion on impeachment has taken a rapid turn that should alarm the Trump White House.

Fox News Channel in general, and Fox And Friends in particular, have become nothing but a propaganda network for the White House and the President.

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.

Jacques Chirac, who served two terms as President of France and was a strong opponent of the Iraq War, has died.

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.

Greg Sargent usefully lays out the basics.

The escalation has been rapid, dramatic, and warranted.