Outside the Beltway

There’s a vast difference between someone getting dogpiled on social media and the most powerful man in the world using the machinery of the state to eliminate dissent.

Oh my.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

Who did Nazi this coming?

A graph that shows why Trump should be concerned

He’s not taking his change in fortunes very well.

What Trump and many supporters get wrong about Kamala Harris

Beyond politics, there’s culture.

They’re apparently ongoing. Who knew?

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

An odd juxtaposition in the major press.

Cruelty with compound interest.

Trump’s second term would be much worse than his first.

Efforts to oust him from the race have picked up steam.

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

It’s no longer just a Third World problem.

In case you need some reading this morning.

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

Some surprising poll numbers.

A new poll shows meaningful shifts in public attitudes.

New numbers show more consistency.

We’re winding down to Election Day. Where do we stand?

The Republican Party is now the mirror image of the totalitarian propagandists it used to hate.

The Republicans are putting on quite a show.

Or, more accurately, the president should not use false hope to try and bolster his political image.

Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal by a Republican Senator to ban flag burning.

The President continues to lie at an astounding rate that only seems to be getting worse. Does anyone care?

A Federal Judge found that former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort lied repeatedly after entering into a plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This either makes him incredibly stupid or willing to sacrifice himself to hide the truth from Federal investigators.

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.

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

The fact that this President is a congenital liar is well-known. The actual number of lies less than two years into his Presidency, though, is astounding.

Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia, and has agreed to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Is Donald Trump thinking about dumping Mike Pence in 2020? Probably not, but that’s not going to stop the speculation.

Donald Trump’s lies became even more frequent during the recently-concluded campaign season.

Congressman Steve King’s anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric hasn’t bothered his constituents for twenty years, but he suddenly finds himself the focus of controversy and possibly vulnerable. It couldn’t happen to a more well-deserving guy.

In an ordinary year with an ordinary candidate New Jersey should be a slam dunk for Democrats. This, however, is not an ordinary year.

Donald Trump has been in office just over 600 days, and he’s proven beyond any doubt that he doesn’t care if what he says is the truth or not.

Another day, another plea agreement in the Mueller investigation. This one could prove to be problematic for the President.

One moment at a campaign rally in October 2008 defines better than anything else what American politics lost when John McCain passed away.

Republicans will hold their 2020 National Convention in the same city that hosted the Democrats back in 2012.

Was one of the pioneering African-American entertainers a “house Negro”?

Democrats have decided to move up the date of their 2020 Convention.

Donald Trump’s former Campaign Manager was sent to jail, a move that likely increases the pressure on him to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

In the age of Trump, morality is optional for conservatives.

Regrets, he’s had a few.

The lawyer who met with President Trump’s oldest son and other top Trump campaign officials is now admitting that she is a Russian informant.

The Trump presidency is the latest step in treating commentators like policy experts. It is all a manifestation of how the modern GOP is a populist party.